The installations of Porous Pave surfacing material have kept 6 million pounds of tires out of U.S. landfills. Since 2010 the company has used rubber recycled from 200,000 car and light truck tires.
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All the Porous Pave manufactured and installed through December 2014 included a total of about 6 million pounds of rubber recycled from 200,000 tires.

A proven option for green stormwater infrastructure, Porous Pave is a highly porous, durable and flexible surfacing material consisting of recycled rubber, aggregate and a binder. The controlled shredding and processing of discarded tires produces the one-quarter-inch nominal size rubber chips incorporated into Porous Pave.

"Reaching a total of 200,000 tires saved from landfills, recycled and processed into a component of Porous Pave is an environmental achievement," said David Ouwinga, CEO. "It also signifies the rapid adoption of Porous Pave as a pour-in-place, permeable paving surface for a variety of applications."

Porous Pave retains stormwater runoff on site, decreases the volume and velocity of rainwater flowing into storm drains and storm sewers, improves water quality by reducing erosion and filtering out pollutants, and recharges groundwater. The material is engineered with 29 percent void space. It allows up to 6,300 gallons of water per hour per square foot to drain directly through its surface, permeate down into a compacted aggregate base, and then slowly filter into the ground.

Made in the U.S.A., Porous Pave XL is a hard, heavy-duty material made from 50 percent recycled rubber chips, 50 percent stone aggregate and a moisture-cured urethane binding agent. Porous Pave XL is poured in place at thicknesses of one to two inches atop a compacted aggregate base of two, four or six inches, depending on the application and required compressive strength.

Landscape contractors use it in public, commercial and residential installations for loading docks, parking lots, driveways, building entryways and courtyards, walkways and sidewalks, and patios and terraces. For technical specifications, independent lab test results and distributor locations, visit www.porouspaveinc.com.