Tire Derived Aggregate Was Installed As a Stormwater Treatment Under Two Parking Lots at the City of Woodbury, MN Public Works Building

Vol. 34 No. 5 Covering News & Developments in Tire and Rubber Recycling May 2020

Tire derived aggregate was installed as a stormwater treatment under two parking lots at the City of Woodbury, MN public works building.

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Michigan Scrap Michelin and Enviro Systems Partner To Tire End Use Commercialize Pyrolysis Technology Report For 2019 Michelin is collaborating Now Available with Scandinavian Envi- ron Systems (Enviro) to Demand down in most increase end-of-life tire recycling using Enviro’s markets pyrolysis process which converts scrap tires to new Most tire processors in Michi- raw materials. gan built their business around tire derived fuel (TDF) mar- Enviro has developed a kets. Today, the state’s fuel mar- processing method that kets consume half the amount modifies the chemical of TDF they did five years ago. composition and physical The decline in demand for tire properties of the tires dur- fuels remains consistent, Mich- ing the pyrolysis process igan Department of Environ- and extracts recovered car- Michelin and Enviro Systems plan to build tire pyrolysis plants to ment, Great Lakes and Energy bon black, pyrolysis oil, recycle tires and deploy the technology on a larger scale (EGLE) said in its 2019 Scrap Tire steel or gas. These new, Estimated Usage and Capac- quality materials can be used in the production of new industrial and commercial products. ity Report. The report attri - butes the decline in TDF pri- Carbon black is a central component in manufacturing tires and rubber products. The oil marily to reduced alternative and steel can also be reused, Enviro said. energy costs, the cost of operation of small coal-fired ( co-gen- See Michelin page 8... eration) plants, and federal air regulations.

In 2015, tire derived fuel con- A Tire’s Second Act Earns Applause sumed 10,797,719 passenger tire equivalents (PTEs) or 121,323 A worn tire is far from worn out tons. In 2019, the use of TDF Tire shops are typically busy in Spring, swap- decreased to 6,073,659 PTEs or ping out winter tires and replacing worn-out 68,243 tons. Overall, TDF use in tires before the roads become slick with rain. 2019 declined 43.75 percent from When a customer leaves a worn tire behind at the amount used in 2018, the the shop, its usefulness has just begun. report said. Millions of tires each year get shredded into On the upside, Michigan’s Scrap pieces six to 12 inches long and reused as light- Tire Program remains committed weight fill to fix civil engineering challenges. to development of additional One company, First State Tire Recycling and markets, with a strong interest TDA Manufacturing in Isanti, Minnesota has and slight uptick in recycled rub- provided tire-derived aggregate (TDA) to ber molded products and appli- more than 350 projects in Minnesota since the cations for tire chip materials. 1980s.

See Michigan page 5... TDA was selected to reduce lateral load, and control drainage around this building foundation. See Tire's Second Act page 12...

IN THIS ISSUE:

Michelin/Enviro Form Partnership.....3 Xtyre Seeks Global Partners.....10 Elastomac Pothole Repair.....13 City Cleanup Targets Tires.....16 Sustainable Compounds...... 6 Removing Tire Wire...... 11 Pentagon Picks perkEpave.....14 News Briefs...... 17 Pyrolyx Defaults on Bond.....7 Tire Safety Week Postponed.....12 Synthetic Turf Shock Pad.....15 Calendar...... 18

On The Cover: Tire derived aggregate from TDA Mfg. recycled more than 200.000 tires and helped City of Woodbury, MN meet stormwater rules. Photo Credit: TDA Mfg.

Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com STN May 2020 • 3 USTMA Adjusts 2020 Tire Shipment Forecast Editorial and Circulation Office: Publisher/Editor: The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association Recycling Research Institute Mary B. Sikora (USTMA) has revised its February 2020 U.S. [email protected] P.O. Box 4430 tire shipment projections reflecting the eco- Leesburg, VA 20177 Subscription Manager: nomic impact of COVID-19 pandemic on (571) 258-0500 Helen M. Bedrin the tire manufacturing sector. FAX: (571) 258-0502 [email protected]

Advertising Sales Office: Editorial Assistant: The USTMA now projects 2020 U.S. tire ship- P.O. Box 2221 Rachel Clark ments will decrease to 273.6 million units Merrifield, VA 22116 compared to 332.7 million units in 2019. Advertising Manager: Original equipment (OE) passenger tire ship- (571) 258-0500 Michael Sikora FAX: (571) 258-0502 [email protected] ments are expected to decrease by 24.3 percent, while passenger tire replacement ship- Production Manager: ments are projected to decrease by 17.2 per- Amy D. Heath cent compared to 2019. Original equipment Special Projects Manager and replacement shipments for light truck Sidney Lindner and truck tire are all expected to decrease, with truck tire replacement shipment show- Scrap Tire News covers news and developments in the scrap tire and rubber recycling ing the smallest decline at 7.3 percent com- industry. Other publications include: The Scrap Tire & Rubber Users Directory and Scrap u Tire News Online. Scrap Tire News is published monthly by Recycling Research Institute pared to 2019. a Virginia firm not affiliated with a trade association or other organization.

Copyright © 2020 Recycling Research Institute, all rights reserved. Reproduction in whole Michigan Grant Helps or part without permission is prohibited. F u n d C o u n t y C l e a n u p Production and Design: Using a grant from the Michigan Depart- JASE Design Company ment of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Emmet County Recycling began a free tire drop-off program May 2.

The free tire drop-off runs Monday through Saturday throughout the summer or until 7,000 tires are collected. Emmet County HALIFAX CONVENTION CENTRE Recycling currently charges $3.50 per car/ Halifax / Nova Scotia light truck tire and accepts semi and tractor Sponsorship and exhibit tires at higher fees. opportunities are available. www.tracanada.ca / [email protected] / 1-519-249-0366 The grant covers up to 7,000 car and light- truck tires. Once the limit is reached, Emmet County Recycling will go back to charging $3.50 per tire.

