Used Tire News-April 1,2020

From weibold.com
New tests of rubberized asphalt planned in Australia’s Queensland this May
RUBBERIZED ASPHALT

MARCH 27, 2020

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Logan City Council in Queensland, Australia, reports that is has teamed with Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) to conduct trials of a new eco-friendly road surface.

According to Logan City Council, the surface is a combination of recycled end-of-life tyres and reclaimed asphalt. Installation of the new surface on Lagoon Road, Carbrook is scheduled for this April. TSA has committed $150,000 to the trial and additional laboratory testing, which aims to prove that the new surface will be as good as, or better than, standard road sealing.

Logan City Council Director of Road Water Infrastructure Daryl Ross pinpoints Council is always looking at innovative ways to deliver better roads.

“Council wants to build a road network that is suitable for our growing region,” he said.

“This partnership with Tyre Stewardship Australia aims to enhance road quality for users in a cost-effective way.”

Tyre Stewardship Australia CEO Lina Goodman said the trial is about creating a recycled road product that saves money while delivering a safe and reliable product.

“It also has a huge environmental benefit to the community because it is using recycled tyres,” Ms Goodman said.

The trial will begin in May and initial results are expected by August, according to Logan City Council. The road will be constructed by Queensland firm Fulton Hogan. Crumb rubber for the asphalt is produced by reducing scrap tyres down to small sizes by shredding and removing steel and fibre along with any other contaminants such as dust, glass or rock.

Reclaimed asphalt consists of old, damaged pavement materials milled and crushed into a new mixture.

According to TSA’s latest data, Australia generated the equivalent of 56 million used car tyres last financial year. Eighty-nine percent of them were recovered for reuse or processed into tyre derived products. The rest ended up in landfill or were stockpiled. In Queensland, the equivalent of 12.7 million car tyres were generated with a similar recovery rate of 69 per cent. Around 14 per cent of the recovered tyres were locally recycled into crumb rubber and granules.

Background of Tyre Stewardship Australia
Tyre Stewardship Australia, formed in 2014, aims to reduce the amount of end-of-life tyres damaging the environment via landfilling, illegal dumping or export while increasing the recycling rate of end of life tyres and expanding commercial markets for tyre derived products.

TSA is made up of representatives across the tyre supply chain including retailers, manufacturers, recyclers and collectors.

Article by Logan City Council.

Used Tire News-For the better part of three decades Goodyear, Bridgestone/Firestone, and Pirelli along with Michelin and others have waged a war of smears and lies against used tires. The tire manufacturers have banded together in a concerted effort to eliminate or hinder the sale of used tires worldwide. They have sought outright bans on the sale of used tires in South America, Central America, The Mideast Africa. Australia and Europe. In an industry where recycling of discarded scrap tires has been an afterthought. Only when push came to shove did the tire makers fake the government into believing the programs they established in the eighties and nineties were viable. In reality, there is not much recycling of rubber more than the conversion of tires to TDF for cement.

This week Goodyear announced ts new concept tire. This tire would generate its own rubber and replace it as it is in use?

Used Tire News-Deerfield Beach, Fl-Usedtires.com-Liberty Tire Recycling, a big tire recycling company headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, United States has presented a new dry-mix rubber additive labeled SmartMIX that can boost asphalt paving. The producer claims it can result in longer asphalt service and, durability and crack resistance.

The product fully relies on scrap tires and does not require liquid modifiers. According to the manufacturer, all necessary tests have been already conducted to prove the quality of the product and start commercializing it. As a result of tests, Liberty reports, the company found that the product has excellent performance in various climates and can be used for large and small paving projects.

East Lake Lansing Road Paving Project by Liberty Tire Recycling | Video: courtesy of Liberty Tire Recycling.

The company also praised the product’s cost-efficiency as it could cut half the price spent on modifiers. Liberty Tire Recycling emphasized that the company values scrap tire recycling and through its activities it cuts carbon dioxide emissions – according to Liberty, “recycling only four tires reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 323 pounds, and one lane-mile of rubberized asphalt can use up to 1,600 tires”.

Press release by Liberty Tire Recycling.

Used Tire News-Deerfield Beach,Fl-Since the advent of the tire used tires have been sold. Back in the day when retreading was still a viable business for car tires casings were a huge business. As the sale of radial tires,steel-belted entered the tire market used tires became more popular. Used tire dealers in the US number in the thousands every city in every state and territory have used tires for sale.
Since the downturn in passenger car retrading there has been a huge boom in used tire sales worldwide. used tire dealers and flat fix shops have been around for decades. many used tire dealers are the same independent tire dealers that sell new tires as well. Used tire dealers have adapted to the new GIG economy and offer many services including tire plugs and patches for repairing tires. Many used tire dealers offer other services like oil changes and tuneups and do brake repairs too.

USED TIRE NEWS-As we enter the new decade it is over a decade since used tires became big sellers online. As we entered the digital economy used tires became a hot commodity online. Used tire dealers have found the internet and are using it.

NO, WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A WEBSITE FOR A USED TIRE WHOLESALER OR A USED TIRE EXPORTER THAT SOLD A BULK AMOUNT OF USED TIRES.

We are talking about a pair or a set being sold on eBay or Amazon. The two online sites have become a powerhouse marketplace for used tires direct to consumers. Used tire sellers have found and mastered the sale of used tires online. The used tire industry has seen online used tires explode in the new digital age, and tire dealers have found selling a quality product at a fair price is the key.
Used tire dealers also are using Offer-Up, Facebook and Craigslist to sell used tires locally to consumers online. They simply take a few photS then write a description of the tires being offered and post a price and they have found another way to market used tires.

Used Tire News-Deerfield Beach, Fl-Reuse, Reduce Recycle the mantra of recycling anything. Used tires are a valuable part of the 300 million-plus tires discarded every year in the YS. Estimates last year from NAUTE(Used Tire Association) show used tire sales in excess of 40 million units in the US. That means 40 million used tires have been repurposed and are not part of our landfills or were processed as TDF, yet. reselling used tires is as important a part of the scrap tire process as any. Culling out and repairing and reselling usable used ires is a plus for the environment.

Used Tire news-Deerfield Beach, Fl-Since our first time to Germany to purchase used tires in 1992 I have been asking the same question. How come German used tire exporter can inventory and itemize your packing list and American used tires dealers can not or will not. For the American used tire wholesaler maintaining a balanced inventory is right up there with quality. I am still not sure of the answer. That said Germany leads the world in Used Tire exports, even though there are other countries that generate more used tres than they do.
The US has one giant powerhouse in Liberty Tire they recycle and sell more used tires than anyone in the US. Liberty can not duplicate the efficiency of most German used tire dealers. Those in the know have been quietly importing or buying German used tires imported into the US.