Renewable and recycled tire driven for the first time in North America As transportation  continues to progress, Michelin is taking action to operate responsibly and be good stewards of its resources. To illustrate that, the company held the first Michelin Sustainability Summit in March in Sonoma, California. “Throughout our 135-year history, we at Michelin have […]

Canadian mining company Teck is conducting a pilot project to recycle waste haul truck tires from its operations and repurpose crumb rubber from the tires in rubber asphalt pavement at its Trail Operations and Neptune Terminals in British Columbia. Haul truck tires that have reached the end of their use, are sent to a third-party […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  and the Center For Disease Control Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC-ATSDR) have released the second half of the Synthetic Turf Field Recycled Tire Crumb Rubber Characterization Research Final Report: Part 2 -Tire Crumb Rubber Exposure Characterization. This report is part of the Federal Research Action Plan […]

Safepath’s processing technology delivers U-V stable, safe, aesthetically appealing color material Rubber molded products derived from waste tires have long posed a challenge for colorization due to the presence of paraffins and oils inherent in the tire manufacturing process. Timothy Vanderheiden, CEO of Safe Path, sheds light on this issue, drawing from over a decade […]

Drivers in BC are becoming more aware of the impacts their actions have on the environment, and the benefits of tire recycling. As a result, Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC) reports it is seeing an increase in searches for tire recycling drop-off locations around the province. According to the Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC), searches […]

Tire maker reaches a new milestone with a cutting-edge light particle analysis system and shares initial research results with the scientific community and industry. For the last 20 years, Michelin has been committed to reducing tire abrasion and to research on wear particles.  At  last month’s Tire Technology Expo 2024, Michelin took its research to […]

Recycled mine conveyor belt rubber gives durability DairyGrip is an industrial-grade, steel cable-reinforced, rolled rubber flooring system manufactured by Animat, a North West Rubber Company, is designed to increase cow comfort and mobility while withstanding the extreme demands of sand bedded flush barns and dairy farms using heavy equipment. Engineered with premium, heavy-duty, recycled rubber […]

Two highly regarded companies in the industrial shredding and recycling sector join forces Cambridge, Ontario industrial shredding and  recycling equipment manufacturer Shred-Tech Corp has announced the acquisition of Sarasota, Florida- based CM Shredders, by its parent company The Heico Companies. The move augments Shred-Tech’s product portfolio, extending its global reach, and fortifying its North American […]