TIA has completely revamped its Tire and Rubber Recycling Advisory Council, replacing it with a new Environmental Advisory Council.
Named to serve on the EAC were Co-Chairmen Dick Gust of Liberty Tire Recycling and Larry Brandt of MSB Tires; TIA board members Michael Baggett of Yokohama Tire Corp., Chip Huber of Q Fix Truck Service, Brett Matschke of Richlonn’s Tire & Service Centers, Glen Nicholson of Tire Kingdom and Jim Pangle of Fountain Tire; and members Charles Astafan of Columbus McKinnon, Kevin Kendrick of Modified Asphalt Solutions, Robert Moyer of Costco Tire Centers, Tim Bent of Bridgestone Americas, and Mary Sikora of Recycling Research.
The EAC will meet on a regular basis, and plans for this year are currently being formulated.
TIA said the new board would provide strategic information, advisory services, educational programs, and governmental assistance that promotes environmental awareness throughout the tire industry.
“For TIA members and the tire industry, this means examining every aspect of their business to be energy efficient, ensure safety, reduce waste and to use methods that reduce, reuse, repair and recycle tires,” the association said.
“It’s clear that ‘green’ issues are becoming more and more enmeshed in both our personal and professional lives, and thus, I wanted to take a broader, more holistic approach to how tire dealers and the tire industry can better understand and implement ‘green’ concepts and practices into every aspect of the industry – from cutting down on paper use in the office to the utilization of environmentally friendly technologies on the shop floor, to finding new and exciting ways to utilize scrap tires," said TIA President Wayne Croswell.
“My goal with the EAC is to help make TIA the preeminent ‘green’ authority in the tire industry,” he said.