The free drop-off is for households only with a limit of seven tires per load. Tires from businesses will not be accepted for free

Explore new ways forward in sustainable Emmet County Recycling is targeting tires models for tire materials reuse, recovery which are abandoned (left on a property by and remanufacturing at one of the largest former owner, illegally dumped), stranded tire recycling events in the world. (inability of owner to pay to have them recycled) or considered blight by the community.

The tires will be recycled by CM Rubber Technologies who shreds, processes and pre- HOSTED BY: pares the material for use as landscaping mulch, feedstock for recycled rubber products, fuel for biomass electric plants, drain field aggregate and equestrian footing u

4 • STN May 2020 Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com Michigan continued from 3... In its 2019 breakdown, EGLE found recycled rubber feed- have capacity to burn up to 24 tons of scrap tires per day stock material was the second highest use for scrap tires in (8,760 tons or 779,640 PTEs per year). the state, producing 8,049 tons of the material. Crumb rubber was third highest with 7,600 tons produced and used $437,000 to Midland County Road Commission to construct a in 2019. “recycled” bridge using tire derived aggregate, rubber modified asphalt and fiber-reinforced rubber concrete blocks. The Other top uses included preparation of scrap tire material project will use a total of more than 18,000 PTEs. for use as a shredded product (5,916 tons) and as an aggregate (3,812 tons). More than 35,637 tires were culled for sale $130,000 to Michigan State University to develop new meth- in the used tire market, according to the report. ods to use scrap tire derived materials for wall and attic ther- mal insulation in new and existing buildings. Looking ahead, the report said future growth in the state’s scrap tire markets remains difficult to predict and will $55,750 to Porous Pave to develop a new mobile paving unit depend on the ingenuity of scrap tire processors in find- (MPU) to increase productivity and reduce installation costs. ing or creating new markets. Also, directing EGLE Scrap Porous Pave used 2,446,700 pounds of Michigan’s scrap tire rubber in 2018. The new MPU will the amount of scrap tire Tire Market Development Grants toward the most prom- rubber used. ising market sectors can help create market opportunities, the report said. $33,000 to Environmental Rubber Recycling for beneficial use of tire derived aggregate (TDA) as a lightweight, perme- For 2020 those grants include: able alternative to conventional aggregate.The project will use TDA produced from 33,800 PTEs for fill in a 450-foot stretch $1.3 million to the Packaging Corporation of America, Filer of ditch/drain in rural Tuscola County. Water quality testing Mill to install a bubbling fluidized bed boiler (BFB), that will be done as part of the grant. will burn wood, wood waste, and paper recycling residuals. Tire derived fuel (TDF) will be used as a supplemental fuel $118,00 for a Paving/Research /Market Development Study for to increase heat values. The grant will cover the addition either a Research Study to curate details and information about of fuel delivery, storage and conveying equipment includ- historic paving projects and their performance or to utilize ing a metering bin for TDF. Once operational, the mill will funds for additional market study analysis and trending data. u

Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com STN May 2020 • 5 reliable and consistent rCB on the market”, Glidewell said. Rubber Recycling " The application of Bolder Black helps our customers real- ize eco-gains immediately, placing them at the forefront of NEWS the industry,” she said. Elite Elastomers and Bolder Industries are eager to expand Bolder Black® rCB into commercially available sustainable Improving the Footprint For compounds. Elite Elastomers' new portfolio makes sustainable, optimized compounds that are functionally compe- Sustainable Compounds tent and enhance performance without unnecessary costs. Commercial availability of a tested, proven eco-compound In 2019, Bolder Industries perfected the most consistent like this is what customers have been seeking so they can rCB, Bolder Black®, on the market and ramped up pro- produce eco-rubber and plastics products, Glidewell said. duction at their Maryville, MO plant. At the same time, Ripley, MO-based custom compounder Elite Elastomers "Compounding is a masterful blend of science and art. Elite was becoming known as the go-to for sustainable rubber Elastomers brings true creativity and drive to the table cou- applications. pled with credibility exhibited by the long-time customer satisfaction in their work," Nate Murphy, Bolder Industries CTO said. "We are excited to partner with Elite Elasto- mers and together we've produced a complete system for customers."

This means that commercially available sustainable Bolder Black® rCB can reach customers faster and influ- ence the use of eco-products in the consumer market sooner, Murphy said.

Elite Elastomers President Steve Glidewell said Elite serves as a bridge to get sustainability into a portfolio of compounds and high-quality eco-rubber and plastics into the marketplace. Elite Elastomers production plant is equipped to help customers with " Wonderful raw materials like Bolder Black ® rCB need rubber-related product needs. technical expertise and customer partnership to get these products to the market, insuring their hugely positive Together, they are pushing for an "improvement footprint" impact on the environment gets realized,” he said. in the rubber industry, making it effortless to deliver an eco/sustainable product for a market that's hungry for solutions. By joining forces with Bolder Industries, Elite Elastomers is offering a portfolio of different compounds to support product focus areas in lightweight belting, sealing systems, automotive, and industrial long haul transportation elements.

"We like to ask customers what they want to do in the marketplace and become their technical consultant to help them innovate better and faster than their competi- tion to grow in today's market," Ginger Glidewell, Elite Elastomers echnical Director said.

