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Enviro Signs MoU with Chilean Investor

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Enviro Signs MoU with Chilean Investor

A detailed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Enviro and Genera Austral S.A. from Chile. The agreement means that the parties will work together to achieve their joint ambition to establish one or more recycling plants for the Chilean mining industry.

MoU to Leverage Assets of Both Companies

“Genera Austral has undertaken a long evaluation process involving a number of different technologies and companies before deciding to move forwards with Enviro. This agreement is an important breakthrough for the establishment of the first recycling plant in Chile”, says Thomas Sörensson, CEO of Enviro.

Enviro and Genera Austral are now taking the next step with an MoU; a detailed statement of intent regarding the conditions of the collaboration.

“We have been in continuous contact with the Chilean market for several years and our solution is now in demand as a result of the country’s new producer responsibility legislation. The carbon black which is recycled from tyres – including mining tyres – using our technology is industrially accepted and has been tested by a number of Chilean rubber manufacturers as well as several international tyre manufacturers”, says Thomas Sörensson.

The MoU means a concrete step towards establishing one or more plants in the country.

“We have been working with ÅF to develop what’s known as a Basic Design, which will fulfil Chilean conditions. We have received funding of around SEK 1 million for this from CORFO, a Chilean authority. We have a solid foundation to take the next step of establishing the first recycling plant in Chile”, says Thomas Sörensson.

Genera Austral’s visit to Enviro’s plant in Åsensbruk in the summer, together with the following meetings in Chile, have reinforced confidence that Enviro’s technology and capacity fulfils their expectations.

“One very important step in the process was when we met President Bachelet of Chile during the state visit in the spring. That allowed us to reinforce the relationship with the Chilean authorities”, says Thomas Sörensson, CEO of Enviro.

Tech Buys Salvadori

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Tech Buys Salvadori

Technical Rubber Company, Inc. (TRC) a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of tyre repair, wheel service, and industrial rubber products has acquired Salvadori S.r.l., of Rovereto, Italy.

Both Companies Predict Bigger Business and Larger Markets with the Acquisition

Salvadori S.r.l., a tyre and retread supplier and industrial rubber repair products provider is also on the forefront of producing recycling equipment used for the conversion of scrap tyres and plastic to usable products.

TRC’s C.E.O. Dan Layne commented, “We think Salvadori S.r.l. is perfectly aligned with our “4r Future” vision of driving growth in Repair, Reuse, Recycle, and Repurpose. This acquisition augments our tyre repair and wheel service product range and facilitates our entry into the tyre recycling industry. We expect the businesses will continue to thrive and deliver solutions for our collective customer bases, and provide additional growth opportunities for our team.”

Juri Salvadori told Tyre and Rubber Recycling at Ecomondo that he expected that this new era in the company history would see the company expand its markets globally. “This will help us reach new markets and our recycling expertise will benefit tech as the Group grows around the world and the recycling sector becomes increasingly important in every market.”

UK Community Waste in Chaos

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Since the UK government allowed local authorities to charge the users of amenity waste tips fees, there has been an increase in fly tipping throughout the country. Surrey County Council operates nine amenity tips and is charging four pounds per tyre deposited there. There are other charges for building and construction waste from DIY projects. The result is an increase in fly tipping across the county. This is being repeated in every council area in England and Wales.

The £4 per tyre deposited is punitive, and in theory should drive consumers to recycle their tyres responsibly through the retailer where they bought their replacement tyres from. However, the reality is that some people will try and avoid the recycling fee at the retailer and they will try and dispose of tyres themselves. If they can’t dispose of them at the tip, they will inevitably end up in hedges, ditches, canals and woodlands. The change in the law is having the unintended but foreseeable consequence of increased fly tipping – without the resources to deal with flytippers being implemented.

In Kirklees, west Yorkshire, a spokesperson for the council denied that there was any increase in fly tipping. When told that farmers were simply burying waste dumped on their land the response was that those farmers should be prosecuted for not disposing of the waste legally. When asked why the council had introduced restrictions at its community waste tips, the spokesperson responded that it was in accordance with government guidelines.

Statement from the Synthetic Turf Council on CRI in Netherlands

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Statement from the Synthetic Turf Council on CRI in Netherlands

“Recent news articles coming out of the Netherlands call for a ban on participating in sports on synthetic turf fields. The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) respectfully disagrees with this ban.”

The Statement in Full

“The STC is committed to safety and transparency, and welcomes all scientific-based testing of recycled rubber infill. The STC encourages all to examine the significant body of research already in existence, including more than 90 scientific studies clearly showing no linkage between recycled rubber and any human health issues. An estimated 500 million square meters of synthetic turf has been installed since 2007 and recycled rubber is by far the largest performance infill (over 95%) utilised for sports fields. Millions of children around the world play on these surfaces and there have been zero scientific reports linking recycled rubber infill to cancer.

Recycled rubber infill provides numerous benefits, including shock absorption, traction, foot stability, increasing turf longevity and diverting tens of millions of tyres from landfills. The STC also notes that the recycled rubber that appears as infill in these fields is the same product that is used throughout the economy in many other applications, including sneakers, garden hoses and hospital floors.

To discover the truth about recycled rubber, we encourage everyone to read the information packet and visit http://www.recycledrubbercouncil.org.”

Brazilian Army to Send Tyres for Recycling

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Tyres from military vehicles in the Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, will shortly be recycled in a partnership agreed with the Western Military Command and the city of Campo Grande.

Move to Avoid Illegal Dumping by Army

The Brazilian military are forbidden from selling, trading or otherwise commercially disposing of tyres and equipment. So disposing of waste tyres is a problem for the army.

