United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste
and Emergency Response
(5306W)
EPA530-F-97-037
November 1997
http:JJwww. epa.gov
1997 Buy-Recycled Series
Vehicular Products
•'before yptt l>uy-
f you're a fleet manager, buying recy-
cled products can take you a long way
down the road toward protecting the
environment and saving resources. Cost-
effective, reliable, and high quality recycled
vehicular products, such as re-refined oil,
retreaded tires, and recycled engine
coolants, are being used with success by many government agencies
nationwide.
To make it easier to buy recycled, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) updates the Comprehensive Procurement
Guidelines (CPG) each year. Through the CPG, EPA designates items
that must contain recycled content when purchased by federal,
state, and local agencies or by government contractors using appro-
priated federal funds. Among these items, EPA has designated sever-
al vehicular products. EPA's research shows that the items
designated in the CPG are safe, of high quality, widely available, and
cost-competitive with virgin products. EPA also issues a non-regula-
tory companion piece—the Recovered Materials Advisory Notice
(RMAN)—that recommends levels of recycled content for these
items.
You might be unfamiliar with buying re-refined oil, retreaded
tires, or recycled engine coolant. But studies and experience have
shown that these products can meet and exceed your quality stan-
dards. What's more, buying recycled can cut your expenses while
reducing solid waste and providing markets for recyclable materials
collected nationwide.
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What Is The CPG?
The CPG
requires
federal
agencies to
buy items
made from
recovered
materials.
Iecycling is more than just
dropping off your cans, bottles,
and newspapers at the curb or
at a local collection facility. Diverting
recyclables from the waste stream is
only the first step in the recycling pro-
cess. The second step occurs when
companies use these recyclables to
manufacture new products. The third
step comes when you purchase prod-
ucts made from recovered materials.
That's how we close the loop.
To encourage the purchase of recy-
cled products, the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
requires agencies to buy recycled prod-
ucts. In addition, President Clinton
signed Executive Order 12873 in
October 1993, which called for an .
increase in the federal government's use
of recycled-content products. Developed
in response to these directives, the CPG
requires federal agencies to give prefer-
ence to EPA-designated items made with
recovered materials. This, in turn, sup-
ports recycling markets and allows recy-
cling to continue to expand.
Issued in May 1995, the first CPG
designated 19 new products and incor-
porated 5 previously designated items
(including re-refined oil and retreaded
tires) in 7 product categories that
procuring agencies are required to pur-
chase with recycled content. (A procur-
ing agency is any federal, state, or local
agency or government contractor that
uses appropriated federal funds to pur-
chase products.) A CPG update (CPG IT)
was published in November 1997, but
designated no new vehicular products.
This fact sheet updates the information
provided in the 1996 Buy Recycled
Series.
If your agency spends more than
$10,000 per year on a product desig-
nated in the CPG, you are required to
purchase it with the highest recycled-
content level practicable. The CPG also
applies to lease contracts covering des-
ignated items.
By May 1,1996, your agency was
required to develop an affirmative pro-
curement program (or modify its exist-
ing program) to incorporate buy-
recycled requirements for re-refined oil,
retread tires, and engine coolants. It is
not too late to develop your affirmative
procurement program if you have not
already done so. This effort might
involve reviewing your specifications
for these products and eliminating pro-
visions that pose barriers to procuring
them with recycled content (such as aes-
thetic requirements unrelated to product
performance).
The CPG acknowledges, however,
that specific circumstances might arise
that preclude the purchase of products .
made with recovered materials. You
may purchase designated items that do
not contain recovered materials if you
determine that: (1) the price of a given
designated item made with recovered
materials is unreasonably high, (2) there
is inadequate competition (not enough
sources of supply), (3) unusual and
unreasonable delays would result from
obtaining the item, or (4) it does not
meet your agency's reasonable perfor-
mance specifications.
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| o help agencies comply with
the buy-recycled require-
ments, EPA also issues guid-
ance in RMANs, which are designed
'to make it as easy as possible to buy
the designated items. The RMANs
recommend recycled-content levels to
look for when purchasing vehicular
products, as shown in the chart
below. Following the RMANs' recom-
mended levels will help ensure that
your affirmative procurement program
and standards meet the buy-recycled
requirements.