In certain markets, sustainable rCB is a top consideration Elite’s quality assurance lab tests product samples to assure compound for customers when formulating products. "They want to criteria are met. see material used in everyday life that aligns with their eco-positive values," Glidewell said. For Bolder Industries CEO Tony Wibbeler, Bolder Black ®rCB is the 'plastic straws' of 2020+ -- but with exponen- Elite’ s pioneering mindset and culture as well as the tially more eco-impact for the planet . "Our customers have growing global interest in using sustainable, alternative seen the proof -- Bolder Black® delivers the consistency materials, led the company to investigate uses of alterna- and scale they need to manufacture sustainable products, tive material in traditional rubber compounds. Based on satisfying not only consumers and shareholders but also its evaluation, Elite concluded Bolder Black, was "the most making a material impact on all of our futures, “ he said. u

6 • STN May 2020 Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com Pyrolyx Defaults On Municipal Bond Company attributes pending bond default to the coronavirus pandemic

Pyrolyx USA Indiana, filed a notice of default with the ments until at least 60 days after it has been back in full Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) on April operation. 6, 2020 letting regulators know that it is defaulting on its municipal bond issued by the City of Terre Haute. In a separate action, the City of Terre Haute filed a “Mar- ket Notice” with the MSRB in which the city says it is not MSRB, a regulating body that creates rules and policies financially responsible for anything in regard to the bond. for investment firms and banks in the issuing and sale of municipal bonds, notes and other municipal securities, "In an effort to increase transparency related to the bonds said Pyrolyx was the first such filing it received for the and related financing documents, the city seeks to clarify bond default. that the bonds were issued as a conduit financing, the city did not pledge any revenues of the city for the repayment In the notice, Pyrolyx said it has been shut down since of the bonds, and the city is not required or authorized March 23 when it temporarily shuttered the Terra Haute to use any revenues of the city for the repayment of the plant as well as a facility in Stegelitz, Germany due to the bonds," the filing states. COVID-19 outbreak. "Like many companies right now, we are in discussions “These actions were taken to protect the health and safety with the bond investors with regards to payment sched- of employees and their families, and to comply with ules and other terms," Reed said. COVID-29 guidelines from government agencies,” Pyro- lyx CEO Tom Redd said. "As a company, we are looking carefully at how industrial activity and demand will recover over the next sev- Because of the shutdown, Pyrolyx, which uses pyrolysis eral months as the stay at home orders are modified and technology to manufacture recovered carbon black and hopefully eventually lifted. These events have been very other products from scrap tires, has had a significant loss difficult for businesses like ours who are in the process of of revenue and said it won’t be able to resume loan pay- starting up facilities," he said. u

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Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com STN May 2020 • 7 Michelin continued from 3... Under the new partnership, Enviro and Michelin will work to For its part, Enviro said ownership of the plant is key because further refine and deploy the pyrolysis technology on a larger it provides opportunity to share in the revenue streams that scale. It will include Michelin taking a 20 percent stake in this generates. Through part-ownership, the company can Enviro, making the French tire maker Enviro’s largest share- also ensure quality, and continued product development. Part holder. of the proceeds that the company receives from the share issue will be invested in the plant, Enviro said. “By further developing our technology we will also be able to recycle other finite and strategic materials, as well as expand “We’ve refined our method and enhanced the degree of recy- the use for the recovered carbon black, so it can be used for cling of the component materials. We’ve also improved the more products,” Thomas Sorensson, CEO of Enviro Systems revenue potential,” Sorenssen said. Being a partner in the said. recycling plants is a central part of Enviro’s strategy, he said. For the past several years, Enviro has been a supplier of recy- Michelin said the partner- cled carbon black for use in the production of rubber items ship will allow the two for the automotive industry, with Volvo cars being one of the companies to pool their users, Enviro said. complementary know how and further accelerate prog- The company also reports that a life cycle analysis conducted ress in tire recycling. by the Swedish Environmental Research Institute found that production of rubber with recovered carbon black produced The partnership also using Enviro’s pyrolysis process leads to 79-84 percent lower includes a joint project to greenhouses gas emissions, compared with rubber produced build a recycling plant that using virgin carbon black. will use Enviro’s technology to process and recycle tires. According to the companies, Commenting on the new partnership, Michelin’s Technol- the plant will be owned by Michelin and Enviro jointly, but ogy Materials Business Director Sonia Artinian-Fredou said the partnership with Enviro fits perfectly with the tire- mak the final terms and conditions regarding ownership shares, er’s “All Sustainable Vision”. Together with Michelin’s earlier commercial conditions and financing remain to be negotiated, acquisition of Lehigh Technologies, an Atlanta, Georgia-based the companies said. producer of micronized recycled rubber powders, the partnership with Enviro is further proof of Michelin’s long-term Michelin will bring its industrial experience to the plant’s commitment to recycling and sustainable mobility, she said. construction project as well as knowledge in R&D and production. Enviro will bring its patented pyrolysis technology Discussions are ongoing between the companies to finalize the which will produce high quality end products. agreement by mid 2020. u

COVID-19 Resources You Can Use Tire companies, associations, and government agencies tinue to update the page as new documents and informa- at all levels continue to shift through the myriad rapidly tion become available on coronavirus-related legislation or changing medical, economic, health and safety updates. protection guidelines, TIA CEO Roy Littlefield said. Here are some information sources that are likely to continue to provide updates on what you need to know going forward: USTMA Quick Reference Chart on State-Level Definitions of Essential Businesses TIA Coronavirus Resources Page The U.S. Tire Manufacturers launched a resources page to track state-level definitions of essential businesses. It is The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has added a coronavi- updated daily, and the most-current version is always avail- rus, COVID-19, resources page, https://www.tireindustry. able via this publicly-accessible link: org/coronavirus-covid-19-resources, to its website to help https://www.ustires.org/sites/default/files/USTMA%20 TIA members and others navigate the impact of the health COVID-19%20Essential%20Businesses%20Tracker.pdf pandemic. Links and documents from federal agencies include: the CDC, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Secu- ERJ Tracker rity Agency (CISA), EPA, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety The European Rubber Journal has set up a tracker that pro- Administration (FMCSA), OSHA and TIA benefit partners vides information on responses to the global pandemic. The Federated Insurance and SESCO Management Consultants. tracker is free and has the latest news on the how the global Covid-19 pandemic is impacting manufacturing and sup- TIA has included a template and accompanying Essen- ply-chain activities as well as scheduled exhibitions, confer- tial Service Travel Document to help identify employees of ences and meetings throughout the tire & rubber industries essential services. In addition, the site includes links to per- worldwide.the link is: https://www.european-rubber-jour- tinent state legislation and other resources. TIA will con- nal.com/news/erj-tracker-global-pandemic-response u

