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How does the waste hierarchy apply to tyres?
You’ve probably heard of the waste hierarchy, but what does that look like applied to end-of-life tyres?
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Research into the use of tyres in NZ roads
Research carried out by WSP New Zealand Ltd for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency on the use of end-of-life tyres in roads was recently published.
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Upgraded cement plant crucial to solving NZ’s waste tyre problem
The newly upgraded Golden Bay Cement plant in Whangarei is a critical piece of infrastructure needed for the overall success of the tyre stewardship scheme.
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Innovative thinking for end-of-life tyres
Finding innovative uses for products at the end of their lives is key to solving waste issues and moving to a circular economy. Researchers at ...
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Central Canterbury one step closer to pyrolysis plant
The Selwyn District Council has given approval to lease its land for a pyrolysis plant at the Pines Recovery Park in Burnham, outside Rolleston. However, ...
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Old tyres – making footpaths that help water trees
Who would have thought? New research from the University of Melbourne and Tasmanian company Merlin Site Services has found a way of recycling old tyres ...
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Paul Henry with Greens MP Julie Anne Genter
Paul Henry talks to Greens MP Julie Anne Genter in response to the Environment Minister Nick Smith’s offer of funding grants for new ideas to recycle end-of-life ...
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Grants offered for tyre recycling ideas
Source: New Zealand Herald article Environment Minister Nick Smith is offering funding grants for new ideas to recycle about three million old tyres each year ...
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Waste tyres economic research
Waste tyres economic research: Intervention options to promote investment in on-shore waste tyres recycling In 2014, the Ministry for the Environment commissioned KPMG to research ...
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Bridgestone leads way in NZ tyre recycling
Bridgestone has signed a breakthrough agreement to collect and recycle waste tyres from its stores throughout the North Island of New Zealand. The agreement with ...
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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 day by day. ...
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Collaboration required on tyre solution according to 3R
New Zealand’s track record with end-of-life tyres is littered with good intentions, dubious science and failed investments. While some businesses are safely recycling tyres, these ...
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