Maine Tire
Solidwaste
Where Rubber Hits the Road : In late summer of 1998, the Department began the removal of 1,700,000 tires from a large tire dump in Meddybemps, Maine. ... The status of Maine's program and funding; stockpile cleanups and tire "recycling" ... Scrap Tire Abatement & Management ... [Read More]
EPA: Management of Scrap Tires - Civil Engineering Applications
Tire shreds can be useful as backfill for walls and bridge abutments. The weight of the tire shreds reduces horizontal pressures and allows for construction of thinner, less expensive walls. Tire shreds can also reduce problems with water and frost build up behind walls because tire shreds are free draining and provide good thermal insulation. ... A considerable amount of tire shreds for civil engineering applications come from stockpile abatement projects. Tires that are reclaimed from stockpiles are usually dirtier than other sources of scrap tires and are typically rough shredded. Rough tire shreds can be used as embankment fill and in landfill projects. ... [Read More]
EPA: Management of Scrap Tires - Where You Live
The states in Region 7 all ban whole tires from disposal in landfills and have enacted rules and regulations to ensure the proper management of scrap tires. Iowa's Waste Tire End Users Incentives Program provides up to $10 per ton to end users of processed waste tire products to increase end uses/markets for processed waste tire materials including the purchase of tire derived fuel , crumb rubber , or shredded tires for civil engineering uses . Nebraska and Missouri also provide grants to users of scrap tires and tire derived products. The state of Kansas provides funds for the development of waste tire recycling markets. ... [Read More]
Rebuild America - Success Story List
Improving Tire Warehouses ... An article published in the Bangor Daily News in Maine sparked Jim Lynch’s interest in working with Efficiency Maine. Lynch, the vice president of operations for MaineCommercial Tire Company, saw opportunities for energy savings in his company’s Hermon location. "We had a 75 hp old-style compressor that was a real energy drain,"said Lynch. After an audit of the facility, a new compressor was installed saving the facility 81,000 kWh annually. ... [Read More]
Scrap Tires - User Guideline - Embankment or Fill
At least 15 states have utilized scrap tire shreds or chips as a lightweight fill material for the construction of embankments or backfills. Some projects have used tire shreds or chips as embankment material, while other projects have blended tire chips with soil. The states that have used tire shreds or chips in embankments are California, Colorado, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The largest known use to date is in Oregon, where 580,000 scrap tires were shredded and used in a landslide correction project. In Colorado, between 400,000 and 450,000 scrap tires were used to construct an embankment containing tire chips on a section of interstate highway. (1) To date, more than 70 successful projects have been constructed on state, local, or private roads. (2) ... [Read More]
Burnt Island - Living Lighthouse Program
Burnt Island offers numerous recreational opportunities for families; from exploring the nooks and crannies of the five-acre island to catching a striped bass. Recreational boaters stop by for a break or enjoy a picnic lunch near the scenic shoreline. Artists capture the beauty of the lighthouse on canvas, while the young and the young at heart enjoy the tire swing. James Buotte portrays Keeper Joseph Muise. The family relaxes on the porch of the restored keeper's dwelling. Michael Wood leads a naturalist hike. Katie Brydon teaches about intertidal life Bailey Irving explains about Maine’s fisheries. Jean McKay portrays Annie Muise, the keeper’s wife. ... [Read More]
WSDOT - Winter Driving - Related Links
Studded tires are not allowed at all times, except for nonresidents, who are subject to certain restrictions. Full time nonresident students and nonresident employed within the state are non permitted to use studded tires regardless of vehicle registry. ... studded tires any time during the year ... Studded Tire Issues ... [Read More]
Lake Teachers Assn. v. Mt. Vernon School Comm., No. 78-15
STATE OF MAINE MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Case No. 78-15 ________________________________ LAKE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ) (Mount Vernon) ) ) Complainant ) ) v. ) DECISION AND ORDER ) MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL COMMITTEE ) ) Respondent ) ________________________________) This case comes to the Maine Labor Relations Board by way of a prohibitedpractice complaint dated November 17, 1977, and filed on November 22, 1977, byF. Stewart Kinley, UniServ Director; Lora Duley, Negotiator; June Wagner,President; and Sarah Bean, Negotiator. The Response to the aforesaid complaintwas dated December 14, 1977, and filed with the Board on December 16, 1977, byMillard D. Harrison, Superintendent of Schools. A pre-hearing conference was held in this matter at Augusta, Maine, onDecember 20, 1977, at 1:30 p.m. with Alternate Chairman Donald W. Webberpresiding. As a result of the pre-hearing conference, a Pre-Hearing ConferenceMemorandum and Order was issued on December 23, 1977, the contents of which areincorporate ... [Read More]
Tire-rubber Material and Products
Tire Retreading services worth over $1 25 ,000 were used to retread tires for trucks and otherheavy equipment at the Renton Maintenance Facility, Fleet Division and the Cedar HillsLandfill, Solid Waste Division. Retreading a tire costs about half as much as buying a new tire. This not only avoided l andfill disposal of tires , but also saved the County $1 25 ,000 in 2003 . ... Shredded tire lightweight fill shall consist of 100% chipped rubber tire pieces weighing less than 700 pounds per cubic yard, truck measure. Ends of metal belts and beads are expected to be exposed only in the cut faces of the chips. All metal fragments will be firmly attached and 98% embedded in the tire sections from which they were cut. No metal particles will be placed in the fill without being contained within a rubber segment. All pieces will have at least one sidewall severed from the face of the tire. The largest allowable chip dimension shall be 24 inches or 1/4 of the original tire circular shape, whichever is the less dimension. At least 50 percent of the material by weight must be retained on a 4 inch screen, and 80 percent of the material by weight must pass an 8 inch screen. ... [Read More]
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