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In the U.S. and globally, tire recyclers agree that no matter from OTR tires, rubber peels, buffings and tire crumb to- cre what end product they produce, having markets for their tire ate composites that are used to make rubber pavers and tiles, derived material is their top priority and biggest challenge. acoustic panels, carpet underlayment, solar panel mounts, mats, bollards and traffic barriers and more. Oscar Filen knows this well. Filen, CEO of South Africa-based Xtyre has been working with recycled rubber for the past 32 Xtyres’ portfolio of products also includes architraves and cop- years. He’s grown his company with a vision of manufacturing blocks that are water resistance and lighter than the con- ing a core base product line using a wide range of products crete alternative. Its garden and landscape portfolio includes with low start-up cost. rubber-based picket fences and trellising. Later this year, the company hopes to unveil a new modular shed made with “We maximize recycled rubber composite boards. returns on each step of the pro- Pulling from these product lines, Xtyre has equipped complete cess," Filen shopping malls in South Africa with traffic calming devices, said. What has bollards, curbing, waste bins, plant pots, window architraves become increas- and wall copings – in one case using 2.3 kilometers of cop- ingly relevant ing, in another 2 kilometers of coping. is that the price for a kilogram of “Everywhere in these malls where it was possible to use recy- processed crumb cled rubber materials, you’ll find our products,” Filen said. rubber mix, as a Custom designed poly fiber logo mats feature a manufacturing Another new product, Rubber Duck, is taking Xtyre into recycled rubber base. material, is cheaper new markets in the coating and sealing arena. Rubber Duck per kilogram than (liquid rubber) many other virgin or recycled materials making recycled rub- is a premium, ber an increasingly attractive replacement for concrete, wood, high-build plastic, SBR and other materials. flexible water- based rubber From the outset, Filen looked to harness the proprieties of tire- coating. It’s a derived rubber and provide end uses for the material in prod- heavy duty sin- ucts and applications that have markets around the world. gle pack, all-in- The rubber in tires is one of the toughest compounds devel- one, multi-pur- pose protective coating, water- proofing and insulating system, the company said. Rubber Duck contains 100 percent recycled tire rubber and can be applied by brush, broom or spray. It’s Recycled rubber safety barriers keep workers and passengers safe at suitable for Xtyre’s production process is being used to manu- Tambo International Airport. facture products at the EPSCO 300 ton/month non-slip water- molding plant in Kuwait. proof surfaces oped by man, Filen said. “We trust its durability, strength and on trafficable pliability in products we use everyday. We need to reuse these concrete roof slabs, under patio tiles or duck pavers, and in same properties to recycle rubber from end-of-life tires into showers or marine areas. It can also be used to waterproof new products,” he said. building boards and coat construction polystyrene, Filen said. Having established its manufacturing process, identified mar- In its manufacturing process, the company blends polymers kets and developed a reputable, profitable business model in with different feedstock rubbers including recycled rubber South Africa, Filen wants to drive the market by licensing the process across the globe.

10 • STN May 2020 Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com Xtyre has already licensed factories with partners in Removing Tire Wire South Africa and Kuwait Magnet manufacturer offers tire and is looking at developing further agreements in New wire separation guidelines Zealand, Portugal, United Recycled rubber from tires finds its way into Kingdom, Australia, Nige- many places. Recycled tire rubber is used in ria, Canada and the U.S. rubber playground mats, landscape mulch and

in consumer items such as anti-fatigue and Filen says the cost of the welcome mats. production facility ranges Recycled tire rubber adds resilience, durabil- from $320,000 - $800,000 and ity, safety and comfort to these products but comes with a manufacturing if rogue metal contamination remains in recy- package for with 250 differ- cled tire rubber material, the consequences ent end products. According can be severe. To combat metal contamination to Filen, the company has different types of magnetic separation equip- developed a formal for prof- ment can be installed at critical points in the itability based on setting up tire recycling process, Newton, Kansas-based recycled rubber production Bunting Magnetics said. facilities with capability to manufacture a wide range of end-products in areas where potential end-users/customers/buyers are with a 250km radius. Xtyre has more than 250 products and applications in its portfolio, he said.

Using the Xtyre formula, the company is seeking license Xtyre recycled rubber planters are impact-absorbent, partners with a market terri- UV-resistant and come in a range of colors for indoor tory within a 100 mile radius and outdoor spaces. of the licensee’s operating Tire wire and metal separated from rubber crumb. base.

“Ultimately, we envision The greatest challenge when removing metal, multiple operations in each such as steel wire, from shredded tires is to market,” Filen said. maximize the amount of metal separated while minimizing the amount of good rubber Xtyre offers several licensing product loss. The best way to achieve this is options including a start-to- through multi-stage magnetic separation, Bun- finish package that includes ting said. shredding and refining divi- sions or a stand-alone oper- In a recently published information document, ation that sources its feed- Bunting laid out a four step process detailing stock from suppliers or an how its crossbelt, drum, pulley and separa- add-on to an existing crumb tion conveyor magnets can be staged at vari- rubber plant. ous points throughout the process.