Rather than specifying just one
level of recycled content, the RMANs
recommend ranges that reflect actual
market conditions. The recommenda-
tions are based on market research
identifying recycled-content products
that are commercially available, are
competitively priced, and meet
buyers' quality standards.
Refer to EPA's Vehicular Products
Containing Recovered Materials for
sources of the designated items.
TheRMAN
recommends
recycled
content ranges
at which the
designated items
are generally
available in the
market place.
Vehicular Product
Recommendations
Re-Refined Oil
Use 25 percent or more re-refined oil base stock for
engine lubricating oils, hydraulic fluids, and gear oils.
Retread Tires (excluding airplane tires) Purchase retread tires or tire retreading services to the
maximum extent feasible.
Engine Coolants
Reclaim engine coolants on site or contract for off-site
reclamation services. Also, request reclaimed engine
coolant when having vehicles serviced at commercial
service centers and buy it when making direct purchases.
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(ooplo are often reluctant to try new technolo-
gies. Recycled-content products are no excep-
tion. Out-of-date and incorrect information
about the uses and benefits of recycled-content prod-
ucts lead people to believe that they do not work as
well as virgin products. Several agencies using recov-
ered-content products, however, have proven that
these products work well and that they are cost-effec-
tive. Some of the common myths about recycled-con-
tent vehicular products are dispelled below. At the
end of this fact sheet, you can find an extensive list
of additional resources for more information.
Re-Refined Oil
MYTH 1: Re-refined lubricating oil is inferior to new
lubricating oil.
FACT; Re-refined oil is subject to the same stringent
refining, compounding, and performance standards as
virgin oil. Extensive laboratory testing and field stud-
ios conducted by the National Bureau of Standards
(now the National Institute of Standards and
Technology), the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of
Energy, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), and EPA con-
cluded that re-refined oil is equivalent to virgin oil,
passes all prescribed tests, and can even outperform
virgin oil. The American Petroleum Institute (API)
has licensed qualified re-refined oil products, which
display the API starburst and/or donut symbol.
CASE STUDIES: U.S. Postal Service
USPS is using re-refined oil-based lubricants in more
than 100,000 vehicles (more than half its fleet). USPS
also implemented a closed loop recycling program,
whereby its used oil is collected, re-refined, and sold
back to the service. After numerous vehicle miles, a
chemical analyses of re-refined and virgin oil sam-
ples tuktm from USPS vehicles showed that using re-
rcfined oil was no different from using xdrgin
oil-based lubricants. For more information, contact
Richard Harris of USPS at 202 268-3576.
Tho Santa Ana, California, USPS district uses a
closed loop system for re-refining used oil. In its fleet
of nearly 4,500 vehicles, the district uses more than
22,000 quarts of motor oil per year and saves more
than S1,300 each year by re-refining its used oil. For
mom information, contact Jon Martin of USPS at
714 842-2528.
MYTH 2: Using re-refined oil voids manufacturers'
warranties.
FACT: All three of the major U.S. automobile manufac-
turers (Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler) now rec-
ognize that re-refined oil meets the performance
criteria specified in their warranties. Each has issued
a written statement explaining that the use of re-
refined oil will not void warranties. Warranty require-
ments are based on performance criteria and not on
the origin of the base oil. As long as the purchased oil
meets the warranty requirements, the warranty must
be honored.
CASE STUDY: U.
Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR) has initi-
ated a progressive program called "Closed-Loop."
When customers order re-refined oil, the vendor
will pick up their used oil when fulfilling the order.
The collected oil goes to a re-refiner for recycling,
completing the recycling loop. Not only does this
program eliminate the administrative burden of
managing a separate contract for used oil disposal,
but it also provides environmental benefits and
saves customers money. DSCR intends to offer both
10W30 and 15W40 grades in accordance with a
Commercial Item Description, and 15W40 in accor-
dance with Military Specification Mil-L-2104. This
program makes it even easier to maximize the recy-
cling of used oil and will increase implementation
of Executive Order 12873. For more information,
contact Robin Champ of DSCR at 804 279-4908,
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MYTH 3: Re-refined oil costs more than virgin oil.
