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U.S. Army Wins Presidential/EPA Award for Their Retread Tire Program

24 May 1999

U.S. Army Wins Presidential/EPA Award for Their Retread Tire Program

    PACIFIC GROVE, Calif., May 21 -- The U.S. Army TACOM
(Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command) Team Tire Group won the Affirmative
Procurement category of the White House Closing the Circle Award sponsored by
the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive.
    According to Fran McPoland, the Federal Environmental Executive, TACOM
offers a retread tire program for both military and civilian vehicles.  In
fiscal year '98, more than 2,500 tires were retreaded under this program,
resulting in cost savings of $540,000.
    "Under TACOM's leadership, the federal government will continue to meet
the President's directive to use retread tires on our vehicles.  As TACOM has
demonstrated, we can cost-effectively purchase a quality recycled product
-- retread tires -- without compromising on our performance needs," said
McPoland.
    The award was won for developing and implementing TACOM's Tire Retread
Program.
    The U.S. Army has long been a supporter of retreaded tires as a way of
saving money and helping the environment without sacrificing safety or
performance.
    TACOM's Team Tire is the leading government agency implementing
Executive Order 13101 and EPA guidelines mandating the use of retreaded tires.
    For more information about the use of retreaded tires, contact the
Tire Retread Information Bureau toll free anywhere in North America at
888-473-8732, or visit their web site at http://www.retread.org.
    The Tire Retread Information Bureau is a nonprofit, industry-supported
association dedicated to the recycling of tires through tire retreading and
tire repairing.