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2017 U.S. Scrap Tire Management Summary
July 18, 2018
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About the U.S. Tire Manufacturers AssociationThe U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association is the national trade association for tire manufacturers that produce tires in the U.S. USTMA members operate manufacturing facilities in 18 states, employ nearly 100,000 workers and generate annual sales of more than $27 billion. USTMA members are committed to sustainability throughout the lifecycle of a tire, from development through end of life.
USTMA began its scrap tire program in 1990 under the auspices of the Scrap Tire Management Council. USTMA works with all stakeholders, including states, U.S. EPA and the industry to develop markets, reduce scrap tire stockpiles and implement state regulations that that foster sustainable scrap tire markets. USTMA supports environmentally sound and economically feasible scrap tire markets.
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USTMA Sustainability Vision
• USTMA members share a common vision on sustainability which includes: Promoting tire safety; advancing worker safety; acting as responsible corporate citizens; reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout a tire’s useful life; improving environmental footprints over time; minimizing the health, and environmental impacts of tire materials; and ensuring scrap tires enter sustainable markets.
• Specifically, USTMA members share an aspirational vision that all scrap tires are managed as valuable materials with self-sustaining markets resulting in zero scrap tire stockpiles and 100% beneficial end use.
• USTMA’s 2017 scrap tire market report measures our progress towards meeting this sustainability vision.
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USTMA Scrap Tire Report Basics
• USTMA publishes its U.S. Scrap Tire Markets report every two years
• First scrap tire market and stockpile data collected by U.S. EPA in 1990
• Two components:
o Scrap tire markets
o Historical stockpiles
• Scope of USTMA analysis – on the highway tires
• USTMA data sources
o Surveys of state regulators and scrap tire processors
o Interviews with experts and end users
o Trade association and industry data
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U.S. Scrap Tire Disposition 2017Market or Disposition Thousands of Tons Millions of Tires % change 2015-2017
Tire-Derived Fuel 1736.34 105.94 -9.7%
Cement Kilns 805.91 49.17 7.0%
Pulp & Paper 503.13 30.70 -18.4%
Industrial Boilers 427.31 26.07 -22.7%
Ground Rubber 1013.32 61.83 -0.7%
Civil Engineering 315.98 19.28 14.9%
Exported 109.83 6.70 7.6%
Electric Arc Furnace 39.15 2.39 50.6%
Reclamation Projects 44.00 2.68 -16.3%
Agricultural 7.10 0.43 0.0%
Baled Tires/market 14.59 0.89 58.8%
Punched/ Stamped 22.50 1.37 -45.4%
Other 108.45 6.62 14.3%
Total to Market 3411.26 208.14 -3.9%
Generated 4189.19 255.61 3.7%
% to Market/Utilized 81.4% 81.4% N/A
Land Disposed 646.78 39.46 43.3%
% Managed (includes Markets, Baled and Landfill) 96.9% 96.9% N/A
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U.S. Scrap Tire Market Summary (2009 – 2017)Market or Disposition (1000s of tons) 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017Tire Derived Fuel 2084.75 1427.03 2120.29 1922.67 1736.34Ground Rubber 1354.17 1093.50 975.00 1020.75 1013.332Land Disposed 653.38 491.65 327.78 451.40 646.78Civil Engineering 284.92 294.99 172.00 274.92 315.98Exported 102.10 302.48 245.84 102.07 109.83Reclamation Projects 130.00 54.29 49.17 52.54 44Electric Arc Furnace 27.10 65.55 65.56 26.00 39.15Baled Tires/market 27.76 1.92 30.00 9.19 14.59Punched/ Stamped 1.90 1.90 1.90 41.20 22.50Agricultural 7.10 7.10 7.10 7.10 7.10Baled/no market 15.57 32.78 No data No data No dataUsed Tires
1371.25 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other 94.86 108.45Total to Market 4391.05 3083.76 3666.85 3551.30 3411.26Generated
25170.50 3781.00 3824.26 4038.80 4189.19
% to Market/Utilized 84.9% 81.6% 95.9% 87.9% 81.4%
% Managed (incl. baled and landfilled tires) 97.9% 95.4% 104.5% 99.1% 96.9%1The U.S. Scrap Tire Market Summary began tracking tires culled from scrap tire collection entering domestic passenger and light truck used tire markets in 2009 by including used tires as a market for
scrap tires. The U.S. Scrap Tire Market Summary now subtracts used tires from the total tires hauled to calculate total net scrap tire generation, a practice that began with the 2011 edition.2In 2005 and 2007, annual scrap tire generation estimates were based on state-provided data. Now, these estimates are based on a calculation of replacement market tires sold and vehicles
scrapped, a practices that began with the 2009 edition.