FACT: In most cases, re-refined oil prices are compara-
ble to those for equivalent virgin oil products. WAL-
MART, a national distributor of vehicular oils, is
currently selling a re-refined oil for 10 percent less
than virgin oils. Re-refined oil product pricing is
affected by a number of variables, however, including
the availability of used oil. The best method for
determining price is through the marketplace.
Retread Tires
MYTH 1: Retreads are less safe than new tires.
FACT: Statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of
Transportation show that nearly all tires involved in
any tire-related accidents were underinflated or bald.
Properly maintained tires, both new and retreaded,
do not cause accidents. Retreaded tires have been
safely used on school buses, trucks, cars, fire engines,
and other emergency vehicles for years.
MYTH 2: Retreads have a higher failure rate than new
tires.
FACT: Rubber on the road comes from both new tires
and retreaded tires, primarily from truck tires that are
overloaded, underinflated, or otherwise abused. New
or retreaded tire failures can be greatly reduced by
following all the rules of good maintenance, includ-
ing proper mating with regard to diameter and tread
depth and design, as well as maintaining proper air
pressure.
Recycled Engine Coolants
MYTH 1: Recycled engine coolant is inferior to new
engine coolant.
FACT: Testing shows that recycled coolant meets
nationally recognized performance specifications for
new coolant, such as those established by the
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
and the Society of Automotive Engineers. The recy-
cling process reduces the chlorides that come from
hard water so that recycled antifreeze may actually
be purer than virgin coolant.
After noticing poor tire performance in new tires,
the fleet inspector at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, test-
ed 20 retreaded tires in 1990. Pleased with the
results, he purchased 60 retreaded tires the fol-
lowing year and about 600 retreads in 1995. The
fleet inspector found that retreads provided supe-
rior handling and failed less often than new tires.
Beginning in 1995, retreads have also saved the
facility about $20,000 per year. The operation also
services approximately 700 vehicles a year with
re-refined oil. For more information, contact Jerry
Cooper, U.S. General Services Administration
Fleet Inspector, at 608 269-4429.
In 1992, USPS operated 179,000 vehicles and
retreaded 50,000 tires. In 1994, the fleet grew to
202,000 vehicles and used 76,000 retreads. USPS
vehicles travel in all kinds of weather on both
paved and unpaved roads. This 52 percent growth
in the number of retreads over 2 years reflects
USPS's belief that retreads meet their performance
— and quality needs. For more information, contact
Richard Harris of USPS at 202 268-3576.
The Southeast area of USPS implemented an on-
site coolant recycling program. Most facilities in
the region made the switch. They reclaim about
7,000 gallons (75 percent) of concentrated coolant
each year, which substantially reduces the amount
of new products purchased. Many postal vehicle
maintenance facilities in the Southeast are using
commercial vacuum distillation machines for the
recycling process. For more information, contact
Bob Martin of USPS at 901 747-7635.
The USPS Huntington Beach, California, vehicle
:__maintenance facility uses an in-house extraction
and recovery process for its engine coolants. The
units recover virtually all of the ethylene glycol
left in the spent coolant. Recovering the coolant
reduces total waste stream volume and saves
money by reducing costs for disposal and for pur-
chasing new coolant. For more information, con-
tact Jon Martin of USPS at 714 842-2528.
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Myths aM Facts About Recycled-Content Vehicular Prodjucts (Continued)
MYTH 2; Recycled coolant costs more than new
coolant.
FACT: Recycled coolant may cost less than new coolant
if you select the right recycling process for your
shop. You must consider the cost of new coolant and
your current disposal costs and compare these to the
cost of on-site or off-site recycling.
MYTH 3: Spent coolants are hazardous waste and
those handling them must follow hazardous waste
regulations.
FACT: Spent coolants are not listed by EPA as a haz-
ardous waste. Some older test data indicated used
coolant sometimes had levels of lead requiring it to
bo managed as a hazardous waste. Most new vehicle
radiators are made with aluminum cores and plastic
tanks, so there is less opportunity for lead contami-
nation of coolant today than in the past. Still, some
states consider coolant to be hazardous. Contact
your state environmental agency for further informa-
tion.