Filen is interested in hear- “While each plant is unique and the process ing from anyone wishing may have different flow patterns, we have to invest in developing a developed these four steps as a guideline for fully marketable Xtyre recy- tire rubber recyclers who are interested in cling process in their domes- implementing magnetic separation solutions tic market, anywhere in into each step of their operations,” the com- the world. Ideal partners pany said. would be entities currently Rubber Duck, Xtyre’s new recycled rubber coating, involved in the collection, Bunting has conducted work and designed provides a non-slip waterproof surface for a busy sky processing or granulation custom equipment for tire rubber recyclers bar in South Africa. plants. u around the world. u

Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com STN May 2020 • 11 Tire's Second Act continued from 3... A few recent projects illustrate the variety of engineering problems TDA USTMA Postpones 2020 can solve. National Tire Safety Week The City of Woodbury used TDA as a stormwater treatment technique in The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) their public works and parks facility expansion project. Underneath two has postponed its 2020 National Tire Safety Week parking lots, basins were constructed using 210,000 tires—the equivalent campaign, which was scheduled for May 18 – 24. of three years of tires from Woodbury residents’ vehicles. The basins were paved over to create the parking areas with porous pavement to allow “USTMA felt it was in the best interest of our mem- water to soak through slowly, infiltrating clean water back into the ground. bers and industry partners to reschedule so they The city saved money with TDA, which cost about $3 per yard versus tradi- can continue to focus on the safety and well-being tional fill materials costing between $25 and $35 per yard, according to the of their employees, business operations and the Woodbury Green Times, reporting on the project in July, 2019. communities in which they operate,” Anne For- University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Jim Park has studied the ristall Luke, president and CEO of USTMA said. chunks of rubber for more than 20 years. His research, in collaboration with First State Tire, shows TDA can help the environment. “In the interim, USTMA will focus on educating the public, especially those who may not be driving “Rubber is like a sponge,” Park said. “It can absorb toxic chemicals, includ- frequently, on how properly maintain and care for ing heavy metals. We designed a method to determine the number of tires their tires, so that when they do need their vehicles, needed to remove target contaminants for a design period, typically 50 to they can do so confidently and safely.” 100 years.” A rescheduled date will be announced as soon as His research shows tires can remove 90 percent or more of 37 different pes- it is confirmed. ticides from water. Removing phosphorus is a major water quality concern which can be accomplished with TDA. National Tire Safety Week is an annual industry- led initiative designed to help consumers learn sim- Another benefit of TDA can be found when used around building founda- ple yet essential steps for proper tire care and main- tions. Lake Jonathan Flats, a new five-story apartment complex in Chaska, tenance and is supported by USTMA members: required a design that reduced the lateral soil load against the east side of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; Continental Tire the the building’s 20-foot tall pre-cast concrete foundation wall. The under- Americas, LLC; Cooper Tire & Rubber Company; ground parking garage is also under extra stress, with Highway 41 only Giti Tire (USA) Ltd.; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 270 feet away and 45 feet above the building’s grade, putting soil and water Company; Hankook Tire America Corp; Kumho Tire pressure on structure walls. TDA was the solution for reducing the lateral U.S.A., Inc.; Michelin North America, Inc.; Nokian load and for helping control drainage and moisture running from the road Tyres; Pirelli Tire North America; Sumitomo Rubber to the lake. Industries; Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., and Yokohama Tire Corporation. u Other benefits are realized when site soils are weak or have poor drainage, according to Monte Niemi, CEO of First State Tire Recycling and TDA Manufacturing. TDA is a lightweight material that reduces load and pro- ITEC Extends Call For Papers vides a stable base, enabling less excavation. TDA is one-third less weight The deadline to submit papers for possible presen- than soil; it interlocks to create a foundation for overlying structures; and it tation at the International Tire Exhibition & Con- has 50% better drainage than gravel, Niemi said. ference has been extended. The new deadline is June 1. TDA is being used to help with differential settlement at the Eden Prairie Southwest Light Rail Transit station, too. Niemi has watched the popularity of TDA grow over 30 years. Townships, cities, counties, state agencies, ma- Key conference topics include: jor corporations, multi-family housing builders, and individual homeown- ers now use TDA under roads and driveways, in embankments, around • Advances in manufacturing equipment; foundations and septic systems, and in rain gardens and stormwater man- • Advanced material characterization; agement systems, Niemi said. • ASTM standards for tires; “Often, a first-time customer is sold on the price savings,” Niemi said. “TDA • Automation in tire processing; is a cost-effective alternative to gravel or lightweight fill. What keeps them • Materials to enhance tire performance; coming back is the performance and the sustainability of TDA. A used tire • Recycling; is far from tired out.” • Reinforcing materials; Niemi conducts classes for engineers. “Showing engineers projects from • Tire failure and analysis; and across the country helps them understand this is a proven material that can • Tires for future applications. help solve problems,” Niemi said “Also, when engineers and project owners use TDA in green construction for pollution abatement and resource To learn more about the opportunity to present a u conservation, everyone wins.” paper at ITEC, visit: www.itec-tireshow.com u 12 • STN May 2020 Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com UK Firm Launches Elastomac Road Repair Material Innovative rubberized road repair technology can save local authorities time and money Sheffield, England- ers that can be operated as part of a single person operation based material engi- to ensure safe and healthy working practices. neering company Roadmender Asphalt Hotbox Reclaimers are lightweight machines that can be is launching a new mounted on either trucks or trailers and are designed to breed of road repair reclaim supplies of leftover or stockpiled asphalt wherever materials which, it and whenever it’s needed. says, are greener, faster to install and With multiple asphalt plants being forced to shut down to pro- less expensive than tect the safety of their workers, Roadmender Hotbox Reclaim- traditional asphalt. ers not only provide contractors with a simple way to make their own asphalt, but they can also be used as part of a sin- Elastomac pothole repair keeps water out Unlike traditional gle person operation ensuring smaller emergency repairs are methods that require still dealt with in a timely manner. potholes to be cut out and refilled with asphalt, Roadmender’s Elastomac is poured into the pothole as a hot liquid that forms 'While normally it’s always safer for workers to go out in to the shape of the hole and welds itself to the existing road. at least groups of two, in the current environment it doesn’t make sense for multiple workers to all pile into the same van Elastomac contains crumb rubber from the equivalent of about together no matter how willing to carry out their work they seven end-of-life tires melted into every ton and is applied as are, Pearl said. a molten liquid that fills and then forms a flexible waterproof membrane over the potholes, covering the edges and locking According to Roadmender, with small Hotbox Reclaimers, out any potential for the ingress of water. workers can make their own asphalt and carry out smaller emergency repairs effectively in isolation. If larger quantities According to Roadmender, one of the major benefits of this of material are needed, two vehicles can go out while still process is its ability to reduce problems seen in the tradi- maintaining a one person per van policy. u tional repairs caused by water penetration through the edge of a repair which can then cause failure from the freeze/thaw cycle.

