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Tires & Motor Oil

Used automotive tires and used motor oil are generated from Fleet Operations, the department of Facilities Management responsible for maintaining the pool of campus work vehicles. Both tires and motor oil must be properly handled to avoid environmental hazards such as large scale fires and contamination of water sources.

Where Do They Go?

Tires from Fleet Operations are collected by a local recycler and those that meet safety standards are resold as used tires. The majority of tires are not suitable for reuse and are shredded into crumb rubber for use in a variety of manufacturing applications.

Motor oil is collected by a local company and tested for halogenated solvents. Uncontaminated oil is reprocessed into bunker fuel and delivered to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as ship fuel.

Did You Know?

California has dramatically increased the number of waste tires diverted from landfill disposal and sent to beneficial end uses since 1989. From 1990 to 1999, the number of tires recycled in California increased from 9.2 million to 20.1 million, achieving a recycling rate of 65 percent!

Source: CIWMB Tire Recycling