RPA Welcomes Three New Associate Members PRI Consulting of Pinole, CA has become an Associate Member of RPA. The company principles, David Nuss and Larry Morris, have been active members of the asphalt-rubber industry for many years. They have worked with many recycling plants throughout the U.S., assisting in start up operations and marketing product. The company address is: 2550 Appian Way, Suite 209, Pinnole, CA 94564. Telephone: (510) 758-9092, fax (510) 758-9040. David Nuss, President, can be reached by e-mail: Dnusspri@aol.com. Spectraphalt LLC an Illinois-based chemical company supplying products to the asphalt industry was approved for Associate Membership on October 1, 2002. In addition to Asphalt-Rubber and Polymer release agents, the company supplies Asphalt Extraction and Cleaning Solvents. The company also supplies release agent application systems for asphalt plants. Spectraphalt representative, David Zaugh, Managing Director can be reached at: 21504 Main Street, Matteson, Illinois, 60443. His e-mail address is Dzaugh@aol.com. The company phone is (708) 503-9429, fax (708) 748-2820.    Want Not Recycling, Inc. 211 E. Grand Avenue, Lake Villa, Illinois, 60046 became an Associate Member of RPA in August. The company has a revolutionary process for recycling used tires into clean, pure reusable products. A reactor is used to obtain liquid, rubber, clean steel, diesel fuel and C-4 gases from the tires. The company is currently engaged in research to compare the liquid rubber to the crumb rubber used in many products including asphalt pavement. The company Vice President of Research and Development is William Carner. Carner can be reached by phone (847) 546-0685 or fax (847) 546-0685. E-Mail: willcarner@ameritech.net.

New Membership Categories Created The RPA Board of Directors, meeting in NAPA, California on August 26 and 27, created "Affiliate" and "Individual" membership classifications to offer governmental agencies, organizations and individuals interested in the objectives and purposes of the association an opportunity to join. RPA Secretary, Jorge Sousa, Ph.D., said, "There are many governmental agencies, academic institutions and other organizations who support the RPA goal of 'encouraging greater usage of high quality, cost effective asphalt pavements containing scrap tire rubber' and would like to join in this international effort. However, given our current classifications which limits membership to contractors, scrap tire processors and businesses who supply goods and services to the industry, these people have not had the opportunity to join in the global effort which benefits our infrastructure and environment in so many ways. With the new classifications, public works and environmental agencies at all levels can benefit from our technology transfer programs and become a part of an exciting concept in road building. Likewise, students and others interested in our goals can now become members." Sousa said the Affiliate dues are $75.00 annually and Individual membership is $35.00 per year. For more information visit the RPA website www.rubberpavements.org or call the office (480) 517-9944 for an application form.  The Rubber Pavements Association is a nonprofit organization committed to increased awareness and advancement of Asphalt-Rubber technology through seminars, research and publications. The association only supports proven paving processes which meet the ASTM definition D8-88 and standard specification D-6114-97 or public processes which are routinely used by two or more states. The RPA is governed by a Board of Directors from member companies throughout the world. For membership, library or meeting information, visit the RPA website at www.rubberpavements.org.