Tire-Derived Product Business Assistance Program (TBAP)

This page serves as a portal to the variety of services and resources made available by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for businesses who either process used tires or produce tire-derived products using California waste tires.

Note: Prior to 2010 CalRecycle was known as the California Integrated Waste Management Board. All references below to "Board" are preserved here for historical clarity.

The Tire-Derived Product Business Assistance Program (TBAP) has two primary components:

• Individual business grant assistance--Technical and consultative assistance services provided by a contractor to help improve the operational and cost efficiencies of individual tire-derived product businesses. In testimonial video clips (Windows Media Video: 1.12 Mbps | YouTube. 3:24 minutes. 2009, revised 2011. Script), actual grantees' success stories describe how the TBAP grant program assisted in developing their waste tire product lines and markets. For example, at its August 2009 meeting (refer to agenda item #15), the Board approved grants totaling more than $2.8 million for technical and consultative assistance to 23 tire-derived product businesses.
• Industry sector-wide technical services--Assistance provided by a contractor to expand overall market demand by emphasizing the development of new products from existing businesses and/or the production of an existing product with recycled California tire rubber rather than virgin material. For example, at its August 2009 meeting (refer to agenda item #16), the Board received the 2008 California Scrap Tire Market Report, which provides information on scrap tire diversion rates and market trends based on research conducted from November 2008 through March 2009.

Resources

• CalRecycle Public Notices
• Board Reports (Now CalRecycle)--Board agenda items and reports prior to 2010.
  • Listing of tire business-related Board agenda items. (PDF, 164 KB)
  • Search all Board agenda items by topic
• Overview of California’s Scrap Tire Industry--General information about California’s scrap tire industry, trends and outlook.
• Grant and Loan Programs--Information about grant and loan programs available to manufacturers of tire-derived products or tire processors.
  • Tire-derived product business assistance grants.--provides eligible businesses with technical and consultative assistance in an effort to improve the operational and cost efficiencies of tire-derived product (TDP) businesses.
  • Tire-derived product grant program--promotes markets for recycled-content products derived from waste tires generated in California and reduces the adverse environmental impacts created by unlawful disposal and stockpiling of waste tires.
  • All tire-related grant programs--CalRecycle sponsors a number of tire grant programs designed to reduce the number of waste tires disposed in landfills and eliminate the stockpiling of waste tires.
  • Tire equipment loan program--encourages California-based tire manufacturers and processors to locate new facilities and expand existing operations by providing low-interest rate loans for equipment purchases.
  • Recycling Market Development Zone--program combines recycling with economic development, including loans, technical assistance, and free product marketing, to fuel new businesses, expand existing ones, create jobs, and divert waste from landfills.
• Marketing to the Green Building Sector--Information to help manufacturers of tire-derived products market their products in the green building arena.
• Marketing to the Government Sector--Information to help manufacturers of tire-derived products market their products to governmental entities.
• Product Manufacturing and Testing--Documents pertaining to manufacturing and testing products made from scrap tires.
• Tire-Derived Product Catalog--2010 catalog of tire-derived products.
• Tools and Resources for Tire Recycling Companies--Additional resources to assist businesses that either process used tires or manufacture tire-derived products.
• Health and Environmental Impacts of Tire-Derived Products--Articles, research, studies, and fact sheets examine potential health and environmental risks associated with various tire-derived products.

For More Information

If you are a manufacturer or tire processor and have questions or need more information, contact the following CalRecycle staff members:

• Debra Kustic is the primary technical assistance contact and grants manager.
• Jennifer Caldwell coordinates industry sector-wide and marketing activities.

Disclaimer: CalRecycle makes no warranty, express or implied, and assumes no liability for the information provided in this website. References to individual businesses and their commercial products does not constitute an endorsement by CalRecycle. The information contained in this website is not complete, and is provided as a convenience to our website visitors and for informational purposes only.

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