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From the very beginning of this year and up until now, RecyBEM has provided authorization to twenty scrap tire collectors in the Netherlands. Their certification will be valid for three years. To attain the certification, the colleting companies had to prove that they were meeting the standards demanded by RecyBEM and could control fire hazards – this is a must for all companies that consider pursuing the authorization in scrap tire collection.

China’s Henan Province now has a tire recycling facility with an annual processing capacity of 100,000 tons of tires – it can recycle scrap tires and not pollute the environment – this move helps the Asian country reinforce the sustainable trends in economy. The new facility developed by Chinese tire-producer Doublestar Group and ten universities, with Southeast University leading the research, is located in Runan County and is aimed at fighting problems that come from environmental pollution as the Chinese tire recycling system, reportedly, has long been associated with pollution.

Eighths Biennial Scrap Tire Conference organized by the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and Scrap Tire Research and Education Foundation (STREF) will take place on December 4-5, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. The event will pay special attention to the subject of sustainability and circular economy, and will discuss how scrap tire market can carry out sustainable practices. During the conference, the participants who are involved in tire recycling industry will get a chance to take part in discussions dedicated to the new trends in circular economy practices, what challenges and opportunities may emerge on the scrap tire market. The presenters will talk about rubber modified asphalt, tire-derived fuel, as well as tire pyrolysis and devulcanization.

U.S. state of Texas that primarily turns ugly massive accumulations of waste tires into fuel, or applies them as rubber mulch for landscaping projects has seen the growth of its tire recycling rate of over 8 percent: while in 2015 the rate was slightly over 35 percent, in 2017 it increased to 44 percent.

The Government of Canada is providing repayable funds estimated at $326,250 for a new project that will assist the work of Tire Recycling Atlantic Canada Corporation (TRACC) and enable modernization and production growth at its Minto plant, Pat Finnigan, Member of Parliament for Miramichi-Grand Lake district announced late March.

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When we talk about products derived from tire recycling, we often imply crumb rubber or fine rubber powder. The former is the most common material, while the latter – one of the most expensive products of tire recycling. Yet there is another alternative, cheaper in value, but having promising market opportunities – tire-derived rubber mulch. Rubber mulch from scrap tires is produced in the initial stages of recycling process when input material is shredded several times and separated from steel wires. This yields a thin product of homogenous size, approximately 50 mm long which can be vastly used in landscaping. Below, we describe several ways of how tire-derived rubber mulch can be used.

European Rubber Journal hosts this year’s the Future Tire Conference on June 11-12 in Germany’s Cologne. Potential attendees are now welcome to register and secure their place at the events that will unite tire industry key players and specialists at Leonardo Royal Hotel Köln – Am Stadtwald. During the conference, visitors will learn about the importance of sustainability when building and improving tire business, no matter if stakeholders are involved in tire production, tire recycling or supply sectors, as circular economy is expected to have an impact on all. The event will provide an insight into managing recycling considering nascent business opportunities in tire recycling, carbon print reduction and taking into account human health and environment protection.

The owner of a Malaysian unsanctioned tire recycling plant at Pasir Gudang has been charged under Section 34B of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 in mid-March for polluting the Sungai Kim Kim area and being responsible for chemical poisoning among people who inhaled the hazardous fumes. As a result of his actions and the plant’s operation, around 500 people, including students, had to receive medical treatment after waste dumping that took place early March. The poisoning made some of the victims faint and struggle from breathing problems.