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Can Rubber be Recycled? The Definitive Answer to the Big Question!

Corner Cascading View of Five Recycled Rubber Roll with Five Different Colors as Patterns

When you think about it, the creation of new products by using old ones is pretty amazing. With advances in technology, we can take used, discarded materials, and transform them into something that is fresh, useful, long lasting, and reliable. This is seen with items such as paper, plastic, metal, glass, and even water—but can rubber be recycled? The short answer is that unquestionably, rubber can be recycled to create a large amount of recycled rubber products that are utilized in some very common, and some very interesting ways. For example, the materials from recycled rubber rolls can be put forth towards a vast number of applications in every aspect of your life. Take a minute to look and you’ll see that rubber in its recycled form is all around you: in your tires, in your streets, at your gym, in your child’s favorite playground, and in your shoes, too. For the most part, used elastomer is found in the form of discarded tires which accumulate in dangerous amounts at landfills across the country, which can contribute to potential pollution and the overcrowding and expansion of landfills. By recycling these discarded tires, a service is not only being done to ease of our normal day-to-day living, but to the environment that is constantly being threatened by waste and pollution.

Custom-Cut Recycled Rubber 3/8” or 9.5mm

Different Dimensions for Custom Cut on Rubber Mats
Arial Corner Shot of a Black Recycled Rubber Flooring Roll

Custom-Cut Recycled Rubber 3/8” or 9.5mm

  • Eco-friendly rubber sheets and mats that can be universally used in any application
  • All season and all weather rubber mats and sheets make for excellent outdoor floor protection
  • Ideal for impact absorption and where damage from dropped parts can be costly
  • 3/8-inch thickness is ample gauge to protect the toughest floors and equipment
  • If you don’t see the size options you need, call us 1-888-Rubber-4

Rubber Sheets Custom Produced to your Dimensions: This 3/8-inch thick recycled rubber is the go to part when you need a custom sized rubber part. We offer this rubber sheet in 257 sizes, however if you cannot find the proper size for your application, contact us at 1-888-Rubber-4. We can waterjet or hand cut rubber parts to your exact dimensions quickly and in a price-conscious manner.

Tested for Durability: We have tested this rubber product in multiple environments for abrasion resistance, weather and ozone endurance, and impact absorption. This recycled rubber exceeds all requirement for all the mentioned criteria. Abrasion resistance means an ability to withstand the wear and tear of friction caused by mechanical parts, foot traffic and other surface contact. Rubber is used to protect two hard surfaces from one another. For examples in gyms, rubber flooring is used to protect the pricey subfloors from the expensive heavy barbells and dumbbells. Rubber is used because it is elastic, protective, and far less expensive than having to replace the subfloors or the equipment if there was damage.

Seven Black 5mm Thickness Recycled Rubber Sheets With Various Dimensions

Custom-Cut Recycled Rubber 5mm

$21.18$338.37

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Three Black 0.25 inch Thickness Recycled Rubber Sheets With Various Dimensions

Custom-Cut Recycled Rubber 1/4″ or 6.4mm

$22.43$397.27

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Three Black 0.375

Custom-Cut Recycled Rubber 3/8” or 9.5mm

$25.10$523.70

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Recycled rubber products are for the most part derived from old tires at landfills, but how do these tires move from a form which is best suited for automobiles to a form that is suitable for just about anything? Well, tires are not entirely made from elastomers—within tires you will find fibers of metal that will need to be removed before anything else can be done with the materials. Also, tires are made from rubber which has been vulcanized, meaning that it has been treated and heated with sulfur in order to strengthen the bonds between the chemical compounds; this process must be undone so that the rubber can be re-shaped into a form which is more suitable for the creation of multiple products. After the tires have been made free of metals and turned into crumb, they are treated and processed mechanically. Then the crumb is molded and the finished product is commonly seen as recycled rubber rolls, just like the ones that are available at Rubber-Cal and are suitable for the needs of any consumer.

These rolls can be cut to make flooring, matting, protection for industrial equipment, industrial pads, and gaskets, to list only a few things. Because they are easily customizable for just about any shape or size, they are effectively used in many functions and are appealing to both the largest and the smallest of consumers! But recycled rubber can also be found in pavement, asphalt, construction material and apparel accessories, among other things. Despite having been recycled, these products have proven to be just as durable and reliable as those that use new rubber, and can even perform better than their rubber-less counterparts. Despite their improved performance, these products and materials are commonly more cost effective, a surprising incentive to begin researching and using these products!

X-Derm

  • Good for resisting water
  • Medium durometer of 55-65, offering more flexibility
  • Recycled tire rubber gives this sheet enhanced weather resistance
  • Recycled rubber material can function in temperatures as high as 170° F
  • Ideal for applications such as indoor and outdoor surfacing, equipment mats, industrial liners, and more

Surface Texture for Traction: This rubber texture sheet comes with a coarse and bumpy surface design that is meant to enhance traction. Traction is very important for any sheet that can be used as a runner or walkway. It enhances the grip and stability for those who are walking on top of the sheet. This eco-friendly rubber runner sheet can help make any commercial or industrial walkway a much safer place.

Eye-Catching Design: In addition to practical purposes, the X-Derm sheet can fulfill an aesthetic purpose as well. The surface texture of this recycled rubber product is meant to give a commercial or industrial area a unique and professional appearance. Surface texture can do a lot for the design and appeal of your business. When this rubber texture sheet is placed as a walkway, people will be put at ease knowing that they are in a place that values not only safety, but impressions as well.

Sometimes, the tires themselves are used in full to create things such as barriers and gardening structures—they need not even go through any of the chemical or mechanical processes that are used to create sheets. The functions that old tires can serve are limited only by your imagination. Anyone can be creative enough to find a better place for an old tire than in a landfill. Through great strides in science and technology, the recycling processes have been found to even be capable of creating new forms of energy that are comparable to petroleum-based fuels and more efficient than using coals, an interesting response to the energy crisis that this planet faces every day.

Many before have wondered: “can rubber be recycled?” and have been surprised at the depth of the response. It is an involved process of machinery, chemistry, and most importantly, imagination. Before going out and purchasing recycled rubber rolls, consider the many ways in which they can be applied. It is an opportunity to be creative and to contribute to the preservation of resources and energy—not to mention your own money! Recycled rubber products are typically very affordable and very dependable, if you do your research and obtain them from the right provider. Rubber-Cal, with its large line of products and services, intends on being that provider and a leader in the industry now and in the future.

Close Up Texture View of X Derm Recycled Rubber Sheet

X-Derm – Textured Recycled Rubber – 60A – 1.5mm x 36″

$36.90$295.00

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Corner Cascading View of Five Recycled Rubber Roll with Five Different Colors as Patterns

Recycled Rubber – 60A

$67.00$1,200.00

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