The Tire Stewardship
Manitoba 2019 Annual Report is
now available.
2019 Annual Report
TSM’s
key achievement for 2019 was recycling 17,835 tonnes of discarded tires and
tubes into tire-derived aggregate, crumb rubber, blast mats, moulded and other
products. Virtually all discarded tires and tubes, 13 kilograms of material for
every Manitoban, continue to be collected and recycled annually in the province
for a diversion rate of 86%.
Other
notable achievements for 2019 include:
- Awarding
three scholarships of $3,000 each to deserving students studying environmental
sciences at a Manitoba university.
- $111,671
awarded for 12 Community Demonstration and Innovation Grants that used recycled
tire products made from recycled Manitoba tires in community and applied
research projects.
- Over
60 full-time tire recycling jobs and over $8 million in direct economic
activity.
- TSM’s
Be Tire Smart Community Relations Team attended 12 community events that
attracted over 139,200 people in 2019.