Indianapolis, Ind., uses recycled tires in pavement

The Achievement

The City of Indianapolis, Ind., is now using waste tire recycling through IndyParks and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), to create a new environmentally friendly asphalt surfaces. These surfaces have been created using a mixture of asphalt and recycled tires ground into crumbs. Once all surfaces have been completed, it is estimated that more than 5,500 tires that would have otherwise degraded in landfills will be put to positive use in recreational places such as the Haughville Park basketball courts and the Marott Parking lot surface. Seven additional basketball courts and two tennis courts are schedule to receive new surfaces at seven different neighborhood parks throughout 2007.