MYTH 4: Recycled coolant will void manufacturers'
warranties.
FACT: Coolant recyclers have worked with automotive
and truck engine original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs) to get their approval on coolant recycling
processes. Check with your recycler for a list of OEM
approvals.
CASE STUDY: American
Automobile Manufacturers
General Motors (GM) endorses several coolant recy-
cling systems and states that "The warranty of General
Motors will be unaffected if engine coolant recycling
is performed as described by the manufacturer and
with CM-approvcd recycling equipment." Ford
expressly authorizes the use of certain engine coolant
recycling processes and chemicals that meet its speci-
fu-aticms. Chrysler allows any coolant to be used
(virgin or recycled) as long as it meets Chrysler's and
ASTM's specifications for ethylene glycol. For
more information, call Richard Paul at the American
Automobile Manufacturers' Association at
31.1 872-4311.
Coolant Recycling
Processes
The RMAN recommends that procuring
agencies establish a program for engine
coolant reclamation and reuse either on
site or through a service contract. There are
three general types of coolant recycling process-
es: filtration, distillation, and ion exchange.
Since variations jxist among the various pro-
cesses, check with the system manufacturer for
specifics regarding coolant produced by the sys-
tem.
Filtration is the most common type of coolant
recycling process. It has the lowest initial invest-
ment but has high operating costs. Coolants often
contain dissolved solids and filtration systems
often require pre- and post-filter treatment as well.
Distillation evaporates and recondenses the
coolant. This is a slow process with a high initial
investment, but it requires less operator time and
lower operating costs. Solids and other chemicals
are left behind as a residue that must be managed
according to applicable laws.
Ion exchange removes solids and other chemicals
from the coolant as it passes through a resin bed.
Periodically this bed must be regenerated to
remove the buildup. Equipment costs are higher
than most other systems. Operating costs are com-
parable to filtration systems,
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Information Available From EPA
This fact sheet and the following publications on buying
recycled products are available in electronic format on the
Internet at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
procure.htm. Use Internet e-mail to order paper copies of
documents. Include the requestor's name and mailing address on all
orders. Address e-mail to: rcra-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Text of the fol-
lowing Federal Register notices can be found at
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/search.htm. Search by specific day, by key-
words, or by accessing the Government Printing Office database.
Paper copies also may be ordered by calling the RCRA Hotline.
Callers within the Washington Metropolitan Area must dial 703 412-9810
or TDD 703 412-3323 (hearing impaired). Long-distance callers may call
800 424-9346 or TDD 800 553-7672. The RCRA Hotline operates week-
days, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., EST.
* Federal Register (FR) notices promulgating CPG I (60 FR
21370/EPA530-Z-95-006) and RMAN I (60 FR21386/EPA530-Z-95-
007), May 1, 1995. Federal Register notices promulgating CPG II
(62 FR 60961/EPA530-Z-97-009) and RMAN II (62 FR 60975/EPA530-
Z-97-010), November 13, 1997.
* EPA Issues Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (EPA530-F-95-
010). This 4-page fact sheet provides general information about the
CPG and the development of affirmative procurement programs.
* Environmental Fact Sheet-Purchasing and Maintaining Retread
Passenger 77res(EPA530-F-95-019), September 1995. This EPA and
GSA fact sheet provides information on waste prevention, proper tire
maintenance, and tire retreading for fleet managers and vehicle
operators.
* Vehicular Products Containing Recovered Materials (EPA530-B-
97-005). This list contains sources of vehicular products containing
recovered materials.
* A Study of State and Local Government Procurement Practices
that Consider Environmental Performance of Goods and Services
(EPA742-R-96-007). This report provides important program elements
and case studies of state and county agencies purchasing environ-
mentally preferable products and services. For a copy of the report or
more information on EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
(EPP) program, contact the Pollution Prevention Information
Clearinghouse at 401 M Street, SW. (7409), Washington, DC 20460.
Phone: 202 260-1023. Fax: 202 260-4659. Visit the EPP homepage
at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home.
