SACRAMENTO – (INT) - Three businesses that specialize in products made from recycled tires will receive grants totaling more than $1.2 million to expand their markets and keep more of the material out of California landfills.

Among them is U.S. Rubber Recycling, Inc. in San Bernardino County which recycles waste tires for commercial flooring, sound-dampening underlayment for floors, and anti-skid packing material.

The Tire Incentive Program, managed by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), is a competitive pilot program created to expand commercial demand for products derived from recycled tires.

About 44 million waste tires are generated in California each year. CalRecycle’s tire program has resulted in the diversion of about 36 million of those tires from landfills each year.

Story Date: October 27, 2016