2013 U.S. Scrap Tire Management
Summary
November 2014
U.S. Scrap Tire Disposition 2013
Market or Disposition
Tire-Derived Fuel
Cement Kilns
Pulp & Paper
Electric Utilities
Industrial Boilers
Dedicated Tires-to-Energy
Ground Rubber
Civil Engineering
Exported
Electric Arc Furnace
Reclamation Projects
Agricultural
Baled Tires/market
Punched/ Stamped
Total to Market
Generated
% to Market/Utilized
Land Disposed
Baled/no market
% Managed
(includes Markets, Baled and Landfill)
Thousands of Tons
Millions of Tires
% change 2011-2013
2120.29
726.04
716.25
576.25
0.00
101.75
975.00
172.00
245.84
65.56
49.17
7.10
30.00
1.90
3666.85
3824.26
95.9%
327.78
129.37
44.30
43.70
35.16
0.00
6.21
59.49
10.49
15.00
4.00
3.00
0.43
1.83
0.12
223.74
233.34
95.9%
20.00
0.00
48.6%
137.7%
20.8%
260.2%
-100.0%
-50.0%
-10.8%
-41.7%
-18.7%
0.0%
-9.4%
0.0%
1462.2%
0.0%
12.9%
1.1%
11.6%
-33.3%
-100.0%
104.5%
104.5%
4.7%
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U.S. Scrap Tire Market Summary (2005 – 2013)
Market or Disposition
Tire-Derived Fuel
Ground Rubber
Land Disposed
Exported
Civil Engineering
Reclamation Projects
Electric Arc Furnace
Baled Tires/market
Agricultural
Punched/ Stamped
Baled/no market
1
Used Tires
Total to Market
2
Generated
% to Market/Utilized
% Managed
(in Thousands of Tons)
2005
2144.64
552.51
590.81
111.99
639.99
UNK
18.88
UNK
47.59
100.51
42.22
n/a
3616.11
4410.73
82.0%
96.3%
2007
2484.36
789.09
593.98
102.08
561.56
132.58
27.14
UNK
7.13
1.85
9.31
n/a
4105.79
4595.72
89.3%
102.5%
2009
2084.75
1354.17
653.38
102.10
284.92
130.00
27.10
27.76
7.10
1.90
15.57
371.25
4391.05
5170.50
84.9%
97.9%
2011
1427.03
1093.50
491.65
302.48
294.99
54.29
65.55
1.92
7.10
1.90
32.78
n/a
3083.76
3781.00
81.6%
95.4%
2013
2120.29
975.00
327.78
245.84
172.00
49.17
65.56
30.00
7.10
1.90
No data
n/a
3666.85
3824.26
95.9%
104.5%
(including baled and landfilled tires)
1
RMA began tracking tires culled from scrap tire collection entering domestic used passenger and light truck used tire markets in 2009. RMA
changed the way it incorporated estimates of tires entering used tire markets between 2009 and 2011. In 2009, RMA included used tires as a
market for scrap tires. In 2011 and 2013, RMA subtracted used tires from the total tires hauled to calculate total net scrap tire generation.
2
RMA changed the basis for reporting scrap tire generated annually from state-provided data in 2005-2007 to a calculation of replacement
market tires sold and vehicles scrapped in 2009, 2011 and 2013.
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U.S. Scrap Tire Generation 2013
Tire Class
Millions of Tires Market %
Average
Weight (lbs)
Weight
Light Duty Tires
240.5
89.5%
22.5
2705.5
1
199.3
74.1%
1
28.0
10.4%
Tires from scrapped cars
13.2
4.9%
Commercial Tires
28.3
10.5%
120.0
1700.4
Medium, wide base, heavy truck
1
replacement tires
15.7
5.8%
Tires from scrapped trucks and buses
12.6
4.7%
Total tires hauled
268.8
100.0%
32.8
4405.8
Used tires culled
35.5
13.2%
32.8
581.6
Net scrap tires
233.3
Passenger tire replacements
Light truck tire replacements
2
2
1
(thousands of tons)
3824.3
Factbook 2014: U.S. Tire Shipment/Activity Report for Statistical Year 2013, Rubber Manufacturers Association.
