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AGGRESSIVE ACTION TO REMOVE LANDFILL-BANNED USED TIRES FROM COMMUNITY

Lower Mainland used tire collection blitz to run April 21-22

VANCOUVER - Over 550 used tires will be collected and removed from Metro Vancouver regional homes and yards during an April 21-22, door-to-door blitz. Spearheaded by Vancouver’s Penfolds Roofing, The Big Eco Tire Toss! campaign offers free, door-to-door used-tire pick-up in an effort to get used tires out of residential backyards, garages and basements.
Many Lower Mainland residents were stuck with used tires in January 2008 and after the Metro Vancouver regional district enacted a landfill ban on used passenger and truck vehicle tires. However, until the Tire Stewardship BC fully implements its Return to Retailer program that aims to have 400 B.C. retailers equipped to receive all used tires and hold them for collection by a recycler, the only other option for residents is to discard the tires illegally, or to haul their used tires to a City of Vancouver transfer station during operating hours.
“We fully support the landfill ban, but we also recognized the problem now faced by residents,” says Penfolds Roofing president Ken Mayhew. “We decided to offer a solution and in the process educate people on the importance of tire recycling and the variety of items that can be built from the used rubber.”
Items manufactured from used tire rubber include the base for artificial turf fields, fatigue mats for the dairy industry and innovative new products like Penfold's EcoRoof® Rubber Shakes. For every roof replaced with EcoRoof® Rubber Shakes, 450 old tires are removed from the landfill. Annually, that's about 20,000 tires diverted into a high-quality, lasting product.
“The Big Eco Tire Toss program has generated such a great response - and has been such an overwhelming success - we were forced to close off requests for used tire pick up a couple days early,” says Mayhew. “We are now ready to begin our used tire collection blitz on April 21.”
Penfold’s Big Eco Tire Toss trailer will be travelling to residences between Lions Bay, White Rock and the Fraser Valley collecting used tires and delivering them to recycling centres for rendering and chipping. “Ultimately, some of this previous waste material we are collecting will be used in our EcoRoof® Rubber Shake product, says Mayhew. “Better recycled and reused than burnt and buried.”
Mayhew says the Big Eco Tire Toss has been so popular and well received; he plans to make it an annual April event.
“We at Penfolds Roofing are pleased to do our part for the community - and for Mother Earth.”

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Penfolds Roofing
Ken Mayhew
President
(604) 254-4663
Website: www.penfoldsroofing.com

FREE DOOR-TO-DOOR PICK-UP PROGRAM TO GET TOXIC TIRES OUT OF COMMUNITY

Metro Vancouver’s January 2008 landfill ban on passenger and truck vehicle tires has left many residents with used tires in their yards, garages.

VANCOUVER - Residents of the Metro Vancouver regional district are surprised to learn that their used vehicle tires are no longer being accepted as waste items at Vancouver landfills. To help out, and to make a difference in the community and on the environment, Penfolds Roofing is offering a free used tire collection service this April.

“Old tires are no longer being burned or buried at a landfill,” says Penfolds Roofing president Ken Mayhew. “Instead, used tires are being recycled into a variety of items, ranging from the base for artificial turf fields to fatigue mats for the dairy industry to roofing tiles.”

However, until the Tire Stewardship BC fully implements its Return to Retailer program that aims to have 400 B.C. retailers equipped to receive all used tires and hold them for collection by a recycler, the only other option for residents is to haul their used tires to a City of Vancouver transfer station during operating hours. Four tires can be dropped off, but they must be placed into one of several recycling bins.

Penfolds Roofing, which is promoting The Big Eco Tire Toss! used-tire pick up program across the Lower Mainland, is discovering residents with used tires have no idea on how to dispose of them safely and legally.

“We are finding that a lot of residents have used tires and most do not have the time to research a drop off location, drive to a transfer station and then wait in line,” says Mayhew. “The fact we will arrive at their home and collect up to six used tires free of charge has generated a great response.”

To participate in The Big Eco Tire Toss! - and have up to six used tires per residence collected free of charge - residents between Abbotsford, White Rock and Lion's Bay should visit www.penfoldsroofing.com and register. Participants can also register to win a new set of tires and a vehicle tune up by Minit-Tune & Brake Auto Centre.

The Big Eco Tire Toss event will culminate April 21-22 when Penfolds Roofing will travel through the Lower Mainland collecting hundreds of used tires.

“Many of these tires will eventually be chipped and recycled into innovative new products such as Penfold’s EcoRoof® Rubber Shakes,” says Mayhew. For every roof replaced with EcoRoof® Rubber Shakes, 450 old tires are removed from the landfill. Annually, that’s about 20,000 tires diverted into a high quality, lasting product.

“We see a great opportunity in diverting former waste items back into the production stream. It benefits the community and the environment, says Mayhew. “So far, the response to The Big Eco Tire Toss! has been awesome.”

For media interviews, please contact:
Ken Mayhew
President
Penfolds Roofing
Phone 604-254-4663

 

 

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