Scrap Car Tire Recycling

What happens to junk auto tires from an old junk vehicle? Scrap auto tires are a problem for many communities since these old tires take up space and cannot be burned, yet they present a fire hazard. Scrap car tire recycling is a goal of many in the auto recycling market, as the news is filled with stories that address environmental concerns within the vehicle scrap market. When a ‘junk my car’ company also known as a scrap car buyer makes you a scrap car for cash offer, they typically are focused on the precious metal commodities that comprise the car and may view the old scrap tires as a burden. This article focuses changes in disposal of scrap tires within the auto rental market; rather than how they are processed by scrap car buyers or other junk my car figures in the US recycling arena.

A Forbes contributor, Jim Motavalli with the Mother Nature Network (www.mnn.com) composed a story titled ‘Hertz To Recycle All Its Tires’ which provided some insight into another aspects of the scrap car recycling and auto junk recycling market’s efforts. “Up to 90 percent of America’s tires get recycled, and made into products as diverse as playground mulch & landfill bedding. Hertz has just signed an agreement to recover the material from the worn-out tires that leave its fleet every year—an estimated 170,000 of them.” Hertz spokesman Rich Broome stated “we’re the first rental company to commit to zero waste for tires, we went through our operations to see where we could do better environmentally & we are recovering oil and don’t waste water. Our tire recycling was at best haphazard. We didn’t know what the local operators were doing with them. But because of our agreement with Liberty Tire Recycling, no Hertz tire will ever be landfilled again.” Jeff Kendall, CEO of Pittsburgh-based Liberty, says “his company processes 140 million passenger tire equivalents every year, amounting to 1.4 million tons of material. Used rubber isn’t worth all that much, so Hertz doesn’t get paid for its surplus tires, but it does acquire peace of mind. According to the EPA, America generates 290 million scrap tires annually, and 233 million of them make it to a market. Some 130 million are used as fuel, and 53 million go into civil engineering projects.”

Popular Scrap Auto Tire Uses

Landfills & roads: Instead of being tossed away, ground-up tires can be used to replace sand & gravel as landfill linings; and also be used for road foundations.
Burning rubber: Used tires become Tire Derived Fuel (TDF), burned as fuel at paper mills and cement kilns.
Mulch: Ground as one-eighth-inch chips, tires become mulch, sold at Costco & Walmart. Used in playgrounds, it has the advantage of not washing away & absorbing falls better than other choices.
Artificial turf, crumb rubber has a wide application. It can also be used to make welcome mats & under-carpet materials. Carmakers, including Ford, use reclaimed rubber in items, including floor mats.
Composite crossties are replacing preservative-dosed hardwood. The Chicago Transit Authority is using the new ties and enabling faster speeds.
The complete article can be seen at this link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/eco-nomics/2012/10/29/hertz-to-recycle-all-its-tires/Our company, Cash 4 Cars, is based in Akron, OH. We are a junk my car service provider offering scrap care for cash services in the greater Summit County area. As a scrap car buyer, we recognize the importance of taking environmental responsibility for the disposal of junk cars and scrap vehicles. Next time you need a junk my car removal service, call us at (330) 271-6464 and we will scrap the car for cash.