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RCC Scrap Tire Workgroup

Background | Workgroup Goals | Contributors

Announcement

New York State Tire Derived Aggregate Workshop Exit EPA
June 2, 2009

Background

The Scrap Tire Workgroup contributes to the overall goals of Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC), a multi-faceted initiative implemented by USEPA with three overarching goals:

  1. to prevent pollution and promote recycling and reuse of materials;
  2. to reduce the use of toxic chemicals; and
  3. to conserve energy and materials.
The Scrap Tire Workgroup of the RCC has created five committees to work on various issues related to scrap tire management and markets. These committees consist of representatives from various state environmental agencies, industry, EPA, and academia with expertise in scrap tire management, market development, and application technologies.

The five committees of the RCC Scrap Tire Workgroup have developed action plans in order to support the overall goals of the workgroup.

RCC Scrap Tire Workgroup Action Plan (PDF) (19 pp, 120K, About PDF) - Updated 10/4/07

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Uses for Scrap Tires Explored in the Action Plans

Workgroup Goals

Goal #1: Divert 85% of newly generated scrap tires to reuse, recycling or energy recovery by 2008 (vs. 70% in 2003).
Finding strong and diverse markets for scrap tires is the best strategy for diverting scrap tires from tire piles and landfills.  Due to the large number of scrap tires generated every year (approx. 290 million), a major disruption in the markets will cause a significant increase in tire piles and an increase in the number of tires that are disposed in landfills.  The more diverse the markets are, the better able they are to accommodate potential fluctuations.

The committees’ efforts directed towards this goal focus on:

Goal #2: Reduce by 55% the number of tires in existing (270 million in 2003) stockpiles by 2008.
Success in achieving this goal is dependent on cooperation between states and current Workgroup contributors.

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Contributors to the Workgroup
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