RPS was founded in 1972 by John C. Brewer. The company is a pioneer in the recycling industry and waste industry. John C. Brewer invented, patented and produced the first shredder in the world designed specifically for shredding tires. This shredder revolutionized the waste tire world. Despite a general lack of interest in the beginning toward this technology from the recycling market, this patented shredder became a key inspiration for the design and innovation of a variety of shredding machines that followed.

John C. Brewer continued his efforts in the recycling industry and his commitment to the technology led him to another world first. In 1995 he patented the first OTR (Off the Road) Tire Processor; this innovation inspired a variety of designs aimed at handling the large massive tires produced for the mining and construction industry. RPS’s OTR patent is one of the company's benchmark patents still in force today and it is one of the key machines of the RPS technology foundation.

This tradition for innovation, now stemming over 37 years, is a key founding principle upon which RPS thrives. RPS continues to infuse this same tradition of enthusiasm and innovation into its operations and the founder’s trademark commitment to breaking new ground will carry on into the future.

"RPS remains committed to technological development, now being one of the few companies worldwide to offer OTR shredders capable of processing tires up to 14 feet (4.6 meters) in diameter." RPS John Rossi

With RPS´s automatic knife adjustment system for our secondary shredders and our quick interchanging shaft process (patented by Igor Plahuta our Chief Technical Officer), RPS machines provide customers with significantly increased levels of productivity. All of these technological developments are available now and are featured on all RPS machines.

RPS innovation does not limit itself to machines. It is also pushing the boundaries of product development with innovative patents that allow the company to refine rubber into NanoRubber™ powder through providing patented savings with its nitrogen reduction process. RPS proprietary processes allow the company to provide finer rubber powder in larger quantities.

The new industries of Waste Rubber, Electronic Waste (E-waste) and Waste-to-Energy will be the new areas upon which RPS is currently focusing its innovative spirit. The integration of RPS’s ClosedCycle™ principle and the attainment of a NoWaste™ process in these industries, along with innovation and contributing technology and products will keep RPS Green on Growth.

At RPS we receive on average about 10 requests every week from companies all over the world asking us for help in a variety of recycling areas. RPS has now set up the Resource Protection Systems division to do exactly that. This new division will offer consulting advice in a variety of recycling area such as General Recycling, Waste to Energy, Car Recycling, Aircraft Recycling and Soil Remediation. Our fundamental premise is to make recycling economically viable.

Economically viable projects are the only way to make recycling a real business long term for all humanity. RPS helps in finding solutions that do not rely on subsidies or handouts. This approach tends to reward stable industries that grow in time and stick around long term….