California scrap tire conference scheduled. (Municipal Recycling).California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). regulators are working with the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA (RealMedia Architecture) See RealMedia. ) to develop a comprehensive tire conference in the fall that will address California's annual scrap tire problems, which total in the tens of millions. The California Integrated Waste Management Board's (CIWMB CIWMB California Integrated Waste Management Board ) Fifth California Scrap Tire Conference, featuring presentations on state scrap tire projects and issues affecting the scrap tire market, will be held Sept. 2-4 in Sacramento Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. . "California, by far, has the most active state scrap tire program in the country," Michael Blumenthal, RMA senior technical director, says. "The program funds an array of scrap tire projects and investigates issues that have not been researched by any other state." Conference topics include: civil engineering uses for tire shreds; tire processing; U.S./Mexico border issues; re-treading; CIWMB grant programs; enforcement training for municipal employees and law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). ; tire-derived fuel; ground-rubber products; rubberized asphalt Rubberized asphalt is pavement material that consists of regular asphalt concrete mixed with crumb rubber -- ground, used tires that would otherwise be discarded or take up space in landfills. ; and fire prevention and storage regulations. "Working with RMA on this conference is an excellent example of an effective private/public partnership," Diane Nordstrom, CIWMB conference project manager, says. "Our goal for this conference is to highlight the California scrap tire program, which we believe remains on the cutting edge of research and information available from a state agency." Additional information on the conference is available on the CIWMB Web site, www.ciwmb.ca.gov/tire, and on the RMA's Web site, www.rma.org/scrap_tires. |
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