There’s an app for that…

There’s an app for that…

Gone are the days where we looked in a phone book, opened up a paper map (to never again fold it the same way it came), asked someone on the street for directions, or generally left the house with the “hope” that we would find the place that we were looking for....
Recycling bin rules – what you can’t recycle

Recycling bin rules – what you can’t recycle

Last year Americans generated about 251 million tons of trash and recycled and composted almost 87 million tons of this material, equivalent to a 34.5 percent recycling rate.  Not horrible, but I know that we can do better in the years to come. Recycling keeps junk...
A day in the life of a recycled product!

A day in the life of a recycled product!

While most of the time I write about products made from 100% recycled rubber, this week I decided to change it up a bit and write about something that most of use every day – an aluminum can.  I always like to put things into perspective as to why it is important that...
A wheel to a tire to rubber mulch…

A wheel to a tire to rubber mulch…

We could not do what we do without the invention of the tire, but in all reality, the people that invented the tire need to thank those that created the first wheel.  Sounds a bit odd, if you really think about it, a tire is a wheel, but a wheel does not necessarily...
2 Billion Thanks!

2 Billion Thanks!

In 1990 it was estimated that there were between 2 and 3 billion tires sitting in what many called “tire mountains” in nearly every state, and sadly only 11% of these tires were recycled and given a second life.  Today, these mountains are now nearly 90% abated thanks...