Posted by Paul Moore on 18th October 2024
Tyrecycle and Alcoa Australia have joined forces in what’s described as a milestone settlement to provide a brand new life to previous mining truck tyres. Final week, Tyrecycle’s state-of-the-art recycling facility in East Rockingham, 40 km south of Perth, welcomed its first load of used off the street (OTR) tyres from Alcoa.
To mark the event, Tyrecycle and Alcoa groups joined with representatives from the useful resource restoration business, and the Western Australian Authorities, as the primary load of mining tyres arrived at Tyrecycle’s recycling facility.
“The partnership with Alcoa marks our first contracted settlement with a mining operator from the southwest of WA to recycle OTR tyres. This can be a vital milestone for each Australia’s mining and recycling industries,” mentioned Tyrecycle CEO, Jim Fairweather.
Sourced from Alcoa’s bauxite mines within the Peel and South West areas, Tyrecycle processes the 57-in tyres into crumb rubber, a core element in sustainable street surfaces and soft-surface functions similar to athletics tracks and playgrounds.
“Each tonne of crumb rubber utilized in asphalt mixes represents a possible greenhouse gasoline saving of two,463 kg of CO2-e. Understanding your mining tyres took that path as an alternative of being buried is a improbable end result for stakeholders and the atmosphere alike,” mentioned Fairweather.
Alcoa World Program Supervisor – Water and Waste, Nicole King highlights high quality processes and sustainable outcomes as being a shared worth within the partnership. “We needed to make sure our end-of-life OTR tyres have been being managed and producing merchandise that help our waste administration aims,” mentioned King.
“We now have set ourselves the worldwide purpose of a 25% discount in landfilled waste by 2030 from a 2015 baseline. OTR tyres are a big materials stream for our WA mining operations, and recycling end-of-life tyres will make a contribution in the direction of attaining our purpose.”
Tyrecycle says it has its sights firmly set on increasing its mining tyre recycling functionality, with the corporate within the ultimate phases of establishing is new OTR tyre recycling plant in Port Hedland. The power can have an preliminary 12,000 tonne every year processing capability and is scheduled to begin operations in November 2024.
“Our Western Australian tyre recycling functionality and capability has grown considerably up to now 12 months, with far more to come back. Later this yr we’ll be opening Australia’s first devoted OTR tyre recycling facility in Port Hedland. This web site will considerably improve the financial viability of the sustainable administration of end-of-life OTR tyres.”
