You are here: / Recycling

News and feature articles relating to recycling, including collection, of end of life tyres.

Posts

TRA: India’s end-of-life tyre recycling mandate a welcome move

E Bouman; Squarespace

The Indian government’s announcement of an action plan for the management of increasing volumes of waste tyres has been welcomed by the UK Tyre Recovery Association (TRA). Despite the Indian government’s move as a “much-needed response to a growing environmental challenge”, TRA representatives commented that India’s waste tyre arisings have been “swelling exponentially but so too have imports of old tyres from many western countries”. Some of the latter have reportedly “ended up being processed in illegal or environmentally unsuitable ways”.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Beware cheap waste tyre collection offers – TRA urges retailers
  2. Tyre recovery prices could double
  3. Conica: John Bramwell retires, Mike Hill appointed head of operations
  4. US lab advocates tyre pyrolysis to supply EV batteries
/0 Comments/by

Kwik-Fit and Stapleton’s owner ETEL buys leading tyre recycling firm Murfitts

,
Murfitts Industries

European Tyre Enterprise Ltd (ETEL), which owns leading tyre retail and wholesale operations Kwik-Fit and Stapleton’s, has agreed the acquisition of Murfitts Industries, the country’s leading tyre recycling company. ETEL is buying 100 per cent of Murfitts Group Ltd, the parent company of Murfitts Industries. Murfitts operates a national network recycling the equivalent of around 20 million car tyres per year. Murfitts, which processes and recycles tyres into granulate, has been a long-term provider of post-consumer tyre collection and recycling services to ETEL.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Kwik-Fit Goes to PAI for £800 million
  2. UK tyre retailers continue right-sizing
  3. Bridgestone dismisses 500 tyre retail branch acquisition reports
  4. Micheldever/Protyre moves up to fourth, Lodge Tyres jumps in retail rankings
/by

Tyre Stewardship Australia praises new recycling initiative

Australia’s government has launched ReMade in Australia, a new national effort to encourage industry to transform recycled waste into productive outcomes. Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has expressed its strong agreement with the campaign.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Tyre reuse & processing rate rising in Australia
  2. Hankook joins Australian ELT stewardship scheme
  3. Australia: TSA funding tyre recycling projects
  4. Australia banning waste tyre exports next month
/by

New majority shareholder: Maj Invest Equity takes 51% in Genan Holding

,

End-of-life tyre recycling firm Genan has a new majority shareholder after PKA, sole owner of Genan since 2014, agreed to sell 51 per cent of its shares in the company to Maj Invest Equity 5 K/S, a fund overseen by one of Denmark’s leading asset management companies. PKA continues to co-own Genan as minority shareholder.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. PKA buys out Genan founder – but has it been duped?
  2. Agreement on Genan’s future now in place
  3. Genan loss may be more than £100 million
  4. Andritz opens recycling test and research centre in Austria
/by

Enviro CEO joins post-Michelin and Bridgestone rCB presentation panel

The CEO of Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro), Thomas Sörensson, participated in a panel on the role of sustainability and particularly recovered carbon black (rCB) alongside executives from world-leading manufacturers Michelin and Bridgestone on 22 November 2021. The presentation was given at Smithers Recovered Carbon Black Conference, an international conference in Amsterdam.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Recovered carbon black: Michelin & Bridgestone launching joint initiative
  2. Bridgestone and Delta-Energy partner in recovered carbon black project
  3. UK facility to feature early in Scandinavian Enviro Systems’ global rollout
  4. Strong export growth at Jiangxi Blackcat
/by

Big Atom wins £350,000 tyre recycling grant

Big Atom is celebrating a major breakthrough in its attempt to “revolutionise” the tyre recycling process after receiving a £350,000 grant from Innovate UK. The clean-tech recycling company, which already boasts the North West’s second largest tyre recycling plant, has been given the cash injection to develop its patented chemical reactor technology, which will convert old waste tyres into new materials.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Big Atom using tyres to disrupt polymer industry
  2. Big Atom recycles 1 millionth tyre
  3. Tyromer building pilot tyre recycling plant in Arnhem, Netherlands
  4. Australian tyre recycler expanding into Europe
/by

TRA urges UK to mirror Australia’s move to end unprocessed end-of-life tyre exports

,

The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has spoken out to endorse the move Australian government’s move to prohibit the export of most unprocessed end-of-life tyres from December 2021. The only exception will be casings suitable for retreading or validated reuse. In addition, Peter Taylor, secretary general of the TRA urged DEFRA Secretary of state George Eustice MP to closely study this change in Australian law and consider whether the UK should follow a similar path:

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Peter Taylor becomes vice president of ETRA
  2. TRA: Environment Agency plans “will decimate tyre recycling business”
  3. EA allows portside tyre shred storage, updates advice
  4. More than WISH-ful thinking
/by