Harry Pearl, chief executive officer of Roadmender Asphalt, explained: "Having been through 10 years of austerity, councils have naturally gravitated towards innovation as the only viable way to safeguard their road assets."

As part of this, councils have set up knowledge-sharing hubs and innovation-funding initiatives that encourage the development of new materials and working methods aimed at driving down costs and improving efficiency.

Roadmender Elastomac is a by-product of this drive for innovation that has ultimately led to the creation of a new road repair system that is faster, less expensive, uses 90 percent less virgin material than traditional repairs and has the ability to recycle hundreds of thousands of tires a year in the process.

The use of these new flowable materials also eliminates any hand-arm vibration and airborne dust issues traditionally caused by saw cutting and jackhammering out potholes, the company said. The news comes as Roadmender has been helping authorities throughout the coronavirus crisis carry out essential repairs such as pothole filling.

Roadmender sells and rents out mini asphalt hot box reclaim-

Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com STN May 2020 • 13 Pentagon Picks perkEpave Virginia County Enacts Street improvement project will use recycled rubber New Tire Disposal Policy porous pavement for reducing stormwater runoff Amherst County, Virginia officials announced a new policy for disposing tires at the county A project underway in landfill. The county is limiting the number Pentagon City, Virginia of tires that can be delivered to the county's will re-build Army landfill to 8 tires at a time and 12 for a calen - Navy Drive within the dar year per household. The new policy also existing right-of-way allows the public works department to charge as a multimodal com- a fee to accept commercial loads of tires, or plete street featuring any load exceeding 8 tires at a time. Excep - enhanced bicycle, tran- tions can be made on a cas-by-case basis by sit, environmental and the public works department, officials said. pedestrian facilities. The goal of the project The Amherst County Board of Supervisors is to improve the local meeting unanimously approved the measure connections between last month. the Pentagon and the commercial, residen- The county's past tire disposal policy is unnec- tial and retail services essarily complex and has not been updated in Pentagon City and in several years, according to a staff report to Crystal City. Workers install recycled rubber porous surfacing on a supervisors. For example, the county charges section of Pentagon City street. two rates, one for tires 16 inches and below perkEpave LLC, an and one for tires 17 inches and above, the extremely permeable report said. flexible paving made with recycled tires is being used for the street and infrastructure improvement project in Pentagon City. The reconstruction The county charges $90 per ton of large quan- will provide a physically separated two-way protected bicycle lane facil- tities of tires and at that rate the county’s ity along the south side of Army Navy Drive making it safer for both director of public works said the landfill has pedestrians and vehicles. In addition to creating shorter and safer pedes- become a relatively free disposal location for trian crossings, the reconstructed area will accommodate future dedi- Amherst County tire companies and some res- cated transit lanes. Motor vehicle travel lanes will be reduced in num- idents to haul hundreds of tires, as opposed to ber where appropriate and will be narrowed to dimensions appropriate paying recycling charges to a facility in Appo- for a slower urban context. mattox County. For instance, while Amherst County charges $90 per ton to receive tires Also, traffic signal equipment at the five project corridor signalized inter- from commercial haulers, it pays up to $200 sections will be replaced with all new equipment. per ton to dispose of them, the public works director said. To enhance the area’s sense of place environment-friendly, “green street” features are being incorporated throughout the project. These street "Public Works and Amherst County has ended improvements will use enhanced landscaping, including raingarden and up subsidizing tire recycling for many individ- bioretention components, to make Hayes Street a more beautiful gather- uals and businesses," the county report said. ing place. The existing raised medians will be removed and re-built as "Since landfill permits do not allow disposal of a planted median and the new street design will incorporate best prac- tires in the landfill itself, the county must pay tices of environmental sustainability, including green landscaping treat- to haul tires away for disposal. There is no rea - ments to reduce stormwater runoff and recharge groundwater. son why commercial tire companies can't take their tires to the same company the county The stormwater management program features perkEpave as the pav- delivers to in Appomattox, or elsewhere." ing that filters the rainwater into the raingardens and bioretention areas. The approximate 5,000 sq. ft. of perkEpave allows more than 2,000 gal- "The way I see it, right now the county's los - lons of rainwater per square foot to pass through the paving in one hour. ing money," Supervisor Tom Martin said in supporting the new policy. perkEpave accomplishes this task by combining recycled tire chips, a stone aggregate and urethane binder; providing a durable, flexible, The county’s new, simpler policy saves at highly permeable paving that is crack resistant through freeze thaw. A least $3,700 per year while still providing a valuable service to residents, county officials environmentally friendly product; perkEpave was able to recycle almost u 2,000 discarded tires into paving for this project. u said. 14 • STN May 2020 Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com Commercial Storage Firm Buys Synthetic Turf Shock Padding

