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  2. Tire-derived fuel - Wikipedia

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    In the United States in 2017, about 43% of scrap tires (1,736,340 tons or 106 million tires) were burnt as tire-derived fuel. Cement manufacturing was the largest user of TDF, at 46%, pulp and paper manufacturing used 29% and electric utilities used 25%.

  3. Tire recycling - Wikipedia

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    Closeup of shredded tires 1 ton bags of crumb rubber. Tires can be reused in many ways, although most used tires are burnt for their fuel value. [19] In a 2003 report cited by the U.S. EPA, it is stated that markets ("both recycling and beneficial use") existed for 80.4% of scrap tires, about 233 million tires per year. Assuming 22.5 pounds (10 ...

  4. Tire recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    2% of cost of tire (rim size = 19.5' or less), 1% of cost of tire (rim size more than 19.5') [43] North Dakota: $2 per tire [28] Ohio: $1 per tire [44] Oklahoma: $1 per tire (rim size 17.5' or less), $2.50 per tire (rim size is greater than 17.5' & less than or equal to 19.5'), $3.50 per tire (rim size greater than 19.5') [45] Oregon: none ...

  5. The real reason potato chip bags are never filled to the top

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  6. Frito-Lay employee reveals why bags of chips have so much air ...

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    The air in chip bags is actually nitrogen, and it's there for a reason. "The reason for the nitrogen and chip ratio is to keep the chips safe during transportation," Aragon said. If the bags were ...

  7. Rubber mulch - Wikipedia

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    Rubber mulch typically consists of waste tire bits or nuggets of synthetic rubber obtained from tires that have been shredded or ground up whole, with their steel bands removed. This process can involve the use of various types of tires, including those from passenger vehicles, large trucks, and trailers. The resulting rubber mulch bits or ...

  8. Semi-trailer truck - Wikipedia

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    Conventional style cab tractor A cab-over semi-tractor Tractor with an end-dump trailer A FAW semi-trailer truck in China A semi-trailer truck (also known by a wide variety of other terms – see below) is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight. A semi-trailer attaches to the tractor with a type of hitch called a fifth wheel. Other terms There are a ...

  9. Dump truck - Wikipedia

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    A semi end dump is a tractor-trailer combination wherein the trailer itself contains the hydraulic hoist. In the US a typical semi end dump has a 3-axle tractor pulling a 2-axle trailer with dual tires, in the EU trailers often have 3 axles and single tires. The key advantage of a semi end dump is a large payload.