Circularity in the tire industry has several driving factors: stakeholders, public demand, oil prices, instability, ELTs, and regulations.
Scaling up recycling and remanufacturing are part of this solution that will make the entire value chain more resilient and profitable.
Practicing sustainability ensures that we make ethical choices that bring everyone a safe and livable future.
Tires are not biodegradable: when left untreated, they take 80-90 years to degrade. Recycling ELTs reduces illegal and marine dumping.
However, all over the world, ELTs are regularly disposed of in landfills rather than being recycled, creating environmental and health safety problems due to pollution of air, water, land, and fire risks.
Following a circular economy would allow the tire industry to close the materials loop through the reuse and recycling of ELTs.
By integrating the reuse of recovered materials into tire production, the industry could simultaneously reduce its reliance on fossil fuels for raw materials and limit waste generation.
Learn about end-of-life-tiresWe’ve developed a novel technology process that is energy efficient, safe, and quality effective for the recycling of ELTs into new commodities.
It’s designed with sustainability principles, too. The Contec tire pyrolysis is environmentally friendly due to the following achievements:
Recovered Carbon Black has a small carbon footprint, as it reduces greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 2 tonnes of CO2 equivalent for each ton of recovered rCB produced.
Dive deeper into tire pyrolysis – and Contec’s technology: