Memphis Tire Recyclers | Impact In Action

“As a minority-owned business just starting out, we were very thankful when Pathway Lending wanted to provide us with capital. It was pivotal that they took a chance on us.”

Established as a helpful resource to the community, Memphis Tire Recyclers saw the opportunity to meet the growing demand in combatting illegal tire dumping in Shelby County, from more than 250 local tire retailers. Corteney Mack, co-owner of Memphis Tires, connected with Pathway Lending for capital to scale the young business through the purchase of equipment and real estate in 2021.

Corteney and business partner David started the city’s first tire recycling center in the city in 2020, which has since become the contracted vendor for Shelby County, repurposing old tires into Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA), Tire-Derived Fuel (TDF), and crumb rubber. Today, Memphis Tires employs a team of 15 with three locations.