
UK’s Tyre Recovery Association says end-of-life tires are getting heavier
In its press release from July 12, 2021, Tyre Recovery Association – the British end-of-life tire management authority – reports that a number of factors have pushed up the cost of end-of-life tire collection over the past two years but what the industry tends to overlook is the seemingly relentless increase in the average weight of our passenger car tires. TRA says that “the trend to ultra-low profile (ULP) tires coupled with the popularity of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) with larger diameter tires has had a real impact on recycling volumes as new data from Astutus Research reveals. Recent analysis by Astutus reveals that the average weight of a car tire is now 7% more that it was just five years ago.”