2010 Rubber Recycling Symposium - Program

The Evolution of Tire Recycling PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE Wednesday September 29, 2010 11:00 am Delegate Registration 1:00 pm Opening Ceremonies 1:15 pm Global Overview Our panel of experts from Europe, United States and Canada will identify the global challenges and trends affecting rubber recycling activities. Special attention will be paid to the legislative environment and the evolution of extended producer responsibility and how it will impact future recycling activities. 2:45 pm Refreshment Break 3:00 pm Ontario Tire Stewardship Ontario has come to the tire stewardship table with the much-anticipated launch of the provincial tire program on September 1, 2009 by Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS). The Ontario approach includes the management of PLT, MT and OTR tires, and a heavy focus on market development through Processing and Manufacturing Incentives supported by Research & Development and Promotion & Education programs. Funded by “Stewards”, and with legislated restrictions on conventional applications like TDF the Ontario Tire program is the largest and most complex yet in the country. Learn about the Ontario approach; hear how the first 12 months of the program have rolled-out and what’s next for OTS. 4:30 pm Tire Manufacturing - Design for the Environment Global tire manufacturers have always been leaders in designing products for the environment. A generation ago radial technology was revolutionary for road safety and extending tire life. Today the emphasis is on improved rolling resistance to improve fuel economy, on using non-carbon based oils and fillers, and yes, on using recycled rubber to make new tires. Our expert panel will discuss the challenges, limitations and opportunities when designing for the environment. Networking Reception Thursday September 30, 2010 8:00 am Recycled Rubber Everywhere With the growing number of applications for recycled rubber in finished products it is becoming more and more common to encounter them in daily life. We will examine the market for these products, opportunities for enhancing sales and how the use of recycled rubber sidewalks, roof shingles, playground surfacing and sound insulation can support green building initiatives and LEED certification. Our panel of manufactured product market leaders will share their insights and learnings on how to get purchasing decision-makers to say “Yes” to recycled rubber products. 9:30 am Refreshment Break 9:45 am Addressing Sports Surfacing and Playground Fill Head-on When it comes to using recycled tire rubber as a soil amendment or as a substitute for other playground surfaces, two questions continually arise: is it safe from a toxicological basis? Is it safe from a fall height perspective? Our expert panel will provide science- based answers to these vexing issues and describe how the science has evolved to-date. 11:15 am A Burning Issue - Tire Derived Fuel “Banned in Ontario” may sound like an X-rated film, but not quite. While TDF is used extensively in Europe, the United States and indeed in neighbouring provinces, it is not acceptable in Ontario. Our panel will review the misconceptions, issues and facts associated with TDF, in an effort to bring the dialogue back to a science-based discussion. 12:00 PM Lunch and Keynote Speaker 2:00 pm Oil and Water - Rubber and Plastic One melts under heat, the other hardens. One is easy and willing to be recycled, the other can, but must be coaxed and prodded repeatedly. One comes primarily in black, the other a multitude of colours… well you get the idea, - not exactly oil and water, but what if we could use the favourable properties of plastics and rubber to create something new, and dare we say - evolutionary? Our expert panel will describe the exciting opportunities and challenges in this new area of work. 3:30 pm All Seasons Tires In All Seasons Rubberized Asphalt It is common knowledge within the industry that RMA (rubber modified asphalt) is used successfully in southern states such as Florida, Arizona, California and Texas. But the usage of RMA in northern states and into Canada is more limited. Are their technical reasons for this, or is something else at play? Our expert panel will review the technical considerations for working with RMA in cold climates and offer up a road-map for kick starting this exciting opportunity. 4:30 pm Much Ado About Mulch The rubber mulch market is one of the fastest growing markets in the U.S.A., but not much is known about it north of the border. This session will describe the benefits of rubber mulch over other materials and the market opportunities. In addition, our panel will discuss the technical processing challenges regarding mulch size, steel removal and colouring. Networking Reception Friday, October 1, 2010 8:30 am Off-the-Road Tires - Giant Problem, Giant Opportunity Few tire products have evolved as much or as fast as OTR tires. Large mining customers are demanding more and more payload capacity, so these behemoths keep getting bigger and bigger. Canada has a unique challenge in this arena as we are heavily into mining resources, and therefore tend to have a proportionately larger number of OTR tires. The good news is all provincial tire jurisdictions are working cooperatively to solve this issue. Our panel will review the success to-date and the continuing challenges ahead. 10:00 am Refreshment Break 10:15 am Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) It may not be evolutionary, but the reality in many jurisdictions in North America where there are either no acceptable fuel markets, or the volume of scrap tires is insufficient to support a crumb rubber processor, means that TDA is often the best available option. The good news is there are many useful applications for this material and the science to support its usage is well documented and continuing to grow. Our panel will review the major TDA applications, including more recent and novel installations. 11:30 am Outlook Will you be here in ten years? We certainly hope you are still walking this good earth in ten years, but more importantly for this discussion, will there still be a need for a rubber recycling conference? Our panel will offer up their views on the current state of the tire recycling industry, and where it will be ten years hence. 12:30 pm Program concludes.