The Asphalt Rubber Technology Service is a partnership between South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), and Clemson University. It was created for the purpose of promoting, designing, and testing the use of recycled scrap tires in rubberized asphalt and other civil infrastructure applications.

ARTS provides grant funding to South Carolina cities and counties for several test projects each year, performs research to discover new uses and improve upon existing uses of scrap tires, and conducts training classes and seminars on the use, design, testing, and construction of rubberized asphalt and other applications.

ARTS MISSION STATEMENT: To promote the practical utilization of scrap tires in hot mix asphalt as well as other civil engineering applications through research, training, education, and technology transfer.