Markets & Uses | Scrap Tires | US EPA

Another market for scrap tires is retreading. Retreading involves removing the outside, or tread, of the tire and adding a new tread. Retreading saves millions of gallons of oil each year, because it takes only seven gallons of oil to retread a used tire compared to 22 gallons to produce a new tire.

Heating Fuel From Scrap Tires – Renewable Energy – MOTHER …

Scrap tires unfit for further life as retreads can still be rendered into a useful heating fuel. Photo by Fotolia/JCVStock High energy costs won’t tread on Bergey’s, Inc., a tire retreading firm …

Retread Tires and the Impact on the Environment – Bandag

Retread Reliability – Retreads vs New Tires – Researchers at the University of Michigan conducted a comprehensive study on truck retread tire reliability. Lowering fleet operating costs through fuel efficient tires and retreads – How a better understanding of retread tire rolling resistance is helping fleets make smarter business decisions.

Challenges remain for recycling tires

Retreading a commercial tire requires seven gallons of oil, as opposed to 22 to manufacture a new tire, Mr. Armstrong said. On that basis alone, he said, retreading reduces the use of oil by some 217.5 million gallons annually in the U.S., based on an annual production ticket of about 14 million retreads.

Retread Facts – Tire Technologies Inc. 715-421-4575

Tires are basically petro-chemical products. It takes approximately 22 gallons of oil to manufacture one new truck tire. Most of the oil is found in the casing, which is reused in the retreading process. As a result, it takes approximately 7 gallons of oil to produce a retread. Wide based truck tires save even more fuel.

Black’s Tire Opens New Retread Plant In Clarkton, N.C …

According to the Tire Retreading Information Bureau, it takes about 22 gallons of oil to manufacture a new truck tire. Most of the oil is found in the casing, which is reused in the retreading process. As a result, retread production consumes about 7 gallons of oil. The retreading plant produces tires using Goodyear’s Precure and patented …

Benefits – RETREAD INSTEAD – Retread Tires, Tire Retread …

Every tire retreaded is a tire saved from the landfill. Retreading is truly recycling and THE RIGHT THING TO DO! Over 300 million scrap tires are generated every year. When a tire is retreaded it doesn’t end up in the landfill, which helps bring this number down. EPA Smartway retreads reduce fuel consumption & greenhouse gas emissions

Kal Tire | Environment Recycling Tires

Hosting Scrap Tire Round-ups. Every summer, Kal Tire partners with Tire Stewardship BC to host Tire Round-up events. During these day-long events in BC, drivers are encouraged to drop off ‘orphan’ tires lurking in garages, barns, ditches, etc.—so we can collect scrap tires that might not otherwise be recycled.

WASTE/ENERGY: Turning Tires And Oil Into Alternative Fuel …

WASTE/ENERGY: Turning Tires And Oil Into Alternative Fuel William D. Siuru Jr. | Oct 01, 1993 Americans discard about 240 million tires annually, about one per person, most of which end up in …

Tire-Derived Fuel | Scrap Tires | US EPA

Tires can be used as fuel either in shredded form – known as tire-derived fuel (TDF) — or whole, depending on the type of combustion device. Scrap tires are typically used as a supplement to traditional fuels such as coal or wood. Generally, tires need to be reduced in size to fit in most combustion units.

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