Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – February 18, 2025
The Colorado Circular Communities Enterprise has awarded a multi-year $11.2 million grant to Pretred, a Colorado company that makes barriers out of waste tires. The grant supports the expansion of PreTred’s operations to process waste tires into crumb rubber.
The Circular Economy Development Center recommended the project after spending over a year assessing Pretred’s business model, partnerships, financial viability, and product safety. Pretred’s expansion is estimated to turn four million waste tires from across Colorado into 30,000 barriers each year. The barriers are safe to use on roadways (TL-2), construction sites, erosion and flood control, pedestrian paths, landscaping design, and parking. The barriers are designed to last for decades. When they reach the end of their useful life, the barriers can be processed back into crumb rubber and used to make new barriers.