News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Tegeta Green Planet has carried out an environmental awareness and waste collection campaign in Khobi, Georgia, together with the United Nations Development Programme, focusing on responsible management of end-of-life tires and other automotive waste streams. The “Don’t Throw It Away, Hand It In” campaign was held on October 27, 2026 and targeted local residents, vehicle owners, drivers and private-sector representatives. A temporary collection point established in Khobi accepted end-of-life tires, used automotive batteries and waste oils, while participants received information about proper waste handling and the principles of Extended Producer Responsibility. Tegeta Green Planet said the campaign was intended not only to provide a practical collection opportunity but also to explain how EPR organizations manage specific waste streams after collection and why importers must comply with their legal obligations. The initiative forms part of a wider series of regional campaigns and educational projects being implemented by Tegeta Green Planet and UNDP across Georgia to promote responsible waste management and circular economy principles.

Tasmania’s Environment Protection Authority has disrupted an interstate waste tire operation after uncovering a network that unlawfully collected thousands of end-of-life tires from businesses across the state. The investigation identified at least 30 illegal tire collection events involving around 20 mechanical businesses and found that operators had generated an estimated A$50,000 in just 10 days. The inquiry began in mid-2025 after the EPA received intelligence that an unlicensed company was approaching tire dealerships and mechanical workshops while falsely claiming approval from both the EPA and Tyre Stewardship Australia. Investigators later found six shipping containers holding an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 waste tires in Bridgewater and Launceston. The case has led to enforcement action, warning notices and cooperation with interstate regulators, while highlighting the risks that rogue operators pose to legitimate tire recycling businesses, traceable waste management and responsible end-of-life tire recovery.

The Municipality of San Salvador de Jujuy in Argentina collected more than 500 end-of-life tires during a new Neumatón campaign in the Santa Rita neighborhood, combining tire recovery with recycling awareness and dengue prevention. The November 1, 2026 initiative involved residents and businesses from Santa Rita, Malvinas and surrounding areas and was organized jointly by the municipality, the Ministry of Health, neighborhood centers and local merchants. Tires collected during the campaign came from cars, pickup trucks, motorcycles and bicycles and will be transported to a cement plant for use as tire-derived fuel. Municipal officials said removing discarded tires also reduces potential standing-water reservoirs that can support mosquito breeding. The campaign additionally collected plastics, cardboard and aluminum for reuse or recycling and forms part of a wider local effort to improve waste collection and circular economy practices.

Authorities in the Mexican state of Nuevo León have removed more than 150 waste tires, equivalent to more than two tonnes of material, from the Santa Catarina River as part of the continuing environmental remediation of Las Sabinitas in the municipality of Guadalupe. The latest cleanup forms part of a broader rehabilitation program that has already removed more than 10,000 tonnes of waste from an area that officials say was used as an illegal dumping site for decades. The tire removal was coordinated by the Nuevo León Secretariat of Environment together with SUPERA, the Metropolitan Environmental Fund, ADN Energía and the municipality of Guadalupe. Authorities said accumulated tires in the river channel can obstruct water flow, create pollution hotspots and provide breeding grounds for harmful fauna, while their removal reduces flood and sanitary risks and supports ecological recovery of the river. The project illustrates the scale of the waste management challenge posed by illegally discarded tires and the importance of ensuring that recovered material is transferred into appropriate disposal and recycling channels.

Enviro has signed a conditional USD 2 million service agreement with an international transport services operator in the energy sector, advancing plans for a North American tire pyrolysis plant designed to recycle up to 50,000 tonnes of end-of-life tires annually. The agreement follows a letter of intent signed in March 2026 and covers preparation of technical documentation for environmental, planning and fire safety permits as well as an initial design for the entire plant. Enviro will receive approximately SEK 19.5 million if the customer decides to proceed with the project, but work will not begin until several conditions are satisfied, including securing a plant site and signing binding offtake agreements covering at least 75% of expected production of both tire-derived oil and recovered carbon black. The service agreement does not itself provide a license to construct or operate a plant using Enviro’s tire pyrolysis technology, although the resulting plant design could form the technical basis for a future license agreement between the parties.

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NE-TECH Group announces the successful completion of cold commissioning across the entire Karcag end-of-life tire (ELT) pyrolysis facility, with MOL’s technical and chemical experts. After completing plant construction, this milestone marks the transition from cold-system verification to active start-up testing. The plant is now in test operation as part of ongoing hot commissioning. These test runs have produced tire pyrolysis oil (TPO). In parallel, NE-TECH has completed commissioning of the recovered carbon black (rCB) line together with Hosokawa Alpine and has successfully micronized rCB. The staged commissioning of the reactor lines will continue ahead of regular plant operation.

Dear tire pyrolysis operator, Are you seeking to increase the value of your products? We would like to alert you to an efficient way to expand your reach in international off-taker markets. As the ELT pyrolysis industry matures and operators strive towards higher-end markets for your tire pyrolysis oils (TPO) and recovered carbon black (rCB) outputs, it is becoming increasingly imperative to position your product with verifiable analyses of its impact on the environment.ISO-compliant Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) from traditional accredited institutes can be costly affairs with fees upward of USD 150,000 and need a lot of preparation and communication. Not many traditional LCA practitioners have experience and know-how regarding tire pyrolysis, and thus wrong assumptions can be made and results can be misleading. To accelerate the acceptance of TPO and rCB products Weibold has engaged in a cooperation with Boundless Impact Research & Analytics, Inc., (https://boundlessimpact.net/) a market intelligence and analytics firm that provides quantitative and evidence-based research, and specializing in performing LCAs for tire pyrolysis. As a team we have prepared a service that can:

Ash content remains one of the most widely used quality indicators for recovered carbon black (rCB). Recently, research has challenged the assumption that lower ash necessarily means better performance in rubber compounds. Carbonaceous residues formed during tire pyrolysis can dilute the measured ash percentage while adversely affecting the surface properties and reinforcing behavior of the recovered carbon black.