Resource Conservation Challenge Tire Cluster

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Resource Conservation Challenge Tire Cluster

• Pam Swingle
• EPA Region 4
• Atlanta, Georgia

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Resource Conservation Challenge QA

• What the _at__at_ is the RCC?
• Why a program focused on resource conservation?
• Need to make significant gains
• Pollution prevention, recycling, reuse of
  materials
• Reducing the use of toxic constituents
• Conserving energy and materials
• Why the focus Cluster areas?

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RCC Clusters

• Construction and Demolition Debris
• Electronics
• Green Buildings
• Hospitals
• Industrial Waste
• Organics
• Paper
• Schools
• Tires
• Targeted Chemical Reduction

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RCC Tire Cluster

• Overall leadership by EPA Region 4
• Identified stakeholders
• Convened in August, 2003 at the RCRA National
  Meeting
• Identified current projects
• Established goals
• Established Subcommittees

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Tire Cluster Members

• States
• CA, VT, FL, GA, IL, KY, MS, NC, NM, OK, PA, RI,
  SC, TN, TX, UT, VA
• Product Stewardship Institute
• Trades/Industry
• Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition,
• Institute of Scrap Tire Recycling Industries
• Portland Cement Association
• Polyvulc
• Recycling Research Institute
• Rubber Pavement Association
• Rubber Manufacturers Association
• TAG Resource Recovery
• Feds
• FHWA, EPA
• Academia
• Clemson (ARTS)

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Tire Cluster GoalsAdopted December 2003

1. Divert 85 of newly generated scrap tires to
   reuse, recycling or energy recovery by 2008
2. Reduce by 55 the number of tires in existing
   stockpiles by 2008

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Established Five Subcommittees

• Goals
• Lead Alan Lassiter, Virginia DEQ
• Tire derived fuel
• Lead Mike Giuranna, EPA Region 3
• Rubberized asphalt
• Lead Sergi Amirkhanian, Clemson
• 4. Civil engineering applications
• Lead Todd Marvel, Illinois EPA
• Ground rubber
• Lead Lon Revall, Georgia DNR

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Subcommittees Role

• Propose goal(s) for each subcommittee
• Identify barriers
• Propose solutions
• Compile inventory of applications, data
• Estimate volume/weight used to date
• Potential Solutions..
• Compile success/case studies
• Develop champions in each state
• Gather partners within the each state
• Develop Tool Kits

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EPA Initiatives

• GIS Mapping of stockpiled tires
• MI, IN, OH, PA, NY completed
• Prioritization and planning tool
• Sensitive area and population overlays
• Plans for AL and CT this summer, still working
  with TX and CO
• 9 states have 85 of stockpiled tires
• Map again in 2008 ?
• Tire Clean-Up Forum
• Mexico Border Projects

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Next Steps

• Work with RMA numbers to convert into weight vs.
  number
• Subcommittees set goals
• Implement recommendations by the subcommittees
• Identify potential projects to fund
• Meeting in October

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Questions??
Pam SwinglePhone [phone]Email
swingle.pamela_at_epa.gov