Malaysia’s tyre recycling sector remains unregulated despite a white paper from 2012 proposing an EPR scheme to clamp down on illegal tyre recycling operations. The most highly publicised incident was the contamination of Sig Kim Kim where pyrolysis char was dumped into the watercourse. Want to read the full story, click below: Pyrolysis Crime Investigated in Malaysia Malaysia's tyre recycling sector remains unregulated despite a white paper from 2012 proposing an EPR scheme to clamp…www.tyreandrubberrecycling.com

When it comes to recycling old tyres into new products, the processors and manufacturers are the heart of the tyre recycling industry in British Colombia. When Tire Stewardship British Colombia collects scrap tyres, they are processed into crumb rubber and then sent to manufacturers to turn those broken-down rubber materials into new products like playground surfaces, athletic tracks, garden mulch, and a product that is important in the farming industry, but perhaps less-known to the public — horse mats.

The Rockcliffe-based Northwest Recycling Centre — a private company — has submitted plans for two pyrolysis plants — one for tyres and one for plastics at a site north of Carlisle. The plans were recently put before the Rockcliffe Parish Council for consideration. Read the full story here: Consultation on Two Pyrolysis Plants for Carlisle The Rockcliffe-based Northwest Recycling Centre - a private company - has submitted plans for two pyrolysis plants …www.tyreandrubberrecycling.com

Tunisian recyclers have held a sit-in to protest against the ban on the import and export of used tyres. A group of rubber manufacturers and processors held an open sit-in in front of the headquarters of the General Directorate of Customs, to request the clearance of containers and trailers parked in Tunisian ports, which arrived in Tunisia before the customs decision to stop the import of used tyres.

The Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued its EPR Rules according to The Environment Protection Act 1986 and the Environment (Protection) Rules 1986. These shall be known as the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules 2022. These rules will become statutory upon their publication in the Official Gazette. Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules 2016 will have a sub rule inserted to include waste tyre management.

Kuwait’s tyre graveyard was relocated earlier in 2022 through a massive transport operation. The tyres were taken to a new recycling base at Al-Salmi. The site of the original dump was earmarked for a new housing development and there was a pressing need to deal with the estimated 42 million tyres dumped in the desert. Competition to win the contract to recycle the tyres was fierce, and one of the winners was EPSCO. At a plant run by the EPSCO Global General Trading recycling company, employees sort and shred scrap tyres, before pressing the particles into flooring tiles.

Ambipar buys Blue Ambiental assets to expand its geographic presence and circular economy. According to Ambipar, the operation is consistent with the company’s strategic growth plan and aligned to promote the circular economy. Blue Ambiental is a tyre, and waste rubber processor, part of the tyre industry reverse logistics, which operates in the Ceará market. Ambipar announced its acquisition of the assets and industrial waste management contracts of Blue Ambiental Reciclagem de Borracha do Nordeste through the indirect parent company Ambipar Waste to Energy this week.