Registration opens for US scrap tyre and recycling symposium

Tire Business staff report

Little Rock, Arkansas -- Registration has opened for the fourth annual “From Scrap to Profit” symposium on the use of recycled rubber in plastics and rubber products.

The 1 and-a-half day symposium is scheduled for 3-4 Nov at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock.

The meeting will be held in conjunction with the US Environmental Protection Agency's Resource Conservation Challenge Scrap Tire Workgroup Meeting, according to a press release. Topics to be discussed at the symposium include:

• Potential opportunities in carbon markets;

• New specifications from the American Society for Testing and Materials for infill systems, playgrounds and mulch;

• Certification in the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) program and how that will benefit scrap tire products; and

• An update on research into the health and environmental effects of ground rubber.

Registration fees are $195 for state, federal and local government employees, $375 for all others. The fee includes all course materials, breakfast, lunch, refreshments and the networking reception. A block of rooms is available for attendees at the Peabody at $139 per night; call the hotel at 501-906-4000 by 1 Oct. and mention the “Scrap to Profit Conference” when reserving a room.

To register for the symposium contact Teri Oswald at the Civil Engineering Department of Clemson University at 864 643-0344 or teri@pinpointgeotech.com.

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