Fremont County, the Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments Regional Recycling Program, and the Holcim Company are sponsoring a Community Tire Recycling Day at Holcim’s Portland Cement Plant this Saturday, September 24th. The Holcim Plant along Highway 120 east of Florence will accept scrap tires from 8 a.m. until 12 noon this Saturday.
Holcim Performance Optimization Manager Keith Krugh says the company is continuously evaluating opportunities to reduce their reliance on non-renewable resources such as coal. Krugh says old tires are just one of many materials that can be effectively recycled. The Environmental Protection Agency has certified tires as a replacement for coal in cement kilns to reduce emissions, particularly during summer months when ozone levels tend to peak. The Portland Plant will effectively remove between 1.5 to 2.5 million tires per year from Colorado’s scrap tire waste stream of approximately four million annually. Krugh said the old tires are actually a cleaner fuel for cement kilns than coal. Krugh says using the old tires conserves natural resources and keeps those tires out of landfills and tire piles.
The tire collection day is the first time Holcim has partnered with Fremont County and the Regional Recycling Program to collect used tires from county residents since the plant began using tire-derived fuel (TDF) in its cement kiln. The plant recently installed a tire shredder to handle the on-site inventory of whole tires.
The Fremont County Commissioners urge all county residents to take advantage of the opportunity and deliver their scrap tires to the Holcim Plant between 8 and 12 noon this Saturday.
Holcim Performance Optimization Manager Keith Krugh says the company is continuously evaluating opportunities to reduce their reliance on non-renewable resources such as coal. Krugh says old tires are just one of many materials that can be effectively recycled. The Environmental Protection Agency has certified tires as a replacement for coal in cement kilns to reduce emissions, particularly during summer months when ozone levels tend to peak. The Portland Plant will effectively remove between 1.5 to 2.5 million tires per year from Colorado’s scrap tire waste stream of approximately four million annually. Krugh said the old tires are actually a cleaner fuel for cement kilns than coal. Krugh says using the old tires conserves natural resources and keeps those tires out of landfills and tire piles.
The tire collection day is the first time Holcim has partnered with Fremont County and the Regional Recycling Program to collect used tires from county residents since the plant began using tire-derived fuel (TDF) in its cement kiln. The plant recently installed a tire shredder to handle the on-site inventory of whole tires.
The Fremont County Commissioners urge all county residents to take advantage of the opportunity and deliver their scrap tires to the Holcim Plant between 8 and 12 noon this Saturday.