LANCASTER, Pa., (October 1, 2024)—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation named Ecore International a finalist in the 25th Annual Citizens Awards, a long-standing program that honors businesses for their leadership in solving the world’s biggest challenges. Ecore was nominated as a finalist for the Best Sustainability Program category for its efforts to reduce the adverse impacts of rubber waste, preserve resources and promote a circular economy through the company’s TRUcircularity™ program.

“Ecore is honored to be named a finalist for such a distinguished award that showcases our long-standing commitment to creating a sustainable ecosystem that minimizes waste and maximizes resource efficiency,” said Art Dodge, CEO of Ecore. “As North America’s largest manufacturer of recycled, scrap-tired derived rubber products, and as an industry leader in recycled products technology, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of circular, efficient production processes and responsible resource management.”

The prestigious Citizens Awards program recognizes the most innovative and impactful initiatives that leverage a company’s talent, resources and expertise to improve communities. 

Over the last 150 years, Ecore has built its circular business model by first transforming used tires into rubber surfacing and flooring applications thereby delaying rubber waste to landfills. Ecore’s hallmark initiative, the TRUcircularity program, goes a step further by fully closing the loop on end-of-life rubber. Through this program, Ecore not only reclaims rubber surfacing but also recycles it into new materials and products, creating a continuous cycle that prevents rubber from ever reaching landfills. By addressing the rubber industry's most significant sustainability challenge, TRUcircularity ensures that rubber stays out of landfills indefinitely.

TRUcircularity has demonstrated significant impact to communities across the spectrum of environmental, social and governance angles. Keeping rubber out of landfills reduces greenhouse gases and landfill burden in local municipalities. Processing rubber provides employment, while the next-in-life products like playground surfacing provide safe, healthy and appealing learning and play environments to support active communities.

Through this program and the company’s overall green initiatives, Ecore is leading the way by building an integrated circular industrial platform, ensuring that materials are reused, repurposed and recycled to support a more sustainable future. Through a combination of innovative activities and collaborative efforts, Ecore is actively paving the way for higher standards of environmental stewardship within the industry.

The winners of the 25th Annual Citizens Awards will be announced during the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s Business Solves Conference on October 29, 2024. Learn more about the awards program and register to attend the event here. To learn more about Ecore, visit www.ecoreintl.com. 

About Ecore

Ecore is a transformational rubber circularity company. Built on a legacy that began in 1871, we are leading our industry’s circular economy founded on the magic of rubber - a material with a proven past and the potential to reinvent the future. Like rubber itself, we are constantly flexing and finding new challenges to solve, new performance properties to engineer and new uses for this infinitely reusable material. Headquartered in Lancaster, Pa., Ecore serves customers in more than 75 countries, designing innovative technologies and solutions for many industries, including rubber reclamation services, rubber materials, commercial and performance flooring, play surfacing, industrial components, transportation, and agricultural products. Ecore brands include Ecore Athletic, ECOsurfaces, Centaur, QT Sound Insulation, A-Turf, Surface America, SpectraTurf, Ecore Industrial, Ecore Reclamation, Ecore Materials, itsTRU® Technology, and TRUcircularity™. Learn more at www.ecoreintl.com.

About the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation harnesses the power of business to create solutions for the good of America and the world. We anticipate, develop, and deploy solutions to challenges facing communities—today and tomorrow.