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Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has published its 2022/23 Annual Report. The annual report showcases some of the major achievements of Australia's Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme and how it must pave the way for a circular economy for end-of-life tires. In brief, Australia’s major achievements are:

Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) – the end-of-life tire management authority in Australia reports that its 2020/21 Annual Report is now available for download. The Annual Report showcases what the TSA has achieved, as well as its future vision. The underlying theme being accountability across the tire value chain. TSA highlights it is proud of its achievements - the organization’s connection and participation with the tire industry this year has been significant. Importantly, the report provides transparency to the TSA’s broad range of stakeholders by acknowledging the wins, and not shying away from the challenges the organization and the industry face.

Tyre Stewardship Australia reports that in 2019 it engaged Randell Environmental Consulting in association with Brock Baker Environmental Consulting to complete an analysis of the consumption and fate of mining industry Off-The-Road tyres. This analysis followed the completion of the report commissioned by Tyre Stewardship Australia titled End-Of-Life Tyres Supply Chain and Fate Analysis (REC 2019) by Randell Environmental Consulting.

Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group – an international leader in mining tire management and supply, serving more than 150 mine sites across five continents – opened the doors its new off-the-road (OTR) tire retread and repair facility in Wabush, Newfoundland! According to Kal Tire, this state-of-the-art facility offers customers a range of solutions to help improve sustainability, tire life and fleet availability:

Apollo Tyres has been one of the most vocal companies about sustainability among the tire makers that are not in the leading pack of OE suppliers. But Apollo has big ambitions to be part of the OE supplier club, and is rapidly building its sustainability credentials. Would you like to know about Apollo´s sustainability journey? Please join Mobility & Tire Webinar #40 free webinar presenting Rinika Grover, Head of Sustainability & CSR at Apollo Tyres and regular panellists Eduardo Minardi of Minardi Global, and David Shaw of Tire Industry Research.

Carlisle TyrFil – the leading global supplier of polyurethane tire fill and productivity technologies for Off-the-Road (OTR) equipment tires, OEM and aftermarket – reports it has proved that innovation and sustainability can coexist and become a competitive advantage. According to the company, during the past two decades, Carlisle TyrFil has introduced next generation technology that significantly reduces the usage of oil, petrochemicals, toxic metals, and other environmentally harmful compounds. In 2021, Carlisle TyrFil introduced the latest extension to its Recycling Technology line-up to further drive adoption of sustainable manufacturing practices within the OTR tire industry.

TSA says its mission remains unchanged: to support to the best of its ability the sustainable growth and profitability of local recycling through important initiatives such as Market Development Fund and ground-breaking initiatives such as the Foreign End Market Verification program. TSA's team says they are heartened by the organization's achievements, including over $8 million committed to market development projects and a continued focus on increasing recovery rates in the off-the-road tyre sector.

Independent review of Australia’s Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme to start wide industry and community consultation on sustainable value going forward. An independent review of the national Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme, administered by Tyre Stewardship Australia, shows commendable work has delivered public benefit at small cost to the economy but that the Scheme has reached a turning point.

The Australian federal and Western Australian Labor governments are co-investing AUD $44.1 million in nine recycling projects to enhance waste management across Perth and regional Western Australia. These projects will divert 143,000 tonnes of waste from landfills annually and create 246 jobs. Facilities will recycle plastics, tires, paper, and cardboard into new products, including high-quality plastic pipes. Key projects include a tire recycling and devulcanization plant to process 12,000 tonnes of off-the-road tires into reusable rubber materials.