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Tire Disposal

What do I do with my old scrap tires ?

If you have a couple of old tires that you need to dispose of find a local recycler that does Scrap Tire Collection using the Waste Exchange
Enter the estimated quantity that you have and your location and it will try to match you directly to a local recycler.

If you have a large stockpile of scrap tires or if you generate ongoing quantities of scrap tires, Submit your inquiry to the Scrap Tire Exchange.

Alternatively, you can:
Call/Contact Your Local Municipality / City / Town Regional Solid Waste Dept or Recycling Dept to see what they advise you to do with the tires.
Contact a local tire shop to see if they can take them for disposal - and is there a fee for this ?
Please note that when disposing of scrap tires there is sometimes a "tip fee" charged by the person collecting your tires. A tip fee is a “fee to collect scrap tires” that is used to offset the material handling costs.



Scrap Tires
If you wish to deal in large quantities of Scrap Tires post a listing to the Tire & Rubber Recycling exchange. Your posting will allow you to connect directly with potential counter parties.

Baled Tires
For anyone who deals in Baled Scrap Tires the exchange service facilitates domestic and import/export trade. You may take this opportunity to learn a little bit about the tire recycling industry.

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Tire Salvage


The option of salvaging tires for reuse as a usable tire reduces premature disposal

Used Tires
If you wish to Buy or Sell Used Tires, simply ADD your inquiry to the Tire Recycling Exchange. Quick and efficient inspection of tires can be preformed with the use of a tire inflator, an adjustable hub that can rapidly inflate tires to fully specified pressure and allow rotation for close examination to detect any defects.

Repairable Tires
Damaged tires with punctures, holes or cuts, may be able to have slight repairs done safely for your Car or Truck tires. Simple repairs like patches or plugs or more technical repairs like hot or cold section vulcanizing may be able to save your tire from disposal.

Tire Casings
Good quality, low tread tires can be given a whole new cycle of life by retreading. If you wish to Buy or Sell Tire Casings connect with the market by listing in the Tire Recycling Exchange.
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Scrap Tire Collection
When collecting scrap tires it is necessary to establish the value of a tip fee based on the type and weight of the tires being collected. A tip fee is a “fee to collect scrap tires” that is used to offset the material handling costs.
Actual weights and values should be established based on individual operations from the mix of scrap material being handled.

Scrap Tire Recycling

Scrap & Baled
Sorting & Grading       Dismantling Tire Parts

Shredding       Granulating       Pyrolysis

The Tire Recycling Market Guide
Prices & Market Trends

Rubber Recycling


Historically the material handling costs (transportation and processing) has been greater than the value received when the reclaimed rubber is sold. To achieve profitability the need to charge a tip fee (a fee to collect scrap tires) to offset the material handling costs has been required.

Sorting & Grading
Sorting and Grading of the incoming stream of raw scrap tires allows the harvesting of Tire Salvage and prepares the tires for further processing steps. The tires may be sent for slitting and Dismantling Tire Parts or directed to chipping or Shredding operations.


Scrap Tire Recycling
First of all we need to dispel the myth that there is no market for scrap tires. It is possible to market or sell 100% of the material reclaimed from scrap tires; the challenge is to do it profitably.

Historically the material handling costs (transportation and processing) has been greater than the value received when the reclaimed rubber is sold.

The solution to achieve profitability has been to charge a tip fee (a fee to collect scrap tires) to offset the material handling costs

Most people in the tire recycling business are involved in the collection, sorting and grading of tires. This process encompasses collecting scrap tires from numerous sources, then sorting the tires for reuse or recycling.

Tires are sorted into:
1) Salvageable tires: These are tires that can be repaired/retreaded and sold as Used Tires or Tire Casings
2) Un-Salvageable tires: These scrap tires would then go for recycling by the following processes:
Tire Slitting into Tire Parts
Tire Chipping or Shredding into Tire Chip, Shred or TDF
Tire Granulation into CRUMB Rubber
Tire Pyrolysis



Scrap Tire Collection
When collecting scrap tires it is necessary to establish the value of a tip fee based on the type and weight of the tires being collected. A tip fee is a “fee to collect scrap tires” that is used to offset the material handling costs.
Actual weights and values should be established based on individual operations from the mix of scrap material being handled.


Scrap Tire Processing
There are three methods of processing scrap tires: Whole Tire Shredding, Tire Pyrolysis or Gasification and Multi-Stage Tire Processing


Whole Tire Shredding
Whole tire shredding is a process of reducing tires into smaller pieces. The pieces are usually irregularly shaped.

Depending on the type of shredder being used, the output will either be mixed shredded tires or #2 shredded tires. Screening the output material will allow for additional smaller pieces to be segregated as free-flowing TDF (tire derived fuel).


Tire Pyrolysis or Gasification
Tire pyrolysis is a technology used for recycling scrap/waste tires. It is not a new technology; in fact it has been used for many years. This method uses a special unit to incinerate the scrap tires in a closed, oxygen-free environment.

Tire pyrolysis or gasification, as it is also known, reduces the waste tires into raw tire pyrolysis carbon, tire pyrolysis oils, recovered tire pyrolysis gas and recovered incinerator steels.


Multi-Stage Tire Processing
At each level during multi-stage tire processing there is an opportunity to sell material which then reduces the amount of residual material to be further processed at the next stage.

1. Tire Slitting & Tire Parts
Tire slitting is the process of cutting the scrap tires into parts or pieces using a tire slitter, tire cutter or tire debeader. The first stage in tire slitting is to debead the tire by cutting very close to the edge of the inner rim of the tire (typically not more than one inch) to remove the bead wire. The next stage is to slit the tire (normally at the shoulder) in order to separate the sidewalls from the treads. The tire parts are then separated into key types of scrap tire rubber.

2. Tire Chipping & Tire Chip
Tire chipping is typically done after a scrap tire has been debeaded and slit. It is done by using a tire chipper. Once the scrap tires have been chipped they can then be divided into grades of tire chip and shredded tyres

3. Tire Granulation & CRUMB
Tire granulation is a further size reduction of the chipped tires using a machine that produces consistent granule quality. As part of the granulation process, steel and fibers are removed leaving clean rubber or CRUMB. The resulting end product is then separated into Granulated Tire CRUMB grades.



To buy Tire Recycling Equipment place an inquiry in the The Equipment Finder Service



Market Price Trends
The Tire & Rubber Recycling Composite Index tracks the changing market prices in the rubber and tire recycling industry. The Index consists of a weighted basket of specific benchmark grades of scrap rubber and tire materials.

The Index takes a daily snapshot of the spot market prices and allows you to freely take a quick view of the past 7, 30, 90 days and 1 & 2 year trends.
If you require a more granular view of the spot market prices, this is available with a subscription to the The Tire & Rubber Recycling Composite Index


Tire Recycling Information
For anyone seeking current information or research data on the tire recycling industry, you may access and ask your Recycling Questions to a core group of experienced and knowledgeable recycling industry professionals.



Tire Recycling Market Guide


If you are interested in entering the tire recycling business, check out The Tire Recycling Market Guide.
The Tire Recycling Market Guide is focused on providing a rapid understanding of tire recycling fundamentals from an economic standpoint or market basis. It provides an overview of the flow of scrap tires throughout collection, tire salvage, and the processing stages of the scrap tire recycling process.


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