Rubber, Tires, Foam & Elastomer Manufacturing worked example

Tire Scrap Value at 81% material recovery yield: a worked example

Push material recovery yield up to 81% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. A retreader or new-tire plant uses this to value defective tire output against disposal cost when sizing a recycling credit.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scrap tires generated: 400 tires (unchanged)
  • Recovered material value per tire: 3.5 $/tire (unchanged)
  • Material recovery yield: 81 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 70)
  • Hauling and disposal fee: 250 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total scrap value = scrap tires x recovered value/tire x recovery yield% + hauling fee) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,384 $ for total tire scrap value cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.46 $ / piece for tire scrap value cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,134 $ for variable tire scrap value cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 $ for fixed tire scrap value adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where material recovery yield sits at 70% and the headline result is 1,230 $, this scenario comes in 12.52% above the baseline at 1,384 $.
  • It computes the total value of a scrap tire stream by applying recovery yield to per-tire value and adding the fixed hauling and disposal fee, then divides by tire count. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Total tire scrap value cost: 1,384 $ (headline result)
  • Tire scrap value cost per unit: 3.46 $ / piece
  • Variable tire scrap value cost: 1,134 $
  • Fixed tire scrap value adder: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Tire Scrap Value calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.