What happens to scrap tires in Mexico?

Scrap tires amount to more than 40 million tons of waste per year in Mexico. Out of that figure, less than 12% of scrap tires are recycled. read more

Scrap tires amount to more than 40 million tons of waste per year in Mexico. Out of that figure, less than 12% of scrap tires are recycled. There are several companies that have been in the tire recycling business for at least two decades, but their total output is meager compared to the amount that is scrapped every year. read more

The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 publication entitled “Scrap Tires: Handbook on Recycling Applications and Management for the U.S. and Mexico” states that 54 percent of scrap tires generated in 2007 were used as fuel, and only about 17 percent were processed into ground rubber and utilized to make many creative products. read more

Hawai‘i law (Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, Chapter 342I, Part II) requires a tire retailer to charge a disposal fee for each new tire purchased, even if the customer chooses to keep the old tire. The intent of the law is to decrease the health risks from tires by reducing the number of scrap tires in the community. read more