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2019 U.S. Scrap Tire Management Summary
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About the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association
The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) is the national trade association for tire manufacturers that
produce tires in the U.S. USTMA members operate manufacturing facilities in 17 states, employ nearly 100,000
workers and generate annual sales of over $27 billion. USTMA members are committed to sustainability
throughout the lifecycle of a tire, from development through end of life.
USTMA began its scrap tire program in 1990 under the auspices of the Scrap Tire Management Council. USTMA
works with all stakeholders, including states, U.S. EPA and the industry to develop markets, reduce scrap tire
stockpiles and implement state regulations that that foster sustainable scrap tire markets. USTMA supports
sustainable and circular scrap tire markets.
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USTMA Sustainability Vision
• USTMA members share a common vision on sustainability which includes:
Promoting tire safety; advancing worker safety; reducing greenhouse gas emissions
throughout a tire’s useful life; improving environmental footprints over time;
minimizing the health, and environmental impacts of tire materials; and ensuring
scrap tires enter sustainable markets.
• Specifically, USTMA members have the goal that all scrap tires enter sustainable
end use markets.
• USTMA’s 2019 Scrap Tire Management Summary report measures our progress
towards meeting our sustainability vision.
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U.S. Scrap Tire Generation 2019
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Tire Class
Millions of Tires Market % Average
Weight
(lbs)
Weight
(thousands of tons)
Light Duty Tires
268.2
88.4%
22.5
3017.5
Passenger tire replacements
1
222.6
73.3%
Light truck tire replacements
1
32.5
10.7%
Tires from scrapped vehicles
2
13.1
4.3%
Commercial Tires
35.3
11.6%
120.0
2117.4
Medium, wide base, heavy truck replacement
tires
1
18.9
6.2%
Tires from scrapped trucks and buses
2
16.36
5.4%
Total tires hauled
303.5
100.0%
33.8
5134.9
Used tires culled
40.1
13.2%
33.5
670.8
Net scrap tires
263.4
4464.0
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Factbook 2020: U.S. Tire Shipment/Activity Report for Statistical Year 2019, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.
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Earlier USTMA Scrap Tire Management Summary reports used Ward's Motor Vehicle Facts and Figures, scrapped vehicle data to calculate the number of scrapped vehicles. Ward's discontinued
publishing this data in 2014 creating the need for a new approach. For the 2019 Scrap Tire Management Summary report, USTMA u
tilized the ratio of vehicles scrapped to vehicles sold for years
2000
-2014 and applied that ratio to 2019 vehicle sales to produce the number of scrapped vehicles. USTMA estimated the split between cars and trucks/buses based on the average of split from
Wards for 2002
-2012. This data assumes 2 tires scrapped from light duty vehicles and 2.5 tires scrapped from trucks and buses. Source of vehicle scrapped data, US DOT Bureau to Automotive
Statistics, Table 4
-58: Motor Vehicles Scrapped (May 21, 2017) https://www.bts.gov/archive/publications/national_transportation_
statistics/table_04_58. Source of vehicle retail sales in the United
States from 1978 to 2019 data, Wards Motor Vehicle Facts and Figures .
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U.S. Scrap Tire Disposition 2019
Market or Disposition Thousands of Tons Millions of Tires % change 2017-2019
Tire
-Derived Fuel
1646.83 100.48 -
5.2%
Cement Kilns
816.47 49.82
1.3%
Pulp & Paper
481.68 29.39 -
4.3%
Industrial Boilers
348.68 21.27 -
18.4%
Ground Rubber
1089.00 66.45
7.5%
Civil Engineering
226.00 13.79 -
28.5%
Exported
138.00 8.42
25.6%
Electric Arc Furnace
40.00 2.44
2.2%
Reclamation Projects
61.30 3.74
39.3%
Agricultural
10.00
0.61
40.8%
Baled Tires/market
10.00 0.61 -
31.5%
Punched/ Stamped
20.00
1.22 -
11.1%
Other
131.88 6.62
14.3%
Total to Market
3373.01
205.81 -
1.1%
Generated
4464.00 272.37
6.6%
% to Market/Utilized
75.6% 75.6%
N/A
Land Disposed
680.00 41.49
5.1%
% Managed (includes Markets, Baled and Landfill)
90.8% 90.8%
N/A
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U.S. Scrap Tire Market Summary (2011 – 2019)
Market or Disposition (1000s of tons)
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
Tire Derived Fuel 1427.03
2120.29
1922.67
1736.34
1646.83
Ground Rubber 1093.50
975.00
1020.75
1013.332
1089
Land Disposed 491.65
327.78
451.40
646.78
680
Civil Engineering 294.99
172.00
274.92
315.98
226.00
Exported 302.48
245.84
102.07
109.83
138.00
Reclamation Projects 54.29
49.17
52.54
44
40.00
Electric Arc Furnace 65.55
65.56
26.00
39.15
61.30
Baled Tires/market 1.92
30.00
9.19
14.59
10.00
Punched/ Stamped 1.90
1.90
41.20
22.50
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Agricultural 7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
20
Baled/no market 32.78
No data
No data
No
data
No
data
Used Tires
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Other
94.86
108.45
138.2
Total to Market 3083.76
3666.85
3551.30
3411.26
3373.01
Generated
2
3781.00
3824.26
4038.80
4189.19
4464.00
% to Market/Utilized 81.6%
95.9%
87.9%
81.4%
75.6%
% Managed
(incl. baled and landfilled tires)
95.4%
104.5%
99.1%
96.9%
90.8%
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The U.S. Scrap Tire Management Summary began tracking tires culled from scrap tire collection entering domestic passenger and li
ght truck used tire markets in 2009 by including used tires as a market for
scrap tires. The U.S. Scrap Tire Management Summary now subtracts used tires from the total tires hauled to calculate total net scrap tire generation, a practice that began with the 2011 edition.