Australia banning waste tyre exports next month

From 1 December 2021, new laws in Australia will extend a ban on waste exports out of the country to tyres. It follows a cessation of unprocessed waste glass and mixed plastic exports earlier in the year. Reporting this measure, Tyre Stewardship Australia says the change is part of a broader commitment by the Australian Government to reduce waste, increase recycling rates and build capacity in Australia’s recycling industry.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Tyre reuse & processing rate rising in Australia
  2. Hankook joins Australian ELT stewardship scheme
  3. Australia: TSA funding tyre recycling projects
  4. TRA urges UK to mirror Australia’s move to end unprocessed end-of-life tyre exports
/by

Kuwait recycling 42 million dumped tyres

17 years of dumping has amassed a “tyre graveyard” over 42 million vehicle tyres in Kuwait. According to EuroNews.Green, this has resulted in clouds of toxic black smoke when set alight, creating an “immense environmental risk for residents”.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Andritz opens recycling test and research centre in Austria
  2. Kal Tire nears full start-up of OTR tyre recycling facility in Chile
  3. Conica: John Bramwell retires, Mike Hill appointed head of operations
  4. Eldan: Poland’s recycling industry ‘blooming’
/by

CM Shredders installs automated tyre system at SPSA Waste Solutions, USA

CM Shredders

CM Shredders has installed a new high-capacity automated tyre shredding system for the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) in Suffolk, Virginia, USA.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Enviro: Partners still “highly interested” in Danish, North American tyre recycling projects
  2. New kid on the block: Vredestein launches full North American range
  3. The Goodyear/Cooper combination’s synergies; global headquarters to be in Akron
  4. Michelin tyres to be 100% sustainable by 2050
/by

Tyres to shoes: Hankook collaborating with Yase

Hankook Tire is collaborating with Korean footwear brand Yase to launch a range of eco-friendly shoes made using recycled tyres. This ‘Zero – Leave Nothing Behind’ project offers those still too young to drive the opportunity to get to know Hankook Tire – the tyre maker expects the products will “resonate with customers who are early adopters and are conscious about the environment.”

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Creditors to sell Kumho Tire shareholding
  2. Reports: ChemChina interested in Kumho
  3. 94 per cent of all used tyres collected and treated in 2016: ETRMA
  4. Wastefront signs exclusive project delivery partnership with Devaltec
/by

Michelin to make tyres containing recycled plastic by 2024

Germany’s IAA motor show moves to Munich this year and, rebranded as IAA Mobility 2021, is the country’s first major international event since the easing of lockdown restrictions. It begins on 7 September and has attracted more than 1,000 exhibitors and speakers. Michelin will be there, and during IAA Mobility intends to highlight plans to make its tyres as sustainable as possible. The tyre maker’s efforts will include six Michelin teams roaming through downtown Munich during the event, encouraging people to recycle plastic waste.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Continental to use recycled PET bottles in tyre production
  2. Michelin names Frankfurt its new ‘Europe North’ hometown
  3. Michelin Withdraws From Shanghai Motor Show
  4. Speakers Confirmed for Tyre Recovery Association Forum Day
/1 Comment/by

Australia: TSA funding tyre recycling projects

Australians with tyres on the brain can convert this to a profitable business with help from Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA). The association representing firms across the tyre supply chain states that if someone fitting this bill has “an idea that utilises end-of-life tyres,” then it “has the funds to assist.”

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Tyre reuse & processing rate rising in Australia
  2. Hankook joins Australian ELT stewardship scheme
  3. Australian footballers training on UK ELT tyres recycled by Murfitts
  4. Lehigh Technologies Wins 2015 Bloomberg New Energy Pioneer award
/by

Hankook joins Australian ELT stewardship scheme

Hankook Tire & Technology Group is the latest tyre manufacturer to partner with Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA), an organisation set up to promote the development of viable markets for end-of-life tyres, and as such is now contributing to the National Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme. The Korean tyre maker’s engagement lifts the number of participating tyre importers to nine; in addition to Hankook, Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear & Dunlop, Kumho, Michelin, Pirelli, Toyo, Yokohama are involved with the scheme.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Tyre reuse & processing rate rising in Australia
  2. Hankook extends rugby league sponsorship in Australia
  3. Australian footballers training on UK ELT tyres recycled by Murfitts
  4. Australia set to ban waste tyre exports
/by

Continental to use recycled PET bottles in tyre production

,

We’re used to encountering yarn spun from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles in clothing and soft furnishings, but from next year motorists will be able to buy Continental tyres containing this material. Continental will use PET-sourced polyester yarns in the construction of tyre casings and says these can “completely replace” conventional polyester. It will present a concept tyre built upon a PET polyester casing at the IAA Mobility show in Munich this September.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only:
Log inSubscribe

Related news:

  1. Taraxagum – Continental unveils brand name for dandelion tyre rubber
  2. Continental presents new adaptive tyre technology concepts for future mobility
  3. Reducing driving costs with recycling, retreading synergies
  4. C.A.R.E. package – Continental presents tyre concept
/by