The operator of two Sunbury rural properties has had their waste tyre registrations revoked and will have to dispose of more than 10,000 tyres after EPA Victoria found they had been non-compliant with
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TSA calls for mandatory procurement
Government procurement and a stronger product stewardship approach are the keys to unlocking hundreds of local jobs. These jobs can be created by processing and using the 500,000 tonnes (the equivalent
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DCCEEW seizes four containers of baled tyres headed for export
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) compliance team has been out in strength to stop companies illegally exporting waste tyres and has intercepted and seized
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ATRA: OTRs still an issue for tyre industry
Robert Kelman wears a few hats in the waste and resource recovery space, and one of them is the executive officer of the Australian Tyre Recyclers’ Association (ATRA). According to its website, the
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AUSMAP claims rubber on artificial pitches are a health hazard
Concerns about the health impacts and microplastic pollution from rubber crumb used for artificial grass sports fields are growing with the release of a new study from the Australian Microplastics Assessment
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Vic EPA sends out warning to tyre retailers
EPA Victoria is warning tyre retailers and mechanics after investigators discovered an illegal stockpile of thousands of waste tyres on a property south of Bendigo.
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Tyre recycling rogue operators still a blight on tyre industry
Twelve months is a long time when things aren’t going your way. Lina Goodman, the CEO of Tyre Stewardship Australia, is becoming frustrated at the lack of action from many quarters – industry specific associations, retailers and free-riders including auto-brands – when it comes to end-of-life tyres. A year ago, Goodman was lamenting the lack of progress in getting everybody on board with a recycling scheme. While there are more tyre importers on board, the freeloaders are still, well, freeloading.
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Australia’s pile of dumped tyres getting bigger
Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has released its tyre recovery data for 2022-2023, and things don’t look good. Alarmingly, Australia’s recovery of used car, bus and truck (automotive) dumped tyres is going backwards, having dropped to under 80 per cent, a sharp downward trend since the 2019-2020 peak of 90 per cent.
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Collaboration aimed at solving tyre waste problem
Every year, 500,000 tonnes of tyres in Australia reach their use-by date, with only 15 per cent being repurposed in Australia. The rest are either exported overseas as fuel replacements or are stockpiled, dumped, or landfilled. Tyre waste is a huge issue.
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