Members of the East Arkansas Planning and Development District
(EAPDD) attended the Asphalt-Rubber workshop and tour held
in Odessa, Texas on May 24 and 25 to learn more about how to get
the material used in their state.
One of the primary goals of the EAPDD is to develop sustainable
markets for recycled materials. Judge Carl E. Cisco of St. Francis
County, Arkansas joined Charlie Wood, Richard Spelic, and Stacy
Murry of the EAPDD at the two day event.
Judge Cisco has been actively promoting recycled material markets
in St. Francis County and has experienced notable success with
a cardboard processing facility recently located within his jurisdiction.
He now plans on doing the same for waste tire processing by providing
a market for crumb rubber processors through Asphalt-Rubber paving
applications.
At the request of Judge Cisco, the EAPDD and the RPA held
a meeting for local contractors, educators, and environmental
agency personnel at the St. Francis County Court House in Forrest
City on July 6. RPA board member Cliff Ashcroft, FNF Construction,
Inc. and RPA director of government relations, Doug Carlson, conducted
an informal technology transfer session and reviewed the proposed
demonstration project site. Assisting in the site review, was
Kevin Hall, associate professor of civil engineering at the University
of Arkansas.
RPA members and DOT officials experienced with A-R materials made
presentations at the 1Oth annual Recycling Conference and Trade
Show sponsored by the Arkansas Recycling Coalition in Little Rock,
AR on August 9th. Kudos to the EAPDD and Judge Cisco for
taking the steps to ensure the use of the highest quality paving
material modified with the optimum amount of ground tire rubber
known in the public domain, Asphalt-Rubber. They are bringing
the A-R to AR.
For more information visit: www.eapdd.com or www.recycleark.org.
(Please note: In Arkansas, judges are equivilent to county commissioners.)
Above, Charlie Wood, EAPDD, (left) and Judge Carl E Cisco, St Francis County, Arkansas, visit an Asphalt-Rubber blending operation in Texas. Each bag represents 180-200 tires removed from the waste stream. Below, Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas, (right) and Charlie look at the proposed Arkansas demonstration project site.
