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OVERVIEW
Understanding why disposal and accumulation of ELT (end-of-life-tires) is a serious problem.
It is important to understand why disposal and accumulation of ELT is a serious problem in today’s world. When tires reach their end-of-life phase, they are either sent to recycling facilities or stockpiled, depending on local regulations. If the latter happens more frequently, there is risk that ELT not only occupy more and more stockpile space, but that the they pose threats to environment and human health. Two of the most dangerous threats are tire fires (burning tires cannot be easily extinguished and release huge amounts of hazardous toxic substances into the air) and the fact that ELTs serve as an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes which easily spread diseases like Zika or West Nile Virus. Two examples: 1) in Kuwait in April 2012 - five million tires burned accidentally and 2) in 2016, another 5 million tires burned in Spain heavily polluting adjacent residential areas. On the other hand, tires are composed of precious high-priced materials which, thanks to tire recycling, are now available in abundance back on the market. Tire recycling enables the recovery of the bulk of precious rubber and utilize it in numerous consumer goods and industrial applications. When blended with plastic waste, tire recycling helps close the loop of a circular economy, creating new value, new jobs and clean environment.
Patented Canadian Green Energy Technology
Note re: Plastics
Published in the journal Science in February 2015, a study conducted by a scientific working group at UC Santa Barbara’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), quantified the input of plastic waste from land into the ocean. The results: every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in our oceans. It’s equivalent to five grocery bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline in the world. In 2025, the annual input is estimated to be about twice greater, or 10 bags full of plastic per foot of coastline. So the cumulative input for 2025 would be nearly 20 times the 8 million metric tons estimate – 100 bags of plastic per foot of coastline in the world! Reference: http://plastic-pollution.org
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Tire and plastic accumulation represents two major global problems. The solution is via a patented cryo-process (utilizing nitrogen to freeze the rubber tires altering them to a state of brittle-like glass, thus fracturing tires into many small pieces). It is not only Patented but also the most efficient Cryogenic Process for whole tires in the entire world. Additional revenue options (nitrogen) are also available, resulting in greater profits for project owners.
Most importantly . . . ALL of the product produced via this process (called off-take), is desired by global clients and therefore is backed by a guaranteed purchase of all "off-take" and an auto-revolving Letter of Credit for up to 15 years (with an option to extend longer). This totals to over USD $1 billion dollars for tire crumb and up to USD $3 billion when blended with plastics to produce a TPE (Thermo-Plastic Elastomer). That is why this process is the #1 desired technology available. ULA is an International Agent offering exclusive territorial opportunities. An added bonus is the additional revenues derived from the collection and sale of steel & fibre taken/removed from the tires and depending upon the country - "tipping fees" from the tires.