May 3, 2018
Court action over tyres from Amberly fire
A court has ordered the removal of more than 120,000 tyres, which were part of the pile that caught fire in Amberley...
April 30, 2018
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,...
March 9, 2018
Hefty fines from failed tyre recycling venture
A total o f $78,000 in fines have been handed down to three people involved in a failed tyre reycling venture in...
February 27, 2018
Another tyre fire – how long do we wait?
Another large tyre fire illuminates the need for effective product stewardship of end-of-life tyres in New Zealand. Cause of massive North Canterbury tyre...
February 9, 2018
WRC tyre movement and storage guidelines
The release of tyre movement and storage guidelines are an important step in effective management of end-of-life tyres in New Zealand, says...
February 9, 2018
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...
October 25, 2017
Tyres in coalition agreement
Following the recent elections, 3R Group, project managers for Tyrewise, are delighted to see funding for stewardship of end-of-life tyres as part...
November 2, 2015
Why are waste tyres not regulated?
Source: Radio New Zealand National Every year three million tyres [Note: Tyrewise believes this is more like 5 million] are put into landfills,...
October 28, 2015
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...
October 27, 2015
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...