Liberty Tire Recycling Helps to Create a Safe, Environmentally Friendly Athletic Surface at Vancouver's Empire Fields Stadium

PITTSBURGH, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh-based Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier provider of tire recycling services in the United States, is pleased to announce that it has provided the raw materials for the largest installation of crumb rubber in the entire province of British Columbia.  Crumb rubber made from the company's recycled scrap tires has been used to create the turf field at Empire Fields Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, which is home to the British Columbia Lions football team and Vancouver White Caps Soccer Club.  The crumb rubber for the sports field was manufactured at Liberty Tire Recycling's Western Rubber Group, a rubber recycling and manufacturing facility located in Vancouver.

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"At Liberty Tire Recycling, we are excited that our crumb rubber will offer two esteemed sports teams in Vancouver a safe, environmentally friendly and economical sports field on which to play," said Jeff Kendall, CEO of Liberty Tire.  "Athletic fields made with crumb rubber offer many advantages over grass fields.  Synthetic turf does not need to be watered like grass turf and also does not require the use of harmful pesticides."

More than 346,000 pounds of crumb rubber were used in the creation of the turf field at Empire Fields Stadium, which equates to more than 22,450 recycled scrap tires.

Crumb rubber is a finely ground rubber produced from scrap tires.  It serves as a safe, environmentally friendly surface material that enhances the performance of a variety of sports surfaces, providing infill for sports fields, and paving for running tracks and equestrian surfaces.  Crumb rubber adds cushioning and springiness to protect athletes, and surfaces made from crumb rubber dry quickly, drain excess moisture, reduce dust and mud, and minimize freezing.

Liberty Tire Recycling reclaims more than 110 million tires each year at 29 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, creating about 1.5 billion pounds of recycled rubber for smart, sustainable products.  For more information about Liberty Tire Recycling, visit www.libertytire.com.

About Liberty Tire Recycling

Liberty Tire Recycling is the premier provider of tire recycling services in North America.  By recycling more than 110 million tires annually, Liberty Tire reclaims about 1.5 billion pounds of rubber for innovative, eco-friendly products.  The recycled rubber produced by Liberty Tire is used as crumb rubber and industrial feedstock for molded products; as tire-derived fuel for industrial kilns, mills and power plants; and as rubber mulch for landscaping and playgrounds.  The company maintains a nationwide network of processing plants, and comprehensive door-to-door collection services.  Liberty Tire Recycling is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.  For more information, please visit www.libertytire.com.

SOURCE Liberty Tire Recycling

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