Intelligent Materials Pooling: Evolving a Profitable Technical Metabolism
Intelligently designed materials like nylon, polyester or steel can be recycled endlessly ... eliminating waste by business communities that dip into these "pools."
Ford Recycles Recalled Firestone Tires
When Ford Motor Co. recalled 13 million Firestone tires last May, the company promised to recycle the tires rather than landfilling or burning them. Ford contracted with Recovery Technologies Group Inc. (Guttenburg, NJ) to recycle the tires. So far, RTC has turned 3.6 million of the recalled tires into 40 million tons of crumb rubber to be used in projects around the country like athletic fields, playgrounds and paving projects. 50 miles of road in Phoenix, Arizona is now paved with rubberized asphalt containing 1 million pounds of crumb rubber. Only four states — Arizona, California, Florida and Texas — use significant amounts of rubberized asphalt to pave roads, even though this could be a huge market. Byron Lord, deputy director of the office of pavement technology for the Federal Highway Administration, said Ford’s promotion of crumb rubber “will provide a boost to the technology as well as allow states to evaluate its value in asphalt pavements.” RTG’s Ford contract has also led to its expansion as a company, opening three new facilities since taking on the deal. Recycling contributes 2.7 percent to gross domestic productThis is what a recent National Recycling Coalition study found. Fiber, steel, plastic converters, and […]
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