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Recycling Foundation

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.  

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Tire Recycling Facts

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.

79
%

of ELTs were beneficially used in 2023

~
11
%

increase in overall utilization of ELTs

28
%

of ELTs were recycled into new products

<
48
M

Tires left to recycle

46

States with less than 1 million ELTs remaining

5
M

Tons of end-of-life tires generated in 2023

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 end-of-life tire markets.  According to USTMA's 2023 End-of-Life Tire Management Report, approximately 79% of ELTs go into the tire recycling and reclamation  markets.

Learn about uses for recycled tires

Supporting growing and emerging scrap tire markets is critical to the future of tire recycling.

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USTMA's 2023 End-of-Life Tire Management Report

Learn more about the state of end-of-life tire management.

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9th Scrap Tire Recycling Conference

Explore the 2024 Tire Recycling Conference

Check out the agenda here

Our Partners

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logo - ATD
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logo - Discount Tire
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logo - Ecore
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logo - Genan
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logo - Liberty Tire Recycling
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logo - SWANA
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logo - TIA
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logo - Tire Pros
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logo - Tire Rack
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logo - USAutoforce
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the ray logo
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USTMA Logo

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.

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