EnTire Recycling Inc., a Nebraska tire recycling operation, has decided to move its operations to Missouri after determining that the cost to rebuild its facility in Nebraska City, Neb., after a huge fire would be too cost prohibitive. The fire at the tire recycling facility took place in January.
While the company has officially decided to move to Phelps, Mo., the company is not required to return more than $1 million in equipment that was purchased through grant money provided by the state. Despite moving to Missouri, EnTire is expected to continue taking in tires collected in Nebraska.
Equipment that was purchased with the grant money includes semi-trailers, and shredders.
The new location is only several miles away from its previous location, and should not have any impact on the company taking in tires from the state of Nebraska.
While the company has indicated to the state that it will continue to take in tires, a spokesman for the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, said that the agency will make sure that more than just a token amount of tires will be shipped from Nebraska to the new facility.
The company recycles the tires into crumb rubber that is used for such applications as playground matting and athletic fields.
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