Bad tires come to good end; Ford recycles recalled Firestones.(Brief Article)

Some of the rubber from the 13 million Firestone tires replaced by Ford Motor Co. likely will be back on the road - and even in the road.

Ford Motor hired Recovery Technologies Group of Guttenberg, N.J., last summer to collect and recycle recalled tires from the nation's 4,500 Ford Motor and Lincoln Mercury dealerships.

Recovery Technologies removes the metal and fiber in the tires and then sells the recycled rubber. Company President Marty Sergi said the rubber, about 14 pounds per tire, is used to make fender liners, bumper covers and other molded auto parts. It also can be used in pavement.

The recalled tires collected from Ford and Lincoln Mercury …