2
Ward's Motor Vehicle Facts and Figures, 2014. Includes the total number of vehicles removed from service in 2013. In 2013, Ward's did
not publish vehicles retired from service separated for the car and truck/bus category. Instead, it only published total vehicles scrapped
from service. RMA 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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5,000
120%
4,500
4,000
3,500
82.0%
89.3%
95.9%
85.3%
85.9%
3,000
2,500
100%
80%
60%
2,000
40%
1,500
1,000
20%
500
0
0%
2005
2007
Total to Market
2009
2011
2013
Total Generated
Market %
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Percent Utilized
Thousands of Tons
U.S. Scrap Tire Trends 2005 - 2013
5,000
U.S. Scrap Tire Market Trends
2005 – 2013
4,500
Total = 4,105.79
4,000
Thousands of Tons
3,500
102.08
132.58
Total = 3,616.11
111.99
639.99
3,000
2,500
18.88
47.59
100.51
561.56
789.09
Total = 4,391.05
1.85
7.13
27.14
102.10
130.00
284.92
1354.17
1.90
7.10
27.10
27.76
Total = 3,666.85
Total = 3,248.76
302.48
54.29
294.99
552.51
2,000
1.90
1.92
7.10
65.55
245.84
49.17
172.00
7.10
1.90
65.56
30.00
975.00
1093.50
1,500
2144.64
1,000
2484.36
2120.29
2084.75
1427.03
500
0
2005
Tire-Derived Fuel
2007
Ground Rubber
2009
Used Tires*
2011
Civil Engineering
2013
Reclamation Projects
Exported
Baled Tires/market
Electric Arc Furnace
Agricultural
Punched/ Stamped
Please note: RMA began tracking tires culled from scrap tire collection entering domestic used passenger and light truck used tire markets in 2009.
RMA changed the way it incorporated estimates of tires entering used tire markets between 2009 and 2011. In 2009, RMA included used tires as a
market for scrap tires. In 2011 and 2013, RMA subtracted used tires from the total tires hauled to calculate total net scrap tire generation.
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U.S. Scrap Tire Disposition 2013
(percent of total tons generated annually)
Ground Rubber
24.4%
Land-Disposed
8.2%
Exported
6.2%
Civil Engineering
4.3%
Other 0.0%
3.8% 0.0%
Tire-Derived Fuel
53.1%
Reclamation Projects
1.2%
Misc. Uses
1.0%
Electric Arc Furnace
1.6%
Numbers may not add due to rounding.
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U.S. Tire-Derived Fuel Markets 2013
Industrial
boilers
0%
Electric
utility
boilers
27%
Dedicated
scrap tires
to energy
5%
Cement
kilns
34%
Did you know?
Total scrap tires
diverted to TDF market:
2,120,300 tons or
almost 130 million tires
Pulp and
paper mills
34%
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U.S. Tire-Derived Fuel Market Trends
2005 – 2013
3000
Total = 2,484.4
2500
0.4
Total = 2,144.6
Thousands of Tons
2000
1500
203.5
290.4
200.6
203.5
373.3
343.8
235.0
539.3
326.3
1066.9
802.0
1000
Total = 2,084.8
139.6
Total = 2,120.3
101.8
716.0
669.1
576.3
Total = 1,427.0
604.0
203.5
716.3
165.0
726.0
160.0
593.1
500
305.4
0
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Cement kilns
Pulp and paper mills
Electric utility boilers
Industrial boilers
Dedicated scrap tires to energy
Lime kilns
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U.S. Ground Rubber Markets 2013
(percent of total pounds of ground rubber consumed in market)
Automotive
6%
Export
Asphalt 6%
7%
Sports surfaces
17%
Playground
Mulch
31%
Molded/
Extruded
33%
Did you know?
