A new research report by the Waste & Resources Action Programme demonstrates that crumb rubber from waste tires can be successfully incorporated into retread compounds for road truck and earthmover ...

More than 10 million scrap tires are produced annually in Michigan alone. Michigan Tech researcher Zhanping You is recycling those tires and turning them into new, more durable roads across the state, ...

In the U.S., most plastics waste is disposed in landfills, but a significant amount also ends up as litter on land, rivers, and oceans. Today, less than 10 percent of plastics waste is recycled in the ...

Rubber is a difficult material to recycle. Each year millions of pounds of industrial scrap and over 250 million scrap tires are disposed of in North America. Rubber, being a thermoset material, ...

Recycled rubber made from used car tires is widely promoted as a sustainable solution for playground surfaces, sports fields, and running tracks. However, new research suggests that this popular ...

LANCASTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecore International, a global leader in circularity, transforming reclaimed rubber materials into innovative, high-performance products that drive sustainability and ...

KIYOSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) is doubling its rubber recycling capacity at the Morimachi Plant in central Japan to accelerate the recycling of rubber used in ...

Production of natural rubber has claimed over 4 million hectares of forest in south-east Asia since 1993 according to a recent study. This destruction of tropical forest for rubber plantations is ...

TORONTO—The Tire and Rubber Association of Canada has announced its speakers and topics for the 2025 Rubber Recycling Symposium, set for Oct. 8-9 at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel in Calgary, Alberta.

TORONTO — The Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) is holding its signature biennial event, the 2025 Rubber Recycling Symposium, Oct. 8-9 in Calgary, Alberta. TRAC said the event is designed ...

Parents want to feel confident that their children are safe while playing on playgrounds. For years, questions have circulated about the potential health risks of recycled tire crumb rubber (a common ...