2021 California Tire Workshop Series and Presenters

• MitchWhitson , President. California Filtration Specialists (CFS) provides a permeable surfacing low- density polyethylene (LPDE) product called Ecoraster that is constructed out of 100% recycled plastic shopping bags. The grids within this product have been filled with either concrete paver units, crushed rock, or decomposed granite. Through FCS, CFS has designed three products that replace these fill materials with recycled tire rubber, calcium carbonite, and binder. These materials are constructed from only recycled post-consumer waste products. The 100% permeable, 20-year warranty products will be attractive to developers, agencies, municipalities, and property owners. • Ryan Rickabaugh , Vice President of Manufacturing. Carousel USA engineers and builds state-of-the- art rotating structures. This includes rotating restaurants, turntables for private residences, turntables for auto dealers, large truck turntables for venues and buildings, and turntables for industry. Through FCS, Carousel USA is using recycled crumb rubber ramps for one of their most popular product lines. These ramps span completely around the turntable, which allow vehicles to enter the turntable smoothly and make the transition seamless. • Ed Reker , President of KMC Rubber , has years of experience in reformulating compounds to replace a specified percent of the mix design with a percent of crumb rubber, also referred to as feedstock conversion products (replacing a percent of rawmaterial with tire crumb rubber). KMC has developed two products, anti-fatigue mats and pipe sealants, in part through technical and testing support of FCS. The pipe sealants are used to join clay, iron and PVC pipes in a watertight seal for both sewer and potable water applications. • Kevin Bagnall , President. KB Industries (DBA Flexi Process 2020) has produced through the support services of FCS, a patent pending vertical porous pre-molded Flexi-Twall. This product will have multiple application uses in construction, railroads, embankments, marine and stormwater management industries. The Flexi-Twall will replace 50 percent aggregate (by weight) resulting in large volumes of California tire rubber. The KBI FLEXI® -Twall will promote ground stabilization and is designed for the release of HydraulicWater pressures that can be released through the porous design of the materials and has a porosity rate of 3000+ gallons per square foot per hour. California companies continue to innovate new products made from tire-derived materials to satisfy customer needs in a variety of diverse market segments with the support from CalRecycle’s Feedstock Conversion Technical Assistance and Material Testing Services (FCS) Contract. The FCS Contract is crucial in designing and developing new products and supporting the Tire Incentive Program (TIP) grants. These manufacturers will share their launch stories and insights to the industry at large. WorkshopThree: California New Tire-Derived Product Showcase August 19, 2021: 9:00 am - 11: 0 0 am Moderator Denise Kennedy, DK Enterprises 2021 CALIFORNIA TIRE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP SERIES