When it comes to recycling old tyres into new products, the processors and manufacturers are the heart of the tyre recycling industry in British Colombia.
When Tire Stewardship British Colombia collects scrap tyres, they are processed into crumb rubber and then sent to manufacturers to turn those broken-down rubber materials into new products like playground surfaces, athletic tracks, garden mulch, and a product that is important in the farming industry, but perhaps less-known to the public – horse mats.
More than 50 years ago, North West Rubber (NWR) began operating from a red barn...
