KMC RUBBER

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Tire Recycling Project.

Over 2,000 tires were diverted from the waste stream into new products.

THE CHALLENGE– Convert existing formulas to reuse waste tires in the production of new materials.

THE SOLUTION– KMC Rubber reformulated two recipes that passed all specifications while incorporating 10% tire-derived material.

RESULTS– From 2021 t0 2022, the equivalent of 228 tires were recycled into brand new products instead of going to waste.

When the state of California set a goal to recycle 75% of all waste tires in 2020, KMC Rubber answered the call and lent their expertise to the Tire Incentive Program. Receiving funding from a grant by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), KMC identified two compounds, an anti-fatigue floor mat for the restaurant industry and a heavy equipment acoustical mat for the agricultural industry, which had the greatest potential for converting a portion of the existing recipe to use crumb rubber derived from waste tires. The recipes were reformulated to use 10% tire-derived material and the new compounds passed all physical testing characteristics, even outperforming the original materials on certain properties. With the assistance of CalRecycle, KMC Rubber was ultimately able to divert nearly 2,800 pounds of tire crumb from the waste stream, equivalent to more than 228 passenger tires.