There are close to 700 of these tire recycling in the United States, nearly 100% of a recycled tire gets repurposed in one form or another and yet we see discarded tires everywhere.
⏺️ Tire-Derived Fuel (TDF): ~33% — Whole or shredded tires burned as a high-energy fuel substitute for coal in cement kilns, paper mills, and utilities. This recovers the energy value of the entire tire (rubber + steel contributes to the burn).
⏺️ Ground / Crumb Rubber markets: ~28% — Rubber is granulated into various sizes for rubberized asphalt, playground surfaces, athletic tracks, molded products, mats, mulch, etc. This is the main "material reuse" stream from facilities like the one in the video.
⏺️ Civil engineering / Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA): Smaller share (~5–10% combined with other uses) — Whole tires, bales, or chips used for lightweight fill, retaining walls, drainage, erosion control, etc.