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Published on August 31st, 2007

Reklaim Raises $7 Million to Recycle Old Tires

by Trey Granger

The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that Reklaim Technologies in Bellevue has received $7 million from Goldman-Sachs to help develop its process for recycling tires. Reklaim is looking to open a $50 million tire recycling plant in north-central Oregon next year.

The article says that 300 million tires are thrown away each year, and the solution right now is to put them in landfills. Reklaim has a strategy for converting the tires into useful materials.

“Reklaim plans to use a patent-pending technique called sublimation in which tires are shredded, heated to 850 degrees Fahrenheit in an oxygen-free environment and then broken down into oil, carbon black and steel.”

Reklaim illustrates its entire tire recycling solution on its website. Other options for non-landfill use of old tires include using them as compost containers and tire swings. For more information on disposal of car parts, visit Earth 911’s Automotive page.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.

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