Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) welcomes the recent changes to the CO2 emission factor for ELTin the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme, taking effect 1 July 2022
The new rules allow for the use of tyres in waste to energy and cement kiln operations. Of the 460,000 tonnes of EOL tyres generated annually in Australia, if 100,000 tonnes were used to replace coal in fuel burning applications, this would represent a potential carbon dioxide reduction of 87,000 tonnes and would make a substantial contribution to Australia’s greenhouse gas abatement programme.
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