RMA, California plan fifth scrap tire conference

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 7)—The California Integrated Waste Management Board, working in tandem with the Rubber Manufacturers Association, plans its 5th California Scrap Tire Conference for Sept. 2-4 in Sacramento. Among the topics to be discussed at the meeting are U.S.-Mexico scrap tire issues; civil engineering, including the use of scrap tires for earthquake dampening; reports on scrap tire programs from surrounding states; rubberized asphalt, in which California is a national leader; retreading; tire-derived fuel; and CIWMB grant programs to tire recyclers. Both the CIWMB and the RMA will post information about the conference on their Web sites, www.ciwmb.ca.gov/tire and www.rma.org/scrap_tires.