We work with all the ELT value chain stakeholders, from manufacturers, distributors and retailers to collectors, process and end users, equipment suppliers, academia, and including local governments, states, the U.S. EPA and the Environmental and Sustainability NGOs, to incentivize market development and advance federal and state regulations that foster sustainable scrap tire marketings. According to our 2021 Scrap Tire Management Report, approximately 71% of scrap tires currently go to scrap tire markets.
Introducing the Tire Recycling Foundation
The Tire Recycling Foundation is gearing up for an ambitious new era to accelerate the creation of sustainable, circular tire recycling markets. We are uniquely positioned to be a convener of a broad group of stakeholders to achieve critical milestones in tire recycling progress.
Tires are one of the most recycled and reclaimed products in the U.S. and the management of end-of-life tires has been a priority for USTMA and TIA for over three decades.
944
M
Illegal tires to clean up
56
M
Tires left to recycle
46
States with less than 1 million ELTs remaining
5
M
Tons of end-of-life tires generated in 2021
71
%
of ELTs were beneficially used in 2021
28
%
of ELTs were recycled into new products
Learn about uses for recycled tires
Supporting growing and emerging scrap tire markets is critical to the future of tire recycling.
2021 USTMA Scrap Tire Management Report
Learn more about the state of scrap tire management.
9th Scrap Tire Recycling Conference
Explore the 2024 Tire Recycling Conference
Scrap Tire Work Group
Are you a member of the unincorporated association of state tire program regulators and other experts work group? This networking group has a long history of collaboration to grow ELT markets. Log in here.