Formers SC Tire Recycling Maintain- ing safety Plant and per - formance A company that specializes in commercial storage and on athletic warehousing services has purchased the former Viva fields is a Tire Recycling facility in Moncks Corners, South Car - top priority olina. for athletic directors According to a Post and Courier news report, Jet Park and players. Warehousing LLC bought the former Viva Recycling For Penn - site at a foreclosure sale for $3.05 million. UMB Bank, Synthetic turf with Abzorb shock pad at War Memorial sylvania- the trustee for a mortgage totaling more than $21 mil - Field continues to enhance athlete safety. based Regu- lion at the time of the foreclosure, was the seller. pol America field safety and performance start at the bottom. Its According to Avison Young, the Charleston, SC-based prefabricated turf padding —trademarked Regupol commercial real estate firm which handled the sale, the Abzorb—uses German engineering, 100 percent recy - bank did not seek a deficiency judgment, which means cled rubber and a proprietary manufacturing process Viva and its owners won’t be responsible for paying that ensures consistency for uniform shock absorption, the balance of the mortgage that was owed. elasticity, and enhanced athlete safety.

Another $12.1 million in debts owed by Viva also won’t get paid, the news report said. These include a $10 million second mortgage on the property and a $1.7 million judgment the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) obtained against the recycling business for repeated regulatory and per - mit violations.

Another $177,000 is owed for state and federal taxes and Viva’s former contractors had filed more than $250,000 worth of judgments against the company, the Abzorb shock padding ensure consistency shock absorption and toughness Post and Courier reported. over the life of the field.

Jet Park did not disclose what it plans to do with the Regupol Abzorb was developed for use under conven - property. The new owner is a family-owned busi - tional synthetic turf systems (no-infill) and filled sys - ness that operates Barnhart Transportation, a third- tems with rubber and sand, and rubber infill composi - party trucking firm, based in Pennsylvania. Jet Park tions. "Our expert formulation and production process and Barnhart already have operations in the Charles - yields the most precise density and thickness consis - ton area. tencies, giving more control in athletic specification,” Regupol said. In addition, Regupol’s Abzorb shock Following its purchase of the Viva site, Jet Park pad improves the Gmax of the field. obtained a $3.8 million mortgage against the property, According to Regupol, fields with a shock pad main - according to Berkeley County property records. tain the Gmax rating from day 1 to year 17 — ensur - ing safety for the athlete, while fields without shock Viva opened the Moncks Corner facility in 2013 and pads continuously digress in Gmax rating. Gmax of a ran into trouble with regulators two years later for field with a shock pad is most comparable to a natu - improper storage of tires and other violations. The ral grass field regulatory problems continued and the piles of tires grew bigger. In 2017, with more than 800,000 tires ille - The average lifecycle of the Abzorb Shock Pad is up gally stored on the site, SC environmental regulators to 3 turf fields over top, revoked the company’s operating permit. At the Ephrata War Memorial Field in Ephrata, Penn - State-funded cleanup of the site began in mid-2018 and sylvania field owners and athletes have been enjoying culminated in the removal of the last of the 800,000 year-round use of a turf field installed several years tires removed from the site in February 2019, at a cost ago atop 135,000 square feet of 10 mm thick Regupol u of $2 million. u shock padding Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com STN May 2020 • 15 Relaston Ohio Seeks Investment Mayor Targets Tires in City in Devulcanization Project Cleanup

Relaston Ohio is devel- The Mayor of Gary, Indiana believes cleaning the city oping a process to devul- up is an important step in encouraging economic devel - canize rubber using Ger- opment and has taken on the removal of more than man technology to recy- 14,000 dumped tires on city property as a starting point. cle scrap rubber and thermoplastics into new The parcel which covers more than two acres has been synthetic rubber com- a dumping site for years. The cleanup took two weeks pounds. with workers filling 50 trailers, each of which held Examples where devulc rubber can be about 1,400 tires. The tires were removed by a certi - used. According Relaston, its fied recycler, K&S Tire Recycling of Chicago Heights, multi-patented process Illinois, the city’s recycling director said. It cost about devulcanizes rubber without depolymerization. Relaston $60,000 to have the tires removed and properly dis - fine grinds and processes scrap rubber through its patented posed. system producing fine crumb less than 50 microns at +400 mesh that always has an ambient surface. Similarly, thermo- According to city officials, the problem at the lot has plastics can be cryogenically ground and mixed with devul- been ongoing for years. The Indiana Department of canized rubber to create rubber compounds that can be cus- Environmental Management (IDEM) cited the city in tomized to meet manufacturers” requirements in applica- 2014 and called for the tires to be removed. IDEM tions ranging from adhesives to tires. returned in 2019 and cited the city again. If the city did not act to clean the property, fines would have been two Relaston’s devulcanized rubber—trademarked Replastikat- to three times the cost of removal, officials said. -can replace virgin product, at a cost 45 percent less than the cost of virgin rubber, the company said. Relaston Ohio’s The city’s recycling department partnered with general technology claims to offer a devulcanization solution that services and the sanitation department to clear the tires retains the long-chain polymers that give rubber the quali- using grant funds from the Lake County Solid Waste ties that make it so useful. u Management District to pay for the $60,000 removal.

Just a couple days after the tires were removed, city workers filled another trailer with tires gathered from around 2020 the city. The issue remains a problem… an expensive one, Gary’s mayor said.

