Tire Shredding…Coming Soon!

BARC is excited about the opportunity to bring another green industry into Kern County for the benefit of the community and especially for the benefit of more jobs for our clients. We recently received $526,000 in a federal grant to begin a tire shredding operation at BARC.

BARC Tire Shredding will receive tires with the appropriate state mandated fees to shred, handle, and transport to appropriate tire shred users. The shredded tires, also known as Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA), will be cut to around 2 inch shreds.  This material – the second largest use of scrap tires in the U.S. behind-tire derived fuel – is employed in a variety of public works projects to replace naturally-mined materials such as gravel.  Cheaper and lighter than gravel, TDA has superior drainage properties and reduces noise and vibration when used in light-rail projects.  When used in place of mined aggregates, it preserves natural resources and landscapes.  In addition, twice as much TDA can be transported in a single truckload, when compared to gravel, resulting in a smaller carbon footprint. TDA can also be used in embankment fills, landscape repair and slope stabilization, as well as retaining wall backfill and as vibration mitigation material. Using TDA in place of soil reduces excavation needed to achieve hillside stability.  It is also less expensive than other non-aggregates.
 
 
 

For more information regarding our tire shredding operation, please contact Andres Lopez, MRF Manager, at 661-834-2272 ext. 290 or via e-mail at alopez@barc-inc.org.