Abstract: A tire is provided that has crown with an undertread layer that has a recycled portion that includes recycled rubber, and a virgin portion that includes virgin rubber. A cushion layer of the crown has a recycled section that includes recycled rubber and a virgin section that includes virgin rubber. A plurality of belt layers are located between the undertread layer and the cushion layer in the radial direction. The virgin portion engages a first one of the plurality of belts and is located proximate to a first axial end of the first one of the plurality of belts. The virgin section engages a second one of the plurality of belts and is located proximate to a second axial end of the second one of the plurality of belts.

Abstract: A tire is provided that has a bead that has a reinforcement ply with a main portion (32) and a return casing ply (34) that extends from the main portion. The bead also includes a stiffener layer (38). A virgin bead filler (86, 84) is present that includes virgin rubber, and recycled bead filler (80, 82, 92) is included that is made of recycled rubber. The outward radial terminal end (76) of the return casing ply is closer to the virgin bead filler than to the recycled bead filler, and the outward radial terminal end of the return casing ply is not in engagement with the recycled bead filler. The outward radial terminal end of the stiffener layer is closer to the virgin bead filler than to the recycled bead filler, and the outward radial terminal end of the stiffener layer is not in engagement with the recycled bead filler.