The eleventh episode of TRR Video Insights from The Round Trip: Tyre & Conveyor Belt Recycling Summit features Mike McSaveney, Executive General Manager for WM New Zealand North. Mike discusses WM’s extensive role as New Zealand’s largest waste and recycling operator and a registered partner for Tyrewise.
Mike McSaveney Outlines WM’s Nationwide Collection Network, the Limits of TDF, and the Need for Collaboration
He details their end-to-end collection service across the North Island and their Auckland processing facility, which currently converts approximately 20,000 tonnes of tyres annually into Tyre Derived Fuel (TDF) for Golden Bay Cement.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to TRR Video Insights & Mike McSaveney
0:50 WM New Zealand’s Collection Network & Operations
1:58 Current Processing: TDF & Golden Bay Cement Partnership
3:16 Addressing the Remaining 50%: The Case for Roading
5:02 Barriers to Rubberised Asphalt Adoption in NZ
6:24 Maximising Value: OTRs & Future Domestic Solutions
7:41 Conclusion