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U.S. Scrap Tire Generation 2017
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Tire Class Millions of Tires Market % Average Weight (lbs)
Weight (thousands of tons)
Light Duty Tires 254.6 88.6% 22.5 2864.3Passenger tire replacements
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209.7 73.0%Light truck tire replacements
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31.3 10.9%Tires from scrapped vehicles
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13.6 4.7%
Commercial Tires 32.7 11.4% 120.0 1962.0Medium, wide base, heavy truck replacement tires
1 19.7 6.9%
Tires from scrapped trucks and buses2
13.0 4.5%
Total tires hauled 287.3 100.0% 33.6 4826.3
Used tires culled 37.9 13.2% 33.6 637.1
Net scrap tires 249.4 4189.21Factbook 2018: U.S. Tire Shipment/Activity Report for Statistical Year 2017, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.
2Ward's Motor Vehicle Facts and Figures, 2014. Includes the total number of vehicles removed from service in 2015. Ward's discontinued publishing a statistic on vehicles retired from service
separated for the car and truck/bus category. Instead, it only published total vehicles scrapped from service. USTMA estimated the split between cars and trucks/buses based on the average of the split from 2002 - 2012. Assumes two tires scrapped from light duty vehicles and 2.5 tires scrapped from trucks and buses.
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U.S. Scrap Tire Market Trends 2009 - 2017
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U.S. Scrap Tire Disposition 2017
Tire-Derived Fuel43%
Ground Rubber25%
Civil Engineering8%
Exported3%
Electric Arc Furnace1%
Reclamation Projects1%
Land Disposed16%
Processor Inventory/Unknown
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Total annual generation = 4,189 thousand tons
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U.S. Scrap Tire Market Trends 2009 – 2017
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*The U.S. Scrap Tire Market Summary began tracking tires culled from scrap tire collection entering domestic passenger and light truck used tire markets in 2009 by including used tires as a market for scrap tires. The U.S. Scrap Tire Market Summary now subtracts used tires from the total tires hauled to calculate total net scrap tire generation, a practice that began with the 2011 edition.
Total = 4391
Total = 3,551Total = 3083Total = 3666
Total = 3411
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U.S. Tire Derived Fuel Markets 2017
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Did you know?
Total scrap tires diverted to TDF market:
1,736,340 tons or about 106 million tires
Electric utility boilers
25%
Pulp and paper mills
29%
Cement kilns46%
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U.S. Tire-Derived Fuel Market Trends 2009 – 2017
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Cement kilns Pulp and paper mills Utility boilers Industrial boilers* Dedicated scrap tires to energy Lime kilns
Total = 2120
Total = 1923
Total = 1736
* Combined with Electric Utility boilers starting in 2013.
Total = 2085
Total = 1427
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Did you know?
Total tire rubber consumed in ground rubber markets: about 1,340,000,000 pounds1
Total scrap tires diverted to these markets: About 1,013,320 tons or about 62 million tires
U.S. Ground Rubber Markets 2017(percent of total pounds of scrap tires consumed in market)
Sports surfaces
23%
Playground Mulch24%
Molded/ Extruded
38%
Automotive & Export
2%
Asphalt12%
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1This value represents the weight of processed ground rubber (with wire, fluff and agglomerated rubber removed) that is consumed in ground rubber end-use markets. In contrast, the data represented in other areas of this report refer to the weight of whole tires diverted to all scrap tire markets, including ground rubber.
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U.S. Ground Rubber Market Distribution 2009 - 2017
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Sports Surfacing Playgrounds/Mulch/ Animal Bedding Molded/ Extruded Products Export Automotive Asphalt
Total = 1354
Total = 1013Total = 1093
Total = 975
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U.S. Civil Engineering Markets 2009 - 2017
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U.S. Stockpiled Scrap Tires 1990 - 2017
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Did you know?
In 1990, about a billion scrap tires were in stockpiles in the U.S.
By 2017, over 94% of those tires have been cleaned up! Only 60 million more stockpiled tires still to go.
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Stockpiled Tires Remaining in the U.S.
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CO: Includes 50% of monofill inventory
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Overview of Current State Programs
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Prohibit Collection OfOther Fees?
State Fee Collected?
Number of StatesYES NO
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Overview of Current State Programs
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Require Haulers to havePermits?
Require Financial Assurancefor Haulers?
Require Financial Assurancefor Processors?
Have Storage and DisposalRegulation?
Number of States YES NO
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Overview of Current State Programs
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Allow Monofillls?
Cut,Shredded TiresAllowed In Landfill?
Allow Whole Tires inLandfills?
Number of States
YES NO
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Overview of Current State Programs
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Stockpile Cleanup Program isActive?
Have a Stockpile CleanupProgram?
Number of States
YES NO