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Researchers at the RMIT University in Australia have developed a new technology to manufacture concrete made from recycled rubber materials that is stronger and more durable than the traditional product. Recycled concrete aggregates made with ground tyre rubber and everything from coffee cups to building rubble offer huge environmental benefits, from reducing landfill and CO2 emissions, to saving natural resources and boosting the circular economy. Now researchers from RMIT have developed a new method for casting prefabricated concrete products made with rubber tyres and construction and demolition waste that are up to 35% stronger than traditional concrete. Professor Yufei Wu from the School of Engineering led the development of the Rubberized Concrete Processing Technology (RCP-Tech) and said it offered an efficient and inexpensive solution.

Rubber from end-of-life tires acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research by RMIT University and Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has found. RMIT University engineers collaborated with Tyre Stewardship Australia to discover the perfect blend that is both UV-resistant and withstands traffic loads, with the potential to save governments millions on road maintenance annually.

A team of engineers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Australia have managed to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete – such as gravel and crushed rock – with rubber from discarded tires that meets building codes, promising a boost for the circular economy.

Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) – an end-of-life tire management organization promoting sustainable recycling and reuse practices – invites to attend a Tech Talk on Crumb Rubber in Asphalt, which is to be help at RMIT University in Melbourne on July 7, 2022.

Tyre Stewardship Australia reports that it partners with RMIT University on a ground-breaking research project evaluating the performance of crumb rubber in asphalt made from end-of-life car tyres. The project, co-funded by TSA, RMIT University and the Victorian Department of Transport (DoT, Australia), will evaluate to what extent and in what proportion – when mixed with truck tyres, for instance – passenger car tyres can be recycled in road asphalt pavements.

The Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) led one of Australia’s largest multi-council projects, incorporating rubber from end-of-life tires into bitumen to enhance asphalt durability, performance, and sustainability. Conducted by RMIT University, the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, titled "Life Cycle Assessment and Potential Environmental Benefits of Crumb Rubber Asphalt using Field Data," revealed that recycled rubber extends pavement life, reduces raw material demand, and lowers environmental impacts.

In the end of June 2023, Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) released two reports which provide best practice engagement principles for use by industry, government and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to increase resource recovery of Off-The-Road (OTR) rubber products such as tires, conveyor belts and tracks. This is a clear set of principles for OTR rubber resource recovery which recognises and accounts for the needs and expectations of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).

According to Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA), Queensland's Sunshine Coast Council is harnessing off-the-road (OTR) tyres' performance qualities by using crumb rubber from end-of-life OTR tyres in new asphalt roads. Recycled rubber from end-of-life tyres has been used in Australia’s roads and worldwide for many decades, but what is exciting is the potential for OTR crumb rubber to help Australia build more resilient and more sustainable ‘roads of the future’ – which is exactly what Sunshine Coast Council is aiming to deliver for residents and businesses as part of its program of testing emerging technologies for local application.

Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) is featured in the Network Ten’s Planet Shapers TV series. The episode dived into Australia’s end-of-life tyre story, providing a snapshot of the current state of play for tyre recovery in Australia, what is happening onshore right now and the road ahead to achieving better and more sustainable outcomes for country’s end-of-life tyres. The rubber from end-of-life tyres can be a valuable material. Australian labs and manufacturing are producing fantastic innovations with materials derived from used tyres including: