The Truth About Recycled Rubber

Recycled rubber plays a vital yet largely unseen role in in our lives. We interact with it on a daily basis and it enables us to do many of the things we love the most.

Uses of Recycled Rubber

Recycled rubber is being used by manufacturers in a wide variety of applications today. Manufacturers prize scrap tires and rubber as a raw material input due in part to cost and energy savings.

Here are a number of settings where we see recycled rubber most:

MEDICAL: Hospital floors

– providing comfort and quiet for medical professionals and patients

AGRICULTURE: Vegetation protectors and windbreaks, sheds, livestock mats, bumpers, and feeders

– increasing yield and efficiency for the agricultural sector

SPORTS: Infill for synthetic turf fields (of which there are more than 15,000 in the U.S.), indoor and outdoor running tracks, fitness mats

– broadening sports and fitness opportunities across the country

PLAYGROUND SURFACES: Mulch and mats

– cushioning our children’s falls

INFRASTRUCTURE: Rubberized asphalt on roadways

– providing surface durability while lessening traffic noise

HOME & GARDEN: Landscaping mulch, molded products such as railroad ties, flowerpots, garden hoses, benches, and welcome mats

– creating useful everyday products

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