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Article: Tire Industry Report Ranks States on Scrap Tire Progress; More Tires Put to NewUses; Stockpiled Scrap Tires Down 80 Percent Since 1990
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- December 5, 2006
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To: National Desk
Contact: Dan Zielinski of the Rubber Manufacturers Association,
202-682-4846 or dzielinski@rma.org
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- State cleanup laws and
growing markets are helping to alleviate a serious environmental
issue -- scrap tires. According to a report by the Rubber
Manufacturers Association, nearly 87 percent of disposed tires each
year are put to a new use. In 1990, only 11 percent of scrap tires
was consumed by a market.
Additionally, the number of tires sitting in stockpiles shrunk to
188 million from 275 million in 2003. More than 1 billion scrap tires
were stockpiled in 1990.
RMA, which represents tire manufacturers, ranked states by their
overall ...