June 26, 2015
Illegally dumped tyres poisoning environment
Tyres are being dumped secretly all over the country, poisoning the environment and wasting economic opportunities, recyclers say. Dave Youngson of Ecoretainer said...
Tyrewise
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...
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 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...
June 4, 2015
Hopes may be deflated for tyre removal
Hopes that a stockpile of thousands of used tyres that has made its way from Hamilton to the Taupo district will be...
June 3, 2015
ELT Mgmt: Regulatory Mis-steps, Mistakes, Makeovers
ELT Management: Regulatory Mis-steps, Mistakes, Makeovers Presented to the Tyre Industry Summit 2015 by Glenn Maidment, President of the Tire and Rubber Association...
June 3, 2015
Not a Good Look
It is disappointing to hear that government has decided to not proceed with the declaration of tyres as a “priority product” under...
June 2, 2015
‘Pissed off’ at end-of-life tyre debacle
There was frustration and anger at the end-of-life tyre conference today when the Government effectively pulled the skids out from under an...