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  • Calif. Assembly schedules hearing on scrap tire bill

  • Tougher Emissions Standards Aimed At China’s Cement Industry

  • SA’s Tyre recycling plan criticised

  • GCC tire fuel permit reviewed

  • California scrap tires going to Asia

  • PCA applauds passage of “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011”

    PCA applauds passage of “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011”

  • Colorado reports 93% scrap tire recovery

  • PCA: Debt Crisis Poised to Negatively Impact Cement Consumption

  • Whole Tyre Co-Firing: Skewered

    Whole Tyre Co-Firing: Skewered

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  • EPA Regs Favor “Tire Fuel” for Industries – Recycling Today
  • Calif. Assembly schedules hearing on scrap tire bill
  • Tougher Emissions Standards Aimed At China’s Cement Industry
  • SA’s Tyre recycling plan criticised
  • GCC tire fuel permit reviewed
  • California scrap tires going to Asia
  • PCA applauds passage of “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011”
  • Colorado reports 93% scrap tire recovery
  • PCA: Debt Crisis Poised to Negatively Impact Cement Consumption
  • Whole Tyre Co-Firing: Skewered
  • Cement industry predicts 20% US closures from 2013 EPA regs.
  • Lafarge 2020 goal to cut emissions by 33%.
  • New AZ plant waits out economic slump
  • Japanese cement plant instrumental in earthquake cleanup effort
  • Cementos Argos enters the US cement sector
  • Cemex to begin testing new fuels at Brooksville plant
  • Canadian Tire Stockpile Takes Off to Holcim, Lafarge
  • World’s Waste Supply Worth 24 Quadrillion BTU
  • China CementTech 2011
  • Tires: China’s Next Kiln Fuel
  • Can Cap & Trade Take “Credit” for EU Carbon Drop?
  • CEMEX plant is first to 100% waste fuel
  • EPA reverses decision on scrap tire waste classification
  • A waste-to-energy power plant in Denmark that blows smoke rings and has a ski slope
  • EU Report – Managing End of Life Tyres (ELT)
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Environmental Compliance Links

  • CO2 Reporting for Cement Industry From the GNR Project of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, this interactive page links worldwide carbon-related data for several variables and regions.
  • EPA – Tire Derived Fuel A great resource for quick facts and detailed reports on Tire Derived Fuel
  • EPA: Cement Sector Report on Alternative Fuels (2008) This 100+ page report features a run-down of alternative fuel usage in the US cement industry, including anecdotal reports from plants experimenting with new fuels like carpet waste and oil filter fluff. (PDF)
  • IEA: Cement Industry Roadmap This 2-page graphic PDF is the IEA’s 50-year outlook for carbon emissions reduction from 2010 out to 2050
  • India: Co-Processing Guidelines Released 02/10: CPCB co-processing guidelines for cement kilns in India.
  • State Solid Waste Management Plans (PDF) Links to state sites, their policies and programs relating to reuse and recycling of solid waste.

Fun Stuff

  • LIVESTRONG.COM: The Benefits of Recycling Tires This article from LIVESTRONG.COM runs down the major benefits for recycling tires.

Tire Derived Fuel Links

  • EPA – Tire Derived Fuel A great resource for quick facts and detailed reports on Tire Derived Fuel
  • EPA Fact Sheet on Tire Derived Fuel (PDF) Easy reference guide that addresses frequent community concerns about TDF
  • India: Co-Processing Guidelines Released 02/10: CPCB co-processing guidelines for cement kilns in India.
  • LIVESTRONG.COM: The Benefits of Recycling Tires This article from LIVESTRONG.COM runs down the major benefits for recycling tires.
  • Monthly Coal Prices Graph that updates the montly IMF prices for Australian Thermal Coal – set to track 2011
  • Myths and Facts about Cement Kilns The CKRC addresses many public misconceptions about cement kiln emissions, with focus on tire-derived fuel.
  • Rubber Manufacturers Association The RMA’s Scrap Tire resource library is a comprehensive clearinghouse for studies and articles about tire waste and tire derived fuel
  • Scrap Tire Characteristics A composite breakdown of typical tire fuel in its various forms. From the Rubber Manufacturers Association.
  • South Africa Waste Tyre Project A comprehensive look at South Africa’s new waste tyre policy. Includes guidelines for distributors, transporters and processors of tire waste.
  • State Solid Waste Management Plans (PDF) Links to state sites, their policies and programs relating to reuse and recycling of solid waste.
  • UN: Environmentally Sound Management of Used Tyres (DOC) This document provides the latest proposed guidelines from the UN Basel Convention on tyre waste management.

Trade Association Links

  • Cement Manufacturing Literature Database Hundreds of searchable articles archived on the PCA website
  • Cement Sustainability Initiative A global effort from 23 cement industry manufacturers to achieve sustainabile development. Links to articles and data on fuel replacement.
  • Portland Cement Association Official website of the Portland Cement Association
  • Rubber Manufacturers Association The RMA’s Scrap Tire resource library is a comprehensive clearinghouse for studies and articles about tire waste and tire derived fuel

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