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In 2005 and 2007, annual scrap tire generation estimates were based on state-provided data. Now, these estimates are based on a calculation of replacement market tires sold and vehicles scrapped, a
practices that began with the 2009 edition.
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U.S. Scrap Tire Market Trends 2011 - 2019
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81.6%
95.9%
87.9%
81.4%
75.8%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
120.0%
0.0
500.0
1000.0
1500.0
2000.0
2500.0
3000.0
3500.0
4000.0
4500.0
5000.0
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Percent Utilized
Thousands of Tons
Total to Market Total Generated Market %
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U.S. Scrap Tire Disposition 2019
Total annual generation = 4,464 thousand tons
Tire-Derived Fuel
36.8%
Ground Rubber
24.4%
Civil Engineering
5.1%
Exported
3.1%
Electric Arc
Furnace
1.4%
Reclamation Projects
1%
Misc. uses
4.2%
Land Disposed
14.3%
Other
9.7%
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U.S. Scrap Tire Market Trends 2011 – 2019
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*
The USTMA Scrap Tire
Management Summary report
began tracking tires culled
from scrap tire collection
entering domestic passenger
and light truck used tire
markets in 2009 by including
used tires as a market for
scrap tires. The USTMA Scrap
Tire Management Summary
report now subtracts used
tires from the total tires
hauled to calculate total net
scrap tire generation, a
practice that began with the
2011 edition.
Total = 3,551
Total = 3083 Total = 3666
Total = 3411
Total = 3373
1427
2120
1923
1736
1647
1354
975
1021
1013
1089
295
172
275
316
226
306
246
102
110
138
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Tire-Derived Fuel Ground Rubber Used Tires* Civil Engineering Reclamation Projects
Exported Baled Tires/market Electric Arc Furnace Agricultural Punched/ Stamped
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U.S. Tire Derived Fuel Markets 2019
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Did you know?
Total scrap tires diverted to
TDF market:
1,646,830 tons or over 100
million tires
Electric
utility boilers
21%
Pulp and
paper mills
29%
Cement kilns
50%
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U.S. Tire Derived Fuel Market Trends 2011 – 2019
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Total = 2085
Total = 1427
305.4
726.0
753.4
805.91
816.47
593.1
716.3
616.3
503.125
481.68
160.0
576.3
553.1
427.308
348.68
165.0
203.5
101.8
0.0
500.0
1000.0
1500.0
2000.0
2500.0
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Cement kilns Pulp and paper mills Electric utility boilers
Industrial boilers Dedicated scrap tires to energy Lime kilns
Total = 1736
Total = 1922
Total = 1647
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Did you know?
Total scrap tires diverted to ground rubber
markets:
About 1,089,000 tons or over 66 million tires
U.S. Ground Rubber Markets 2019
(percent of total pounds of scrap tires consumed in market)
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Sports surfaces Playgrounds/ Mulch/ Animal Bedding Molded/Extruded Products Automotive Asphalt
Sports
surfaces
21%
Mulch
23%
Molded &
Extruded
35%
Asphalt
17%
Automotive 4%
This value represents the weight of processed ground rubber (with wire, fluff and agglomerated rubber removed) that is consumed in ground rubber end-use markets. In contrast, the data
represented in other areas of this report refer to the weight of whole tires diverted to all scrap tire markets, including ground rubber.
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U.S. Ground Rubber Market Distribution 2011 - 2019
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Total = 1021
Total = 1089
Total = 1013
Total = 1093
Total = 975
208
169
255
234
230
240
300
225
243
253
366
323
357
386
386
81
56
20
32
40
165
68
153
119
180
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Sports Surfacing Playgrounds/Mulch Molded/ Extruded Products Export Automotive Asphalt
60
34
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U.S. Civil Engineering Markets 2011 - 2019
295
172
275
316
226
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Scrap Tires Diverted (thousands of tons)
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U.S. Stockpiled Scrap Tires 1990 - 2019
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1000
1000
685
510
308
272
180
142
128
125
77
75
67
60
56
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
Millions of Tires
Did you know?
In 1990, about a billion scrap tires were in
stockpiles in the U.S.
By 2019, over 94% of those tires have been
cleaned up! Only 56 million more stockpiled
tires still to go.
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CO: Includes 50% of its monofill
inventory
Stockpiled Tires Remaining in the U.S.
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Overview of Current State Programs
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35
46
15
0 10 20 30 40 50
YES NO
Prohibit Collection of
Other Fees?
State Fee Collected?
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Overview of Current State Programs
36
16
36
44
14
34
14
6
0 10 20 30 40 50
YES NO
Require Haulers to have
Permits?
Require Financial Assurance
for Haulers?
Require Financial Assurance
for Processors?
Have Storage and Disposal
Regulation?
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Overview of Current State Programs
24
37
11
26
13
39
0 10 20 30 40 50
YES NO
Allow Monofills?
Allow Cut/Shredded Tires
in Landfill?
Allow Whole Tires in
Landfills?
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Overview of Current State Programs
22
30
28
20
0 10 20 30 40 50
YES NO
Have a Stockpile
Cleanup Program?
Stockpile Cleanup
Program is Active?
