Scrap Tire News

NEWS Covering The News And Developments In The Scrap Tire Recycling Industry Vol. 27, No. 6 www.scraptirenews.com June 2013 IN THIS ISSUE: Recall Tires.............................3 Tires for Trees.........................4 Phoenix Industries................5 RubberWay®.........................6 Edge Rubber...........................8 2013 State Laws...................10 NC Grant Awards................11 Irish Tire Report..................12 Tires-to-Energy....................13 SC Recycler...........................14 U.K. Initiative......................16 News Briefs..........................17 Calendar...............................17 MB Technology’s philosophy lies in manufacturing quality roofing products that are geared to the needs of its customers, whether they are architects, specifiers, owners, and contractors. This fundamental principle is reflected in MB's seven categories of roofing products. Founded in 1983, MB Technology specializes in manu- facturing SBS-modified roofing membranes for resi- dential and commercial application. The company was among the first manufacturers to introduce a fire-rated, heat welded SBS roofing system into the market and was a pioneer in manufacturing SBS underlayment. Behind these developments, MB Technology thrives on a culture of research and development that keeps them ahead of the curve in roofing innovations. EcoTorch, formulated using the beneficial properties of recycled tire rubber, represents the next generation elastomeric Next Generation Roofing Following two years of research, collaboration and public dialogue, the Massachussetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) launched the GreenDOT Implementation Plan in December 2012, establishing 15 broad sustainability goals to decrease resource use, minimize ecological impacts, and improve public health outcomes. Each goal is supported by three to five tasks to be implemented over the next eight years. These tasks are then followed by specific indicators, which identify implementa- tion time horizons and divisions responsible for implementation. Rubberized asphalt will be used increasingly through 2015 to meet the goals related to improved life-cycle impacts. MassDOT has successfully used rubberized asphalt as a thin rehabilitation surface since 2008. The 1.25-inch asphalt-rubber gap grade surfacing takes advantage of the highly modified binder's ability to resist reflective cracking in a reduced thickness application. The reduced thickness concept for mixes with asphalt rubber binder was originally devel- oped by the California DOT (CALTRANS) in the mid 1990s. The reduced thickness design was later verified by the Federal Highway Administration Accelerated Loading Facility Pooled Fund Study at the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean VA. Mass. GreenDOT Implementation Plan Includes Rubberized Asphalt Groups Challenge EPA Rule A number of industry groups have filed lawsuits challeng- ing a final Environmental Pro- tection Agency (EPA) rule that clarifies which materials may be treated as fuels, rather than as solid wastes, when burned in boilers or solid waste incinera- tors, according to the Daily Envi- ronmental Report. In lawsuits filed May 6, the Port- land Cement Association and the Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir- cuit to review EPA's nonhazard- ous secondary materials final rule issued in December 2012 under Section 7006(a)(1) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Aseparate petition for reviewwas filed May 2 by the National Asso- ciation of Clean Water Agencies. MB Technology's new EcoTorch roofing product improves traditional SBS roofing with recycled tire rubber See Next Generation page 11.. See GreenDOT page 3... See Groups page 5... Scrap tires still at issue Recycled tire rubber improves torch-applied roofing