Articles from Liberty Tire Recycling

Liberty Tire Recycling, North America’s leading provider of tire recycling services, has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting another year of progress toward its vision of a more sustainable, circular economy. In 2024, Liberty collected more than 215 million end-of-life tires and reclaimed over 4.7 billion pounds of rubber—creating innovative, high-value recycled products that support infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy recovery.

Today, Trek Bicycle and Liberty Tire Recycling announced the launch of an innovative bicycle tire recycling program across all Trek owned stores in North America. This initiative aims to provide cyclists with a free and responsible way to recycle their used bicycle tires.

Today, Liberty Tire Recycling announced the results of a months-long series of events in support of Blessings in a Backpack, raising $87,805 for the organization. The events included a charity golf tournament, six packing events, and company-wide lunch-and-learns.

Liberty Tire Recycling, North America’s leading tire recycler, today released its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting the company’s significant progress in advancing its sustainability commitments. The report details Liberty’s achievements in reducing its environmental impact, promoting social responsibility, and maintaining strong governance practices.

A federal, multi-agency research initiative today released a report examining sport players’ chemical exposure on synthetic turf fields using crumb rubber infill – finding no difference in exposure to certain chemicals, metals, or air emissions among players regardless of whether the playing field was synthetic with crumb rubber infill or grass. This study – the largest of its kind conducted in the United States – adds a powerful new resource to the body of literature demonstrating that recycled rubber is a win for the public and the environment.

Liberty Tire Recycling announced today Andrew Meurer joined the company as President and Chief Commercial Officer. Meurer joins Liberty after more than 12 years at Michelin, most recently as Vice President of Sales for the North American Passenger Tire Division. Prior to Michelin, Meurer spent decades at Procter and Gamble (P&G) and Kimberly-Clark. Meurer will spearhead Liberty's efforts to collaborate with tire manufacturers and tire retailers to expand existing and design new sustainable end-of-life solutions for tires.

Liberty Tire Recycling today announced the acquisition of “Empire Tire of Edgewater” in Orlando, Florida and “McGee Tire” located in Apopka, Florida. Liberty’s acquisition of Empire and McGee—leading central-Florida scrap tire collectors, graders, and haulers—expands the company's already robust footprint in the state into the growing central Florida market. Liberty will build on the success of these two companies by bringing its industry-leading approach to collections, processing, and recycling of end-of-life tires.

Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier North American provider of tire recycling services, has released its 2022 environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report, announcing a goal of zero waste by 2030 and describing company initiatives to advance sustainable products, accelerate environmental stewardship, and engage people and communities in the locations it serves.

Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier provider of tire recycling services in North America, today announced an Earth Day initiative to give away five million pounds of recycled rubber mulch to charitable organizations within the next twelve months. This effort is part of Liberty Tire Recycling's ongoing commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives.

Colorado National Speedway (CNS) is leading the way toward sustainability through the use of an innovative rubberized asphalt made from recycled tires. In partnership with the Colorado Solid Waste Market Development Program, funding was made available to demonstrate new rubberized technology and put it to the test in the demanding Colorado climate on the state’s premier NASCAR track.

Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier North American provider of tire recycling services, will release its inaugural environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report, describing company initiatives to advance sustainable products, accelerate environmental stewardship, engage people and communities, and operate responsibly in the locations it serves.

Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier North American provider of tire recycling services, will open a new manufacturing facility in Sanford in February 2022, creating 30 new jobs in the area.

Liberty Tire Recycling, North America’s leading provider of tire collection and recycling services, today announced that employee generosity at their locations across the U.S. and Canada resulted in food, gift and financial donations to 39 families and raised in excess of $42,000 during the holiday season.