The Municipality of Valdivia, Chile, has announced its third end-of-life tyre (ELT) recycling campaign of the year, which will run during the remainder of November
The municipality’s Circular Economy and Hazardous and Recovered Waste Section, part of its Environment Department, organises the ELT recycling initiative in Valdivia. Residents can drop off used tyres at the municipal facilities in Parque Harnecker, accessible from Avenida Pedro Montt 779, Monday to Friday, from 09:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Álvaro Pacheco, a professional from the municipality’s Circular Economy and Hazardous and Recovered Waste Section, highlighted the positive response from the community: “During previous campaigns, where we collected other types of materials and items, we saw active participation from the public, especially regarding tyres. In fact, it was the residents themselves who encouraged us to organise a dedicated campaign for this type of waste.”
Before the Municipality of Valdivia introduced these initiatives, around 1,200 tyres of different sizes were being discarded in landfills, illegal dumping sites, and vacant plots across the municipality. Pacheco said the recovery helps prevent pollution and significant risks to public health.
The two previous campaigns in Valdivia, held in January and May, helped collect 1,200 tyres weighing a total of 22 tonnes. A contracted company transported the tyres for final treatment and recovery, with the raw materials reused to manufacture other products.
Source: Municipalidad de Valdivia
