How many scrap tires are generated annually and how does this relate to the conventional concrete market?
The United States generates approximately one tire for each person every year. That’s about 300 million scrap tires annually. Currently 80% of these scrap tires are recycled by grinding them up and placing them in land fills and about half are burned as fuel generating greenhouse gases. On average 10 to 12 typical size auto tires can create one cubic yard of Mechanical Concrete. This means that 300 million tires could generate between 25 and 30 million cubic yards of Mechanical Concrete or about 6% of the conventional concrete market. Tire tread cylinders will be used as Mechanical Cement primarily in the heavy and highway construction market. Other Mechanical Cement cylinder materials products will serve the commercial and residential construction market.
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