An article from BioCycle, `Good Year for Tire
Recovery' (1996) addressed the diversity of tire end
uses. It was a good general reference for understanding
the tire recycling market. According to data, of the
174.5 million tires that were recycled in greater thaan
1995, the majority were shredded to generate tirederived
fuels (TDF), to power utilities, pulp and paper
mills, power plants and cement kilns. The rest were
exported, or went to road ®ll, land®ll cover, erosion
control and similar applications, punched and stamped
products, ground rubber, agricultural applications, and
pyrolysis, respectively. Production of ground rubber
products is a large and growing industry. Super ®ne,
wire-free, high quality rubber granules are being used
a variety of including ground coverings for horse
arenas and stables, play grounds, sports arenas, parking
lots, and landscaping. It makes a good soil amendment
by preventing the soil from compacting.