Other Sources of Information—
General
•:• Buy Recycled Business Alliance. The Alliance
includes over 3,200 companies and organizations com-
mitted to increasing their use of recycled-content products and materi-
als in their day-to-day operations. The Alliance offers educational
materials, a quarterly newsletter, and product-specific guides. Public
purchasing entities can join free of charge. For more information, con-
tact Bonnie Fedchock, National Recycling Coalition, 1727 King Street,
Suite 105, Alexandria, VA 22314-2720.
Phone: 703 683-9025, Ext. 209. Fax: 703 683-9026.
DLA Environmental Products Catalogue. This document is an
important source of supply information for environmental products
from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). It includes items from all
DLA inventory control points containing recycled material or having
other environmental benefits. For more information, call 800 352-2852
or fax 800 352-3291. Military customers can call DSN 695-5699 or fax
DSN 695-5695. For information on the CD-ROM version of the cata-
logue, contact the DLA Service Center at 616 961-4459 or
DSN 932-4459. Homepage: http://www.dscr.dla.mil.
* General Services Administration (GSA). GSA publishes various
supply catalogs, guides, and schedules for recycled-content products
available through the Federal Supply Service. For copies of the follow-
ing documents and other information, contact GSA, Centralized
Mailing List Service (7CAFL), 4900 Hemphill Street, P.O. Box 6477,
Fort Worth, TX 76115-9939. Phone: 817 334-5215. Fax: 817 334-
5227. You can also access GSA Advantage!, GSA's Internet-based
online ordering system, to order any GSA product at
https://www.fss.gsa.gov/cgi-bins/advwel.
— Environmental Products Guide. This guide, published by GSA, is
a handy reference companion to the GSA Supply Catalog and
Federal Supply Schedules. It provides information on the acquisi-
tion of engine coolant reclamation systems. The guide also is
available on GSA's Multi-User File for Interagency News (MUF-
FIN), an electronic bulletin board. For computer support help with
MUFFIN, call 703 305-7200.
— Tires, Pneumatic for Passenger, Light Truck, Medium Truck/Bus,
and Retread Services, Federal Supply Schedule, Group 26,
Part 1. Lists a variety of retread tires available for purchase.
* National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP). NIGP main-
tains a library of product specifications and sample bid documents for
both virgin- and recycled-content products, including oil products and
retread tires. It also offers procurement training workshops for mem-
bers. For more information, contact Fuad Abu-Taleb, 11800 Sunrise
Valley Drive, Reston, VA 22091. Phone: 703 715-9400, Ext. 241.
Fax:703715-9897.
* Official Recycled Products Guide. This document is a comprehen-
sive directory of recycled-content products and contains more than
5,000 listings of manufacturers and distributors, including those of re-
refined oil, retread tires, and engine coolants. Contact: Recycling Data
Management Corporation, P.O. Box 577, Ogdensburg, NY 13669.
Phone: 800 267-0707. Fax: 315 471-3258.
* Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE). The OFEE
offers a number of resources, listed below, to help government agen-
cies learn about CPG-designated products. Contact: Office of the
Federal Environmental Executive, 401 M Street, SW. (MC 1600),
Washington, DC 20460. Phone: 202 260-1297. Fax: 202 401-9503.
Homepage: http://www.ofee.gov.
— Closing the Circle News. This newsletter reports on the govern-
ment's progress towards an environmentally conscious and friend-
ly approach to recycling, acquisitions, and procurement. The fall
1995 issue contains an article entitled "OFEE Helps Negotiate an
End to Gridlock on Re-Refined Oil."
— Roadmap to Buying Recycled Vehicular Products. This video
was produced by the Office of the Federal Environmental
Executive and the USPS. It highlights availability, performance,
and warranty issues of re-refined oil, retread tires, and reclaimed
engine coolant. It features a message from the Federal
Environmental Executive and insight from experiences of fleet
management personnel from five federal agencies. It is available
free of charge.
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How Gal I Get Mori Information? {Coiitinilel)
Greening of the Government: A Guide to Implementing E.O.
12873. This document provides detailed information on establish-
tng and implementing federal affirmative procurement plans and is
available free of charge. Updated in the summer of 1997, it con-
tains information on oil and tires, including automobile manufactur-
ers' warranty-related statements on re-refined oil.
