Liberty Tire Recycling | 2022 Environmental, Social & Governance Report 29 ACCELERATING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP Water Management Liberty Tire is exploring creative ways to conserve water usage at our facilities. Our water conservation measures are specifically tailored to suit the distinct operations of each of our facilities. At some locations where it is feasible, rain and snow runoff is collected and stored to be used onsite for our shredding operation and firefighting spray systems. At another facility, we recycle our captured water. We have a gutter system around our grading and shredding areas to capture water from tires that are collected and water coming out of our shredders. We use sump pumps to collect the water in 100-gallon containers which we run through filters and extract uncontaminated water (approximately 50%). We then use the clean water for spraying and cooling our shredder blades. Depending on the season, this can range from 100+ gallons in our drier seasons to as much as 400 gallons per day. We understand the importance of having a comprehensive understanding of our water usage so that we can identify areas for improvement. In 2023, Liberty Tire will initiate a water use inventory and evaluate the water management systems at all of our facilities for areas of opportunity.
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