Retreads: The Highest and Best Use for a Worn Tire
(ARA) - Although they may look round and black, retreaded
tires are one of the greenest, environmentally friendly
products a fleet can buy. Retreaded tires have one of
the highest post-consumer contents of all recycled products,
and are responsible for saving North Americans more
than 400 million gallons of oil every year.
Most people don't know that tires contain a very large
percentage of synthetic rubber, which is petroleum based.
Every time a truck tire is retreaded there is a savings
of approximately 15 gallons of oil. In addition, every
tire that is retreaded is one less tire for our overcrowded
landfills.
"I don't know of any other recycled product that saves
as much money for the end user as a retreaded tire.
When you add these savings into the natural resources
that are saved and the positive impact this has on the
environment, using retreads is a win, win solution for
both the transportation industry and the environment,"
said Martin Bozarth, executive director of the International
Tire & Rubber Association.
"Tire retreading makes an important contribution to
the reduction in the number of tires requiring annual
disposal by insuring that tires, especially medium truck
tires, provide the fullest possible service life. Retreadable
casings should always be directed to the retread market,"
says John Serumgard of the Scrap Tire Management Council
For more information about the environmental and economic
benefits of retreaded tires, visit www.retread.org,
or contact the Tire Retread Information Bureau toll
free at (888) 473-8732, or by e-mail: info@retread.org.
Courtesy ARA Content, www.ARAcontent.com; e-mail: info@ARAcontent.com
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