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The tyres, which had accumulated over several years, posed a significant environmental and public health risk, with potential impacts on soil, water, and local communities. Despite challenging terrain, the site was cleared within days using company resources and in full compliance with safety and environmental regulations. All collected tyres are set to be recycled in line with technical standards.

n a meeting at the Real Madrid City auditorium, Real Madrid ambassador Felipe Reyes welcomed Gabriel Leal, General Director of Signus, to formalise the agreement’s renewal. This collaboration played a key role in ensuring the continuation of the Real Madrid Foundation’s wheelchair basketball social sports school in Getafe, held at the Jorge Guillén Primary School. The programme provided a dozen children with physical disabilities, aged 8 to 20, with the opportunity to play sports, develop skills, and foster teamwork.

Uzbekistan will introduce ecological fees on selected goods to improve its low recycling rates and reduce landfill waste. The measure was presented by Ecology Minister Aziz Abduhakimov to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on August 14.

TNU (Tratamiento Neumáticos Usados) – a Spanish EPR agency for end-of-life tires – collaborated with more than 100 volunteers in cleaning of an old iron mine in the Sierra de Enmedio area (Murcia) from March 10 to 12. The activity was organized by the Resaltes de Murcia Caving Club and the Almendricos Cultural Association (Acual), in collaboration with the Lorca City Council, Norauto, TNU and the Murcia Region Caving Federation.

Azerbaijani authorities will now seek investors from abroad to carry out recycling initiatives, including scrap tire recycling. This is expected to boost the national recycling sector. On March 12, ADA University has hosted a special event dedicated to the recycling plant project in Balakhani Industrial Park; the university has teamed up with the managing company Tamiz Shahar OJSC, and this step was endorsed by its chairman Etibar Abbasov. However, according to Abbasov, Azerbaijan faces challenges connected to tire recycling.

According to Environmental Registry of Ontario, the province is reducing red tape for the tire, battery, electrical and electronic equipment, and hazardous and special products industries while ensuring that the environment and consumers are protected. Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has amended the following producer responsibility regulations under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA):

UK’s Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) issued a statement where it reacted to the recent proposal by the European Chemical Agency to ban tyre-derived crumb rubber infill in the EU. Below, we quote the full original press release by the TRA. A proposal by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) to ban the use of tyre-derived rubber infill in sports surfaces has been deemed incomprehensible and counter-intuitive by members of Britain’s Tyre Recovery Association.

The Tire Recycling Foundation (TRF), in collaboration with the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), invites you to the second webinar in our End-of-Life Tire Series: How Rubber-Modified Asphalt Delivers Cost-Savings and Longer Lasting Sustainable Roads and Pavements. Discover the path toward sustainable and high-performing roads with rubber-modified asphalt (RMA), a cutting-edge technology that transforms end-of-life tires into valuable infrastructure solutions. This webinar explores RMA’s current applications, performance data, and collaborative opportunities to accelerate adoption across the United States.

A Dutch company Black Bear is ready to advance its tire recycling process transforming tires into carbon black, and it managed to receive additional funding of €5 million; the recent growth capital follows prior funding of €11million. The most recent sum became available thanks to a venture capital company from Belgium Capricorn Venture Partners and Particon that provides investment to innovators in tech. Following this investment, the overall financing has managed to reach €16 million.