The Scrap Tire Workgroup contributes to the overall goals of the Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC), a multi-faceted initiative implemented by USEPA with three overarching goals:

    1.      to prevent pollution and promote recycling and reuse of materials;
    2.      to reduce the use of toxic chemicals; and
    3.      to conserve energy and materials.

The RCC Scrap Tire Workgroup has engaged in on a series of projects that assist the overall scrap tire market.  These projects include a DVD on tire-derived aggregate; a statement on tire-derived fuel; a survey of the use of rubber modified asphalt and assisting in data collection on scrap tire generation and markets.  These projects provide valuable tools and information for scrap tire stakeholders.

The Five Subcommittees:

I.   Goals
II.  Ground Rubber
III. Civil Engineering
IV.  Rubberized Asphalt
V.   Tire Derived Fuel

 The five committees of the Scrap Tire Workgroup meet annually to plan its   
 agenda for the following year.  The meeting is open to all members of the   
 workgroup and its stakeholders are encouraged to attend.  A discussion of   
 its projects activities and new directions will be developed to address the 
 impact of proposed legislation on the Definition of Solid Waste and the     
 Boilers MAC standards and the development of new market stratagem's and     
 trends.                                                                    

There is no cost to join the EPA RCC Scrap Tire Workgroup or to attend the EPA RCC Scrap Tire Workgroup meeting which will be held at the Peabody Little Rock on November 2, 2010.  It is necessary to register to
attend: please contact Mark Schuknecht at:
Schuknecht.Mark@epamail.epa.gov