This new agreement provides that the tyres will be passed on to the municipality and then taken to recycling by Ecopneus, a local company, where they are transformed into other materials. “We in the Army cannot sell or trade to dispose of the tyres of our vehicles. So we came here to talk to the mayor, Alcides Bernal, to create a mutual cooperation agreement to allow for ecological disposal,” explains Colonel José Roberto Melo Queiroz.

“We want to prevent Campo Grande from suffering a new dengue epidemic, and we are working to prevent that with the Brazilian Army, doing what is best for our capital,” said the mayor Alcides Bernal.

8000 Tyres Collected in Brazil’s Alagoas

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In a joint campaign run by the Secretary of State for the Environment and Water Resources (Semarh), in partnership with the Department of Health (Sesau), Civilian Office and State Civil Defense some 8000 tyres were recovered from the seven local municipalities of Agreste.

Significant Tyre Haul Recovered at Agreste

According to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Alexander Ayres, the goal is to turn the tyre collection project into a routine practice in Alagoas. “It is a great incentive towards sustainability and the protection of public health in Alagoas, combating the proliferation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue, zika and chikungunya.” He said.

All the tyres collected will now be sent for recycling or incineration by Reciclanip in São Paulo, a partner of the Ministry of Environment (MMA).

Italian Police Chase Illegal Waste Operators

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In mid-October, the Italian Police in San Zeno, Brescia, made a series of arrests for the illegal trafficking of waste. In the latest case a Ghanaian man of no-fixed-abode was stopped whilst touring the streets of San Zeno Naviglio looking for custom.

Discoveries Underpin Need to Ensure Companies Pursue Legal Channels for Disposal

Inside his van the Police found six tonnes of used tyres. It is believed that the tyres had been scavenged from landfills or taken from local workshops. Some of the tyres were still suitable for use, but most were only suitable for recycling and should have been disposed of through the proper channels.

The authorities seized the vehicle from the operator. This was the latest in a series of such actions by the Police investigating waste crimes in Italy.

ZARE Promotes Proper Tyre Disposal

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ZARE Promotes Proper Tyre Disposal

As much of Northern Europe switches from summer tyres to winter tyres there is often a glut of tyres to be disposed of as people write off tyres that have minimal tread depth and which will not be reused in the spring. ZARE, a tyre recycling body under the oversight of the BRV in Germany, has been issuing guidance on proper disposal.

Loyalty Programme Part of ZARE’s success

All ZARE partners are awarded and certified according to the industry-specific criteria of the German Association of Tire Dealers and Vulkaniseur-Handwerk e.V. (BRV). Through the website interested parties can learn about the tyre recycling industry, the usual recycling methods and planned activities, such as trade fair appearances. Traders will also find topics that can be used to sell the concept of proper disposal to their clients.

The ZARE initiative is a merger of 15 tyre retreaders and BRV certified tyre recycling companies, which have made it their task to strengthen the awareness of proper tyre recycling in Germany. All ZARE partners are also members of the BRV. ZARE informs the drivers about environmentally friendly waste disposal. With 22 locations, the ZARE partners cover most of Germany and the Netherlands.

Cal Recycle Funds Road Repairs

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Cal Recycle Funds Road Repairs

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (Cal Recycle) is providing funding and paving material that includes recycled tyres to repair fire damaged roads in Calaveras County, California.

Cal Recycle Offering Much-Needed Help

Cal Recycle said that it is also providing paving assistance to areas damaged by last year’s fires in Lake County.

In both Lake and Calaveras counties, roads were damaged by heavy trucks and other equipment as the fires were fought and during the clean-up process afterward. Potholes were filled as part of the debris clean-up process. However, in some areas, roads remained in poor condition. Cal Recycle offered to provide further roadway repair through its Rubberised Asphalt Concrete grant programme.

The rubberised concrete is made by mixing ground-up used tyres with asphalt and other materials. It has proven to be a durable, safe, and quiet surface and has been used successfully on roads throughout California.

Cal Recycle Director Scott Smithline said, “Rubberised asphalt concrete keeps waste tyres out of landfills and is an excellent road surfacing material for projects like these.”

Rubberised concrete was used to repair about six-tenths of a mile of private roads in Calaveras County. The project cost $500,000 and was paid for from Cal Recycle’s Tire Recycling Management Fund.

Since the Calaveras County project involved private roads, rather than county roads, the $500,000 included both road preparation and the RAC overlay, all of which were conducted by Cal Recycle’s contractor.

A two-inch rubberized asphalt concrete overlay uses about 2,000 scrap tyres per lane mile. To date, California has used more than 10 million waste tyres in RAC paving projects.

German Football Association Recommends Crumb Rubber

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New football fields in Detmold, Diestelbruch and Heiligenkirchen in Germany are to be equipped with crumb rubber infill.

Crumb Rubber the Answer for DFB

This has raised some discussion following a recent media article in the Netherlands suggested that the infill may not be safe. However, the DFB (German Football Association) recommends using high-quality material, which is more expensive, but does not involve any health risks. The town of Detmold maintains artificial lawns in Jerxen-Orbke, Heidenoldendorf, Pivitsheide VL, Diestelbruch and Heiligenkirchen, which are filled with quartz sand and rubber, and it does not expect that there will be any health risks.

“All RAL quality-tested and DIN-tested rubber granules were used for all artificial lawns,” stated a spokesman. According to the manufacturers, the RAL quality is the highest requirement for recycled granulates from tyres throughout Europe.

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