TDP Catalog

Purpose TheCaliforniaTire-DerivedProductCatalog isdesigned to raiseawareness about the large rangeof products made from recycled tires and their benefits. Thecatalog is intended toassist anyonewithan interest inpurchasingand usinghigh-quality tire-derivedproducts. Thismay include, for example: AboutThisCatalog

content for thecatalog is thecompanies themselves, and theproduct “sell sheets” included in thecatalogwere gathereddirectly from thesefirms.CalRecycleattempted to include information fromall knownCalifornia-based firmsproducingproductsmade fromCaliforniawaste tires. While there isnocharge for acompanyand their products tobe included in theCatalog,CalRecycle seeks toensure all products listedaremade from recycled tiresgenerated inCalifornia. Tobe included, firmsmust alsohavean operatingpresence inCaliforniaand satisfyother criteriaas listed inAppendixA.CalRecycledidnot validatecompany marketingclaims, andmakesnoguarantees regarding product qualityor performance. ForMore Information TheCaliforniaTire-DerivedProductCatalog is a living document.CalRecyclewill periodicallymakeedits and revisions topresent thebest andmost comprehensive informationon thegrowing rangeof productsmadeby California licensed tire-derivedmanufacturers and tire- derivedmaterial suppliers.QualifiedCaliforniafirmswithan interest inbeing included in thecatalogorwithcomments and suggestions shouldcontact JenniferCaldwell of CalRecycleat jennifer.caldwell@calrecycle.ca.gov. Formore informationonCalRecycle’sWasteTire Management Programand the state’s tire recycling industry, visit: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/tires/.

• Architects, owners andcontractorsworkingongreen buildingconstructionprojects;

• School, playgroundor parkmanagers looking for safe andproven surfacingand landscapingproducts; and

• Facilitymanagersor individuals looking for innovative recycled-content products tomeet a varietyof needs.

TheCatalogwaspreparedby theCaliforniaDepartment of ResourcesRecyclingandRecovery (CalRecycle) aspart of abroader tire recyclingmarket development program aimedat expandinganddiversifyingmarkets for discarded tiresgenerated inCalifornia. Strong recyclingmarketshelp ensure that the state’swaste tiremanagement infrastructure thrives, therebymaximizing recycling industryemployment through value-addedmanufacturing, keeping tiresout of landfills andhelping toachieveCalifornia’s 75percent recyclinggoal. In201292percent of thediscarded tires in Californiawerediverted from the landfill, and theoverall Statediversion rate for all wastematerialswas about 65percent. InformationSources andMethodology Onepurposeof theCatalog is to support themarketing activitiesofCaliforniafirms involved in recycling tires. Consequently, theprimary sourceof informationand

Acknowledgments CalRecyclewould like to thankall of thefirms, individuals andorganizations that contributed informationand/or supported thiseffort bydonating their timeand resources.