Download - Tyrecycle Quarterly Newsletter JANUARY 2015
NSW leads the way on scrap tyres
Recycling tyres good for business
First tyre recycling facility for South Australia 3
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TyretalkA QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FROM TYRECYCLE
JANUARY 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
Whether you are a long-standing customer, a new customer
or a supplier, it’s nice to meet you and welcome you to our
newsletter. Writing this article has given me the opportunity
to reflect on the first 6 months of my new role in this fast-
paced industry.
At Tyrecycle, our customers are the most valued part of our
business. Safety. Quality. Customer – These three words
drive what we do here at Tyrecycle. We think it’s what sets
us apart from others in the industry.
It’s an exciting time in our industry; across the nation our
governing authorities are tightening legislation, which
is good news and means protection for industry, the
environment and importantly the community. NSW has
just released far-reaching reforms to waste management
and specifically tyres (see article on page 5). The Victorian
Environment Protection Authority recently took submissions
to a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) and all other state
governments are showing strong signs of engagement on
tyre waste issues.
Tyrecycle has recently invested several million dollars
to complete our processing infrastructure and footprint
plan. Within the last year we have completed the design,
fabrication, building and installation of new shredding plants
in Western Australia and South Australia. We have also
extended our Victorian shredding and processing capability
as part of a new plant upgrade plan, with assistance from
Sustainability Victoria. This now makes us not only the only
national collector of tyres but also the only recycler that has
processing/manufacturing capability in every capital city
of Australia. This allows us to service our customers more
efficiently than ever before.
Hoping you had a wonderful festive season and I look
forward to bringing you more news in our next newsletter.
Jim Fairweather
CEO
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TYRECYCLE IS THE LARGEST COLLECTOR AND PROCESSOR OF END-OF-LIFE TYRES IN AUSTRALIA.
TYRECYCLE PROCESSES
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First tyre recycling facility for South Australia
Tyrecycle commissioned the first South Australian full secure tyre recycling facility in July 2014.
Built at Meyer Road in Lonsdale, one of Adelaide’s southern
suburbs, the facility will recycle all passenger vehicle, 4x4,
light truck, truck, earthmoving and off the road (OTR) tyres
and conveyor belts within the SA market.
Tyrecycle is a member of the ResourceCo Group, and
the investment in SA complements other Tyrecycle sites
around the country to complete the business with secure
facilities nationally.
Tyrecycle can recycle annually in excess of 250,000 tonnes
of rubber across Australia, more than the total of the
passenger vehicle/light truck and truck market.
The new facility provides the SA operation with the capability
to process 25,000 tonnes of rubber annually.
The recycled product is used for a variety of applications like
road surfacing, tile adhesive, Tyre Derived Fuel (TDF) and
sporting surfaces.
“This new facility extends the recycling services provided
to our local key retail partners like Bob Jane T-Marts,
Bridgestone and Kmart Tyre & Auto,” said Tyrecycle CEO,
Jim Fairweather.
This is a significant investment within the Tyre recycling
industry and adds strength to providing the best recycling
outcome for Australia’s waste tyres.
NSW leads the way on scrap tyres
The most far-reaching waste management reforms in
Australia have given New South Wales tighter regulations,
tougher penalties and the power to do away with unlawful
stockpiles of waste tyres.
Under the reforms, which came into effect on 1 November
2014, it will be harder for “cowboys” to avoid licensing laws
and payment of the waste levy.
Australia’s largest tyre recycler, Tyrecycle, has welcomed
the reforms and congratulated the NSW Government and
the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) on their work to
tighten controls on the industry.
THE EPA NOW HAS GREATER POWER TO RESTRICT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE ILLEGAL OPERATION OF WASTE DUMPS
WHILE SUPPORTING THE WORK OF LEGITIMATE OPERATORS
The changes to the Protection of the Environment
Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 included a reduction in
the licensing threshold for the processing, recovery, storage
and disposal of waste; a requirement to track waste tyres
within NSW; and changes to the waste levy framework.
Previously an environment protection licence was required
for more than 50,000 tonnes or 5,000 waste tyres stored at
any one time. The new threshold will kick in at 5,000 tonnes
or 500 waste tyