News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

A pollution authority in India has urged 19 states to pull up some 270 tire pyrolysis facilities; the regulator claims that the units are operating relying on unsafe technology that potentially may harm workers health. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issued a corresponding letter with the facilities ban on December 4. At the same time, the authoritative body highlighted that the import of scrap tires must face strict regulations. India not only imports, but used to receive waste tires from Australia, the UK and other countries.

On March 11-12, 2020, Robert Weibold – the tire recycling and pyrolysis consulting expert – will attend the 10th Kuwait Waste Management Conference & Exhibition as a speaker. To meet Robert Weibold at the conference, please write us at sales@weibold.com. The event will be devoted to solid waste management, including end-of-life tire recycling, in GCC countries, and will be held on March 11-12 in Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel in Kuwait.

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On November 28, 2019, Robert Weibold gave a speech at Rubcycle conference in Belgium, dedicated to issues of end-of-life tire recycling and pyrolysis. Rubcycle is an inspirational event on circular thinking, sustainable use of materials and field application of rubber crumb as a valuable material. As a part of the conference agenda, Robert Weibold was featured in an interview by Rubcycle where the expert expressed his opinion about current developments and challenges of tire recycling and pyrolysis industry in Europe.

Regardless of meandering political environmental protection trends, most Western companies today are embracing Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) as a mandate that is integral to their corporate strategy and forms part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. The automobile industry and its subset, the tire industry, is no exception. Consumer awareness represents pressure on corporate governance to continuously improve the environmental footprint throughout the life cycle of their products. Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) are one way of objectively quantifying and qualifying the effect that material and energy flows of a given product have on our environment, our health, our economies, and the way we live. LCAs also help design the products we and our customers manufacture, compare them to competitive solutions, and enhance their perception in the market. If performed properly, the investments that LCAs require can therefore ultimately translate into improved profit margins. This article examines the difficulties we encounter and gains we can realize when performing an LCA on an End Of Life Tire (ELT) derived product.

Today, fast-paced technology advances in IoT and digitalization have been affecting almost all industries. One might think that tire recycling and pyrolysis industries are far beyond the scope of this trend. Yet, quite the opposite is happening. Below, we will explain how tire recycling and pyrolysis plant operators will be embracing effects of advancing tire manufacturing technologies.

"Improperly stored waste tires are a fire hazard and can serve as a breeding ground for disease-carrying mosquitoes, creating environmental and public health threats," said EPA Director John J. Kim. "The Illinois EPA will continue to regulate the proper storage and management of used tires in Illinois and will continue to conduct forced removal action when used or waste tires threaten residents and our environment."

A company from Auckland, New Zealand, is giving new life to scrap tire rubber mixed with plastic waste, which would otherwise end up being stockpiled or landfilled. Using an up-to-date technology, the company is turning the materials into a base for sports fields. Ecocept reports that it produces synthetic turf underlayer pads from a mix of ground plastics and old car tires, replacing the traditional rock and rubber sports pads beneath synthetic turf.

Canadian Emergency Measures Organization has been working hard to extinguish a tire fire in Minto, a village in the south of New Brunswick. The Organization’s Spokesman Geoffrey Downey said the final loads of sand have been dumped at the TRACC recycling facility. Canadian Press reported that the fire broke out at the facility on December 20 and spread onto one hectare of adjacent land. Mr. Downey said heavy equipment and extra loads of sand had been left at the site in case molten tires catch fire again.