Recycling

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Solids - Assorted Others

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Recyclable Tire & Rubber                       Materials  (Page 1)

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Rubber is an extremely flexible material that is mostly applied in the automobile industry, particularly to the making of tires.  With the increase in the production of automobiles, tire production also goes up proportionately.  On average, each car wears out 16-20 tires during its lifetime.  With millions of cars in the world today, it is not too hard to imagine solid waste would be accumulated if all those used tires are not treated and recycled in anyway.  To learn about the actual tire & rubber recycling process, please visit our section Current Recycling Processes – Tire & Rubber. This section provides a list of today’s recyclable tire & rubber materials. The following information was extracted directly from Recycler’s World. SCRAP TIRE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING a.) Scrap Passenger Tires – Whole de-rimmed passenger tires, including 12", 13", 14", 15" rim sizes. b.) Scrap Passenger Tires on Rims – Scrap Passenger Tires consist of whole passenger tires on rims, including 12", 13", 14", and 15" rim sizes. c.) Scrap Light Truck Tires – Scrap Light Truck Tires consist of whole de-rimmed Light Truck tires, including 16" & 16.5" rim sizes. d.) Scrap Light Truck Tires on Rims – Scrap Light Truck Tires consist of whole Light Truck tires on rims, including 16" & 16.5" rim sizes. e.) Scrap Heavy Truck Tires – Scrap Heavy Truck Tires include all heavy truck & bus tires, including 19" up to 24.5" rim sizes. f.) Scrap Oversized Tires – Scrap Oversized Tires include pneumatic industrial & agricultural off road tires. g.) Scrap Oversized Industrial Tires – Scrap Oversized Industrial Tires include solid rubber industrial & agricultural off road tires. h.) Scrap Bias Passenger Tires – Scrap Bias Passenger Tires consist of whole de-rimmed bias ply passenger tires, including 12", 13", 14", 15" rim sizes. i.) Scrap Bias Light Truck Tires – Scrap Bias Light Truck Tires shall consist of whole de-rimmed bias ply Light Truck tires, including 16" & 16.5" rim sizes. j.) Scrap Bias Heavy Truck Tires – Scrap Bias Heavy Truck Tires shall include all bias ply heavy truck & bus tires, including 19" up to 24.5" rim sizes. k.) Scrap Airplane Tires – Scrap Airplane Tires shall include whole multi-ply airplane tires, scrap or with expired dates. USED TIRES a.) No.1 Used Passenger Tires – Used Passenger Tires with a minimum of 7/32' tread depth straight across.  Must be 'Air Tested' and Ready to be mounted. b.) No.2 Used Passenger Tires – No.2 Used Passenger Tires consist of Used Passenger Tires with a minimum of 5/32' tread depth straight across.  Must be 'Air Tested' and Ready to be mounted. c.) No.3 Used Passenger Tires – No.3 Used Passenger Tires consist of Used Passenger Tires with a minimum of 4/32' tread depth straight across.  Must be 'Air Tested' and Ready to be mounted. d.) No.4 Used Passenger Tires – No.4 Used Passenger Tires consist of Used Passenger Tires with a minimum of 3/32' tread depth at any point.  Visually inspected but not necessarily 'air tested'. e.) No.5 Used Passenger Tires – No.5 Used Passenger Tires consist of assorted Used Passenger Tires, minimum tread depth & grading specifications, to be agreed to by both buyer & seller.  Visually inspected but not necessarily 'air tested'. f.) Repairable Passenger Tires – Repairable Passenger Tires consist of Used Passenger Tires with a minimum of 5/32" tread depth straight across, with an injury repairable by Vulcanizing (Hot Patch).  The injury not be more than 3 cords in width and at lease 2" above the bead. g.) Used Light Truck Tires – Used Light Truck Tires consist if graded, mount ready used 16', 16.5, or LT designated tires.  The tread depth shall be determined between the buyer and seller. h.) Repairable Light Truck Tires – Repairable Used Light Truck Tires consist of damaged high tread LT tires that are repairable by vulcanizing (hot repair).  The exact specifications of acceptable tire be determined between buyer and seller. i.) Used Heavy Truck Tires – Used Heavy Truck Tires consist of inspected used heavy truck & bus tires that are mount ready. j.) Repairable Heavy Truck Tires – Repairable Heavy Truck Tires consist of graded, inspected heavy truck and bus tires that can be repaired by vulcanizing (hot repair) section work.

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