New money, for old tires. That’s one of the ideas behind a tire drop-off pilot program an Augusta Committee approved this week. News 12’s Jorge Lopez is on your side with how you could cash in if the commission signs off on it. It could take a 100 years for tires to breakdown and now … Read more
The Cumberland County Commission and Crossville City Council will meet jointly for a Jackson Law hearing Monday, March 9, 2015, at 5 p.m. at Crossville City Hall to present a proposed tire shredding business that wishes to open a facility in Crossville. Immediately following the Jackson Law hearing at the Crossville City Hall the group … Read more
SIDON, Lebanon: Remember the rubber playground floors where countless childhood days were spent playing? Well, these tiles were manufactured from recycled tires, and one Sidon activist is making sure the production keeps going. Tires in Lebanon are infamous for another use: They are often burned by demonstrators as an act of protest. Whenever a protest … Read more
A new machine is helping reduce large piles of tires found throughout the island. Bob Perron, president of Guahan Waste Control, said the company wanted to invest in a tire shredder because tires were piling up all across the island with no place to dispose of them. The Guam Environmental Protection Agency approved the shredder’s … Read more
One such organisation of this kind is the TRA – Tyre Recovery Association. It encourages tyre retailers to partake in a tyre recovery process involving recycling of old rubber into several high-demand products. These products include floorings, carpet underlay, playground equipment and surfaces, sports pitches, athletic tracks and fuel for kilns. Moreover, advanced technologies can … Read more