The Municipality of Valdivia in Chile has recycled around 1,200 end-of-life tyres (ELTs) so far this year as part of its ongoing efforts to improve environmental management and promote a more sustainable approach to waste, forming part of the municipality’s wider sustainability strategy, championed by Mayor Carla Amtmann
The collected tyres in various sizes were transported to Neuvol, a company specialising in the recovery and recycling of end-of-life tyres for new applications.
The entire process of collection, transport and recycling is provided at no cost to the municipality through an agreement with the Association of Municipalities of the Los Ríos Region, which aims to promote sustainable waste management and strengthen environmental practices across the region.
According to Álvaro Pacheco, head of the municipality’s Circular Economy, Hazardous and Recoverable Waste Unit, around 600 tyres were collected during a recycling campaign held in May at Harnecker Park. He credited the strong public response for the campaign’s success and thanked local residents for their participation.
Pacheco said the initiative supports Chile’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Law (Law 20.920) by diverting tyres from landfills, illegal dumping sites and vacant land while increasing material recovery, adding that the municipality intends to build on this year’s results, with additional tyre collection campaigns planned for August and October.
Source: Municipalidad de Valdivia
