The Recycle of Tires in the US at 84%!
Over the last several years, the US national effort toward Recycling has brought about major reductions in landfill waste and waste burn off. From plastic water bottles to newspaper & cardboard, to old scrap Tires, the level of recycling throughout the US continues to show a strong trend.
Over the last several years, the US national effort toward Recycling has brought about major reductions in landfill waste and waste burn off. From plastic water bottles to newspaper & cardboard, to old scrap Tires, the level of recycling throughout the US continues to show a strong trend.
Just in the last decade, total recycling has increased by 100% to 82 million tons of recycled materials per year. That's 164 Billion (with a "B") pounds of waste that are not finding their way to our landfills! Impressive, but we still have a long way to go. While the percentage of recycling or repurposing of waste continues to increase, so does the amount of total waste.
Currently, the US recycles approximately 32% of its total waste, but 53% of its total paper waste. One of the most environmentally detrimental waste items is the Huge amount of discarded vehicle tires. Some 305 Million scrap tires are accumulated annually just in the US. However, due to major recycling and repurposing efforts, the total re-usage percentage of these scrap tires has reached an all-time high of 84%. That equates to 256 million fewer tires entering our landfills or simply being burned away. Great for the country, and great for the environment!
Such renewed uses for scrap tires include ground up asphalt materials for roads, walkways, and devulcanized pellets for industry, among countless other uses.
Although the US, Canada, Europe and Australia are at the forefront in general recycling programs, the largest culprits of landfilling and burning their waste remain China, India, and the underdeveloped countries. As industry is finding more profitable ways to recycle waste, then undoubtedly the practice of recycling will one day become commonplace throughout all corners of the world. Live Long & Recycle
Currently, the US recycles approximately 32% of its total waste, but 53% of its total paper waste. One of the most environmentally detrimental waste items is the Huge amount of discarded vehicle tires. Some 305 Million scrap tires are accumulated annually just in the US. However, due to major recycling and repurposing efforts, the total re-usage percentage of these scrap tires has reached an all-time high of 84%. That equates to 256 million fewer tires entering our landfills or simply being burned away. Great for the country, and great for the environment!
Such renewed uses for scrap tires include ground up asphalt materials for roads, walkways, and devulcanized pellets for industry, among countless other uses.
Although the US, Canada, Europe and Australia are at the forefront in general recycling programs, the largest culprits of landfilling and burning their waste remain China, India, and the underdeveloped countries. As industry is finding more profitable ways to recycle waste, then undoubtedly the practice of recycling will one day become commonplace throughout all corners of the world. Live Long & Recycle
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