June 22, 2015
Tyre kingpin wants to export 700,000 tyres for recycling
At the end of a long driveway, hidden from sight in King Country, an Everest of torn, bald and stinking tyres grows...
Author:Tyrewise
June 19, 2015
Labour calls for Minister to front up over old tyres
Radio New Zealand National: Checkpoint The Environment Minister is rubbishing claims by the Labour Party that he is scuttling a new scheme to...
June 19, 2015
‘Years wasted’ after Government does U-Turn
The Government wasted time and money after "puncturing" a tyre recycling scheme, the Opposition's environment spokeswoman says. A new scheme to safely recycle...
June 18, 2015
Autofile – ELTs meeting called for
The Tyrewise Working Group has called for a meeting with Environment Minister Nick Smith and the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) on...
June 18, 2015
Autofile – The government’s views
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) deciding against progressing with giving tyres priority status under the Waste Minimisation Act was announced at the industry summit in Auckland. In a nutshell,...
June 18, 2015
Autofile – Summit progress despite stalemate
The inaugural Tyre Industry Summit has been described as successful despite the lobbying for a regulated end-of-life tyres (ELTs) stewardship programme ending...
June 18, 2015
Breeding grounds for mosquitoes – Dengue fever
According to an article in the Borneo Post, reducing dengue fever cases in Borneo boils down to not providing them with ‘five-star...
June 16, 2015
Tyre Industry Summit 2015 – Presentations
Here are the presentations from the inaugural Tyre Industry Summit 2015 held in Auckland on 2nd and 3rd June. Presenter: Scientia Prof. Veena...
June 15, 2015
Hamilton’s tyre saga – pressure mounts on central gov’t
Pressure is mounting on Hamiltons MPs to lead action on used tyres, with community leaders saying central government needs to show leadership...
June 5, 2015
Ruling Punctures Tyres Project
Industry experts are angry with a government decision to not give tyres special status, which in turn has scuppered plans to roll out a recycling scheme. The news...