Scrap-Tire Recycling

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General Facts about Scrap Tires

• Tire Maintenance (PDF)
• Local-Government Solutions (PDF)
• Composition of a Tire (PDF)
• Information for Scrap-Tire Generators (PDF)

Uses for Whole Tires

• Retreading Used Tires (PDF)
• Beneficial Uses of Whole Tires (PDF)
• Retaining Structures (PDF)
• Playgrounds (PDF)
• Tire-Derived Fuel (PDF)

Uses for Shredded Tires

• Tire-Derived Fuel (PDF)
  • Review of Air Emissions Associated with Tire-Derived Fuel (PDF)
• Using Tire Shreds in On-Site Sewage Facilities, such as Septic Tanks (PDF)
• Using Tire Shreds as Embankment Fill (PDF)
• Alternate Daily Cover at Landfills (PDF)
• Use of Geogrids in Monofills (PDF)
• El Paso Bridge Embankment (PDF)
• Using Tire Shreds as Mulch (PDF)
• Pyrolysis of Waste Tires (PDF)
• Molding and Extruded Products (PDF)
• The Many Uses of Crumb Rubber (PDF)
• Land-Reclamation Projects Using Tires