Internet Sites
•:• California Recycled-Content Product Database:
http:/ANww.clwmb.ca.gov/mrt/rcp/rcp.htm. This site con-
tains information on why to buy recycled-content products,
how to procure them, and provides access to a database
with information on products, as well as manufacturers, distributors,
reprocossors, mills, and converters across the country who procure or
produce these products.
* King County Recycled Product Procurement Program:
http:/,*www.metrokc.gov/oppis/recyclea.html. This site describes the
tools and techniques developed by King County, Washington, agen-
das for purchasing recycled products.
* Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—Through Procurement:
hHp:Aswww,epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure.htm. This site
describes EPA's effort to facilitate the procurement of products con-
taining recovered materials, including information on CPG, RMANs,
and the Buy Recycled Series.
4- The Procurement Assistance Jumpstation:
httpiA'Www.fedmarket.corn/procinet.htrnl. This site contains links to
many sites containing procurement information.
Other Sources—Re-Refined Oil
•fr Re-refined and Commercial Motor Oils. This brochure, developed
by the DLA General Supply Center, provides ordering information for a
variety of re-refined oil products, including a new product line that
moots military specifications. For a copy of the brochure, contact
Robin Champ, Defense Supply Center Richmond, Attn: DSCR-XA,
8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA 23297-5762.
Phono; 800 345-6333 or DSN 695-4908.
4- Copies of GSA's guidance on the use of re-refined oil in Interagency
Fteo! Management Systems Vehicles can be obtained from Larry
Frtsbee, Fleet Management Division, GSA, Washington, DC 20406.
Phone; 703 305-6837. Fax: 703 305-7158.
* Three cases of re-refined oil are available free to federal entities and
local governments of more than 30,000 people by contacting the U.S.
Conference of Mayors, 1620 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006.
Phone: 202 293-7330. Fax: 202 429-0422. Private sector companies
with a minimum of 50 service fleet vehicles can contact the Buy
Recycled Business Alliance, a program of the National Recycling
Coalition, for three free cases at 1727 King Street, Suite 105,
Alexandria, VA 22314-2720. Phone: 703 683-9025. Fax: 703 638-9026.
* The Office of the Federal Environmental Executive has a list of 940
WAL-MART locations that offer re-refined oil with their "Tire and Lube
Express" services. This is available in hard copy and on disk. (Most
WAL-MARTs offer re-refined oil off the shelf.) Contact the Office of the
Federal Environmental Executive at 401 M Street, SW. (MC 1600),
Washington, DC 20460. Phone: 202 260-1297. Fax: 202 401-9503.
Homepage: http://www.ofee.gov.
Other Sources—Retread Tires
* Retread Tire Buyers Guide. This guide lists contact information for all
Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIE) member retreaders and tire
dealers in North America and includes the type of retreading available
from each listing. For additional information about tire retreading and
tire repairing, including videos such as The Use of Retreaded Tires
on Government Vehicles, contact TRIE at 900 Weldon Grove, Pacific
Grove, CA 93950. Phone: 408 372-1917; toll free in the U.S. and
Canada: 888 473-8732. Fax: 408 372-9210. E-mail:
retreads@aol.com.
<• International Tire and Rubber Association, Marvin Bozarth,
Executive Director, P.O. Box 37203, Louisville, KY 40233-7203.
Phone: 800 426-8835. Fax: 502 964-7859.
•:• National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association, John F. Buettner,
Sr., Director, Tire Retreading Institute, 7601 West Mockingbird Court,
Fairtand, IN 46126. Phone: 317 861-9170. Fax: 317 861-9214.
Other Sources—Recovered Engine Coolants
* The Society of Automotive Engineers' paper number 921634, An
Evaluation of Engine Coolant Recycling Technologies, offers informa-
tion about recovered engine coolants. The paper is available by calling
412776-4841. . , ,"
* For information on USPS' testing and approval of recycled engine
coolant, call Vincent Tung, Mechanical Program Engineer, USPS,
8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, VA 22082-8101. Phone: 703 280-7052.
Fax: 703 280-8402.
In addition, contact your state solid waste management agency
for information about local and regional businesses that produce
or distribute recycled-content products.
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