Third Joint UNCTAD/IRSG Workshop on Rubber and the Environment International Rubber Forum Veracruz, Mexico Douglas D. Carlson Director of Government Relations Rubber Pavements Association 1801 S. Jentilly Lane Suite A-2 Tempe, Arizona, USA 85281-5738 www.rubberpavements.org dougc@rubberpavements.org Telephone: 1-480-517-9944 Fax 1-480-517-9959   and Han Zhu, Ph.D. Arizona State University College of Civil and Environmental Engineering Tempe, Arizona USA 85287-5306 han.zhu@asu.edu Telephone: 1-480-965-2745 Fax: 1-480-965-0557    Executive Summary Asphalt Rubber History Politics The Issues 1. High Initial Costs 2. Lifesycle Economics 3. Recyclability 4. Environmental Concerns 5. Plant Modifications Industry Development Tire Program Management in the United States 1. Arizona 2. California 3. Florida New Crumb Rubber Technologies 1. Sound Absorbing Material 2. Results The Waste Tire Solution 1. Early Technologies 2. Environmentally Economic Solutions Conclusions List of Figures, Tables, Illustrations, and References

v3.0 or higher

Maintained and Powered by

R&A Productions