As TSM assumed responsibility for all OTR scrap tires, encouraging further processor investment and development for tire products derived from scrap OTR tires, over 2,100 tonnes of Manitoba’s scrap OTR tires that accumulated at landfills and dealer yards were collected and processed from January to December in 2009. This marks the first time that province-wide collection and processing of Manitoba’s scrap OTR tire inventory was conducted on a year-round basis.
Products made from recovered plastic bottles include pillows, comforters, sleeping bags, scrub pads, furniture (seat backs), mattress pads, automotive trunk liners, grill covers and geotextiles for road bed and pond liners. (Source - Wellman Inc. Info)
