Scrap Tire News

STN June 2013 • 3 Visit us on the Web: www.scraptirenews.com The heavy rubber loading in the bind- er of 16-22 percent by weight of the liquid provides millions of discreet rubber particles in the binder system in each ton of mix that simply do not crack. This technique utilizes the en- gineering properties of the tire rubber in particulate form to inhibit and slow the progression of reflective cracking, according to the Rubberized Asphalt Foundation (RAF). The rocks in the mix do not crack and confine the crack to the binder in be- tween the rocks. As a crack begins to move through the binder in an asphalt mix, the crack is continuously im- peded by the rubber particles loaded into the binder system, and the crack must find another way to get around the rubber. More innovations with rubberized asphalt are expected in Massachusetts this year as the DOT raises the bar for sustainability, cost effectiveness and quality in its materials for use in high- way paving projects, the RAF said. u Kumho Tire USA, Inc. said in a recall notice last month it was recalling about 12,000 previously recalled tires after discovering some of the tires were resold as used tires to various tire wholesalers in Texas, New York, North Carolina and Puerto Rico. In its statement, Kumhbo asserted that the recalled tires, which had had three holes drilled through the tread to render them unusable, were sent to Liberty Tire Recycling in August 2012 for recycling. Instead, Kumho said in its recall statement, Liberty Tire sold 7,875 recall Solus, KH25 radial passenger tires. Liberty Tire Recycling responded to Kumho's recall statement with a statement of its own asserting that Kumho did not inform them until April 2013 that the tires had been recalled. "We were not made aware of any NHTSA safety recall that applied to these tires when we received them last summer," Liberty said. "Moreover, these tires were not properly incapacitated by Kumho and were not under a 'destroy only' contractual agreement." Liberty said it is cooperating fully with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) in retrieving and recycling the tires and is also working directly with Kumho to account for all the tires. Liberty said it informed Kumho last month that 9,612 of the 11,922 tires it originally received had been removed from the toad and destroyed. The companies are continuing to track and recover the remaining 2,310 tires. Liberty also said it is reviewing and strengthening its internal procedures to assure recall tires are never re-sold. u Companies Work To Recover Recall Tires GreenDOT , continued from page 1..