The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) will present its fourth annual Tire Recycling Business Summit, Sept. 17-18, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont, Ill.
According to ISRI, the Tire Recycling Business Summit has been designed for experienced scrap tire processors who want to stay informed of industry issues as well as those who want to learn more about the scrap tire industry and meet its leaders, suppliers and customers.
This year’s workshops will focus on approaches to sorting, classifying, and exporting tires; innovative approaches to handling tire fiber; ISRI’s Design for Recycling program; domestic scrap tire programs; safety and insurance; and proper maintenance techniques. ISRI’s "Suggested Guidelines for State Scrap Tire Programs" and a draft of the chapter’s "Best Management Practices for Tire Safety" will also be presented at the forum.
An exhibit and networking lounge will allow participants to explore the latest in products and services between workshop sessions.
The workshops will be preceded by ISRI’s Scrap Tire Processors Chapter’s meeting and dinner Sept. 16.
Registration fees are $270 for ISRI members and $370 for non-members. Non-members who join ISRI within 30 days of the summit receive a $100 credit on their initial ISRI dues.
Those seeking more information or to register for the summit can visit www.isri.org/tiresummit.
Tennessee Awards Grant Money for Tire RecyclingTennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke have announced they are providing $4.2 million in Waste Tire Grants to communities throughout the state to help find alternative uses for scrap tires.
The Tennessee General Assembly authorized the grants in the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991. Counties are reimbursed $70 per ton of tires recycled and are required to provide one scrap tire collection site. Counties may charge an additional fee if the grant is not adequate to cover costs.
The Waste Tire Fund, which receives revenue from a state surcharge on the purchase of new tires, supports the tire recycling grants. The Department of Environment and Conservation administers the Waste Tire Fund, and 90 cents from every $1 collected is used for solid waste grants and services.
Beneficial end-use markets include using crumb rubber in civil engineering projects, asphalt paving and molded rubber products, but the majority of Tennessee’s scrap tires are used as tire derived fuel.
GLASS
Washington State Gets New Glass Packaging PlantCameron Family Glass Packaging, based in Washington, Pa., has completed a $109 million financing deal that will allow the company to build a new glass plant in the United States.
The company says the plant will be the first one built in the United States in 30 years that will manufacture glass exclusively for the wine industry. Cameron expects the plant to be completed by the second half of next year.
J.H. Kelly LLC will build the 175,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility at the Port of Kalama, Wash.
Cameron Family Glass Packaging will also make recycling a top priority at the facility. The wine bottles will be made at least in part from recycled glass collected from Washington and Oregon. The company will launch recycling programs in surrounding communities where glass is currently being dumped into landfills. Cameron also says it will recycle all water used during the glass making process.
According to Robin Pollard, executive director of the Washington Wine Commission, the state is home to more than 500 wineries, which comprise a $3 billion industry that is second only to California in the United States.
PLASTICS
Fomo Covers Two Green BasesFomo Products Inc., Norton, Ohio, recently celebrated the opening of its new Spray Foam Production Center in nearby Akron and the launch of a corporate-wide green initiative.
Fomo has developed a Green Team of employees from different divisions of the company to lead parts of the initiative. To date, thecompany’s headquarters building is being assessed for energy efficiency and aggressive recycling programs have started—including the re-use of an entire building that will house the company’s new Spray Foam Production Center.
Fomo’s polyurethane foam insulation products, Handi Foam and Handi Seal, are used in the design and construction of energy efficient buildings. The products can help a home receive an Energy Star rating and are used to insulate full wall cavities, floors and rim joists, as well as sealing around vents, plumbing and electrical penetrations.
Additionally, some of the polyol components in Fomo’s products come from recycled plastic bottles. The company is also "exploring new formulations using raw materials made from sustainable resources such as soy-based polyols, a building block of polyurethane foam," says Tom Fishback, Fomo technical director.
On the construction side, rather than build a new facility for its Spray Foam Production Center, Fomo bought and "recycled" an old retail store in the Rolling Acres area of Akron.
"We saw this as an investment in an area with a struggling economy and a chance to save energy used to produce new building materials and construct a large facility," says Doug Caffoe, vice president of business development and marketing for Fomo.
The Spray Foam Production Center will focus on reusing foam tanks by refilling them and sending them to large construction projects and OEM plants.
Fomo Products Inc. USA is a member of the FLM Group of Companies, headquartered in Switzerland.
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