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Table of Contents Table of Contents........................................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................ii Background ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Market Status and the Need for Feedstock Conversion ................................................................................ 2 CalRecycle Support for Feedstock Conversion ............................................................................................ 5 Feedstock Conversion Opportunities .......................................................................................................... 11 Feedstock Conversion Barriers ................................................................................................................... 14 Conclusions and Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 19 Appendix A Glossary.................................................................................................................................. 22 List of Tables Table 1 Examples of TBAP Assistance by Category.................................................................................... 6 Table 2 Major Feedstock Conversion TBAP Participants ............................................................................ 7

List of Figures Figure 1 California Waste Tire End-Use Trends .......................................................................................... 3 Figure 2 Estimated California Ground Rubber Shipments by Market Category (2012)............................... 3 Figure 3 Examples of Crumb Rubber Characteristics and Potential Product Benefit................................. 12

Contractor’s Report

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