He said the city needs a plan to deal with the proper disposal of used tires, th and is looking at ways to handle the Featuring the Expo, 198 Technical Meeting recycling cost effectively. While some & Educational Symposium tires are dumped by individuals, it is clear some businesses are also among Rubber Division, ACS is the only organization dedicated to the advanced technologies of the rubber industry. Our International Elastomer Conference is the culprits, he said. The mayor is work - the premier place where educators, customers, manufacturers and suppliers ing with the city’s legal department to of materials, equipment, tools and services come together. This event is the consider all avenues of enforcement. one place, one time of year, where you ﬁ nd the best of the best of our industry The city has ordinances regarding ille - all under one roof. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, observations, gal dumping, but the threat of fines do regulatory reforms and emerging scientiﬁ c technologies, as well as learning, networking, seeing current customers and making new ones. not appear to be much of a deterrent.

The city is exploring the possibility of October 20-22, 2020 • Knoxville Convention Center • Knoxville, TN making the dumping of tires an environ - mental offense, which can carry much stiffer penalties. The city also is work - Interested in Exhibiting ing on other measures to identify those or Attending? who are dumping the tires so they can be held accountable. u Visit rubberiec.org for all details. rubber.org Source: The Chicago Tribune

16 • STN May 2020 Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com Recycle Awards To Be STN News Briefs Launched At Autopromotec

... Australian tire pyrolysis technology developer Green Distillation The British media services agency, Valebridge Technology (GDT) recently announced it has a commitment from an Media Services (VMS) together Retreading unnamed U.S. tire recycling company to build fifteen plants in the Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling, is part- U.S. According to CEO Trevor Bayley, each GDT plant will have six nering with Autopromotec, to host and be title modules, operate 24/7 and process a mix of 19,000 tons of end-of- sponsor of the first Recircle Awards, which life tires per year using the GDT process. Each car tire yields 4 liters will be held May 27, 2021 during the 29th of oil, 4kg of carbon, 2kg of steel, a 70kg truck tire yields 27 liters of annual Autopromotec show in Bologna, Italy.. oil, 28 kg of carbon, 15 kg of steel and while a four ton oversize min - ing tire will yield 1.6 tons of carbon, 0.8 ton of steel and 1500 liters The Recircle Awards is a new concept designed of oil, Bayley said. and owned by Valebridge Media Services highlighting the important contribution of all ... Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) announced it has devel- participants in the tire industry including tire oped a new type of natural rubber (BR) that emits less odor. SRI said manufacturers, tire retreaders, tire recyclers, or it developed a proprietary raw material processing technique at its their customers, to the role of tires in the cir- NR processing plant in Thailand that suppresses the breakdown of cular economy odor-causing non-rubber components like lipids and proteins that are found in natural rubber. According to Sumitomo, this new technique The event will co-supported by VMS’s sister represents a major step in tackling odor issues at plants where natu - company, Retreading Business Ltd, and by the ral rubber is processed and at tire factories and other facilities where Italian Retreaders’ Association and the Italian natural rubber is handled. tire trade journal, Pneurama. ...Recycled rubber mulch was among the recycled and environmen - “Our aim was to create an event which recog- tal products featured in the April 2020 Costco Connections maga- nizes the sustainable role that the tire industry zine. The article said: At IMC Outdoor Living, a St. Louis, Missouri– based subsidiary of Liberty Tire, more than 140 million tires are recy - can and must play in the 21st century trans- cled annually— including rubber from more than 2.6 million tires used portation sector and reflects the concept of by Costco members, resulting in nearly 42 million pounds of recycled continuous renewal, David Wilson, Manag- rubber—to make playground mats, pavers, landscape edging and rub - ing Director of Valebridge Media Services said. ber mulch (which lasts 12 years without color fading). “Our research shows that consumers seek out lawn and garden products that are both Designed to promote the contributions of com- sustainable and made from recycled materials,” says Costco member panies throughout the tire distribution chain Bob Held, IMC account executive. “Sustainability is a requirement of and covering the whole life cycle of the tire, our generation to manage resources so that the quality of life we enjoy The Recircle Awards are an opportunity for today can be shared with future generations.” key players to celebrate success in the circu- lar economy along with their customers, Wil- ... Ecolomondo Corporation has released its audited consolidated son said. Suppliers from around the world financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019. These doc - will be invited to make nominations for the uments are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. In addition, the various categories, which will be voted for company has taken and will continue to take all necessary actions by the global readership of Retreading Busi- needed to reduce the impact of the crisis created by the coronavirus ness and Tyre & Rubber Recycling and other pandemic. Ecolomondo said it does not expect the completion of its selected tire industry magazines from around plant now under construction in Hawkesbury, Ontario, to be materi - the world. ally impacted by the current situation. The Recircle Awards are part of a total co-oper- ...The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is ation package between Autopromotec and offering free webinar programs to members. From June through Sep - the Valebridge Media Services Group, which tember, 2020, ACS members can access webinars covering; failure anal - includes the Future of Retreading Conference, ysis of rubber and elastomers; social media marketing in the rubber now expanded to cover tire recycling topics, a industry; basics of polymer testing and processing; and sales & mar - series of Product Review Sessions and a Cas- keting 101 in the rubber industry. Contact: Rubber Division, ACS 303- ing Village designed to increase the participa- 595-5531. www.rubber.org tion of tire casing suppliers in the show.

... Damon Carson, CEO, Repurposed Materials reports the City of Further information on award categories, the Lebanon, New Hampshire ordered a couple of used billboard vinyls voting system, and sponsorship/participa- to cover scrap tires at its transfer station to keep them from mosquito u tion packages for The Recircle Awards will be breeding grounds. www.repurposedmaterials.com released shortly. u

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