Total tire rubber consumed
in ground rubber markets:
about 1,300,000,000 pounds
Total scrap tires diverted to
these markets:
About 975,000 tons or
almost 60 million tires
Please note: Ground rubber market distribution data are based on ground rubber consumed in end-use markets, not whole tires entering these
market streams. The data represented in RMA U.S. scrap tire market summaries refer to the weight of whole tires diverted to all scrap tire markets,
including ground rubber, whereas this chart refers to the weight of processed ground rubber, with wire, fluff and agglomerated rubber removed
that is consumed in ground rubber end-use markets.
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U.S. Ground Rubber Market
Distribution 2005 - 2013
Millions of Pounds
1800
1600
Total = 1,625
115
1400
175
220
1200
1000
800
Total = 1,458
45
Total = 730
600
30
120
25
400
250
200
225
0
80
2005
Automotive
Sports Surfacing
Total =1,100
100
100
100
320
320
400
300
Total = 1,300
80
90
400
277
225
500
488
100
115
108
75
2007
2009
2011
2013
400
430
Molded/ Extruded Products
Playgrounds/Mulch/ Animal Bedding
Pleases note: Ground rubber market distribution data are based on ground rubber consumed in end-use markets, not whole tires entering
these market streams. The data represented in RMA U.S. scrap tire market summaries refer to the weight of whole tires diverted to all scrap
tire markets, including ground rubber, whereas this chart refers to the weight of processed ground rubber, with wire, fluff and agglomerated
rubber removed that is consumed in ground rubber end-use markets.
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U.S. Civil Engineering Markets
2005 - 2013
700
Thousands of Tons
600
639.99
561.56
500
400
300
284.92
200
294.99
172
100
0
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
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U.S. Stockpiled Scrap Tires 1990 - 2013
1000
1000
1000
Did you know?
900
In 1990, about a billion scrap tires were
in stockpiles in the U.S.
800
Millions of Tires
700
685
By 2013, about 92% of those tires have
been cleaned up! Only 75 million more
stockpiled tires still to go.
600
500
510
400
308
300
200
100
272
180
142
128 125
77
75
R² = 0.9866
0
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Where are scrap tires
still in stockpiles?
AK
WA
MT
ME
ND
VT
MN
OR
NH
MA
CT RI
MI
ID
SD
NY
WI
WY
RI
NV
NE
text
IA
PA
IL
UT
CA
IN
MD
CO
WV
KS
MO
NC
SC
MS
TX
VA
TN
AR
NM
DE
KY
OK
AZ
AL
GA
LA
FL
HI
None
(0% of total)
NJ
OH
< 1 million
(7% of total)
1 million < 5 million
(14% of total)
5 million < 10 million
(18% of total)
10 million < 20 million
(20% of total)
< 20 million
(40% of total)
Did not report
or unknown
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Overview of Current State Programs
37
State Fee Collected?
Prohibit Collection Of
Other Fees?
4
0
13
45
10
20
1
30
Number of States
40
YES
NO
50
Unknown
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Overview of Current State Programs
Have Storage and
Disposal Regulation?
44
Require Haulers to
have Permits?
5 1
36
Require Financial
Assurance for
Haulers?
14
14
32
Require Financial
Assurance for
Processors?
4
32
0
10
13
20
30
Number of States
40
YES
NO
5
50
Unknown
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Overview of Current State Programs
Allow Whole Tires in
Landfills?
12
38
Cut,Shredded Tires
Allowed In Landfill?
38
12
21
Allow Monofillls?
0
10
28
20
30
Number of States
1
40
YES
NO
50
Unknown
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Overview of Current State Programs
Have a Stockpile
Cleanup Program?
26
Stockpile Cleanup
Program is Active?
22
23
0
10
2
14
20
13
30
Number of States
40
YES
NO
50
Unknown
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About the Rubber Manufacturers Association
RMA is the national trade association representing tire manufacturers that make tires in the United
States. RMA’s scrap tire management efforts are a reflection of the tire industry’s commitment to
the concept of shared responsibility for its products when not suitable for use on vehicles.
RMA began its scrap tire program in 1990 under the auspices of the Scrap Tire Management
Council. RMA 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. RMA supports all scrap tire markets that are environmentally sound and
economically feasible.
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