Tire Grants

Waste Tire Grant Program Resources

Suppliers, Products, and Manufacturers

• Recycled Tire Suppliers, Products, and Manufacturers

Recreational Product Resources

• Buyer's Guide for Synthetic Turf Field Construction (U. S. Tennis Court & Track Builders Association)
• Certified Playground Safety Inspectors
• Recycled-Content Playground Equipment Manufacturers

Signage

CalRecycle requires posting a permanent sign at the project sites for Tire-Derived Product (TDP) Grant, and an alternative signage requirement for Rubberized Pavement Grant, and Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grant.

Important! You must indicate on the sign the number of California waste tires diverted from the waste stream.

Tire-Derived Product and Tire-Derived Aggregate Signage

Sample Sign Text. The two downloadable sign files offered below (Adobe PDF and Encapsulated Postscript [EPS]) contain the following text: 10,000 Waste Tires Were Diverted From California Landfills Thanks to This Project, TIRE REYCLING PROGRAM, Funded by a Grant From The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Tires/Grants/.

Signage Specification

Item	Description
Minimum Size	13" X 13"
Sign Substrate	.040 aluminum
Corners	rounded or squared
Background Color	White
Print Colors	Pantone 576 (green), 540 (blue)
Line Screen	No coarser than 45 lpi

• Adobe PDF version (341 KB). Sample file for viewing, with required specifications.
• Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) version (889 KB). High-resolution file for production purposes. Provide this file and the number of tires diverted to sign company.

Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Signage

Sample Sign Text. The two downloadable sign files offered below (Adobe PDF and Encapsulated Postscript [EPS]) contain the following text: 10,000 Waste Tires Were Diverted From California Landfills Through The Repaving of This Street With Rubberized Asphalt, TIRE REYCLING PROGRAM, Funded by a Grant From The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Tires/Grants/.

Signage Specification

Item	Description
Minimum Size	18" X 24"
Sign Substrate	.040 aluminum
Corners	rounded or squared
Background Color	White
Print Colors	Pantone 576 (green), 540 (blue)
Line Screen	No coarser than 45 lpi

• Adobe PDF version (367 KB). Sample file for viewing, with required specifications.
• Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) version (586 KB). High-resolution file for production purposes. Provide this file and the number of tires diverted to sign company.

Policies, Guidelines, and Regulations

• California Playground Safety Regulations (Department of Health Services)
• Example of Recycled-Content Purchasing Policy or Directive

Grant Application Resources

See CalRecycle's main grants site for additional resources including:

• Grant-writing tips
• Scoring criteria
• Enforcement grantee toolbox

More Tire-Related Resources

CalRecycle has other tire-related resources including tire-related sites and publications.