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RINGS OF FIRE <br /> "Waste tire," according to Title 14 of the 6 Running tracks <br /> Natural Resource Code, is defined as a ib Carpet padding <br /> "tire that is not on the wheel of a vehicle 6 Airplane shock absorbers <br /> and is not suitable for its original intended t, Fences <br /> use due to wear, damage, defect, or devia- Boots <br /> tion from the manufacturer's original ^ Gloves <br /> specifications; this includes all used tires, Soles for sandals <br /> altered tires, recappable casings, and scrap <br /> tires." NFPA 231D, appendix C, defines The Dodge Cork Company in Lancaster, <br /> scrap tires as a "tire that is no longer Pennsylvania joined forces with <br /> suitable for vehicular use." Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk of Germany <br /> to produce a wide range of recycled rub- <br /> Compounding the issue, the retread indus- ber products. The application of these <br /> try refers to these tires as used or reusable products can be seen in roofing materials <br /> tires or casings. Regardless of the differ- and a variety of sport surfaces. In the <br /> ences in definitions this text is concerned process 700,000 tires a year are consumed. <br /> with the outdoor storage of tires which <br /> excludes new manufactured tires. Tires have also been used as paving blocks <br /> in the paddocks of Churchill Downs. <br /> When reduced to small particles, tires <br /> SCRAP TIRE MARKETS become crumb rubber. Dirt race tracks <br /> seeded with crumb rubber are easier on <br /> The scrap tire industry is working actively the hooves and legs of race horses. The <br /> to produce markets for scrap tires. Scrap Japanese have used crumb rubber to lay <br /> tires are used whole or processed to meet railroad tracks upon. The manufacture, <br /> market demands. for example, of soaker hoses from crumb <br /> rubber consumes another 700,000 tires per <br /> Nationally, 28% of tire material finds its year. <br /> way into the marketplace. Current and <br /> past products provided by discarded tires Crumb rubber has also been added to <br /> include soils to improve porosity and increase <br /> oxygen to root systems. In Colorado, corn <br /> 0 Athletic mats was planted in soil laced with crumb rub- <br /> 0 Playground chips ber. After a strong windstorm, this was <br /> 0 Toys the only field of standing corn in the area. <br /> 0 Stock feeders <br /> tb Dock bumpers <br /> 0 Door mats <br /> t6 Hockey pucks <br /> Mud flaps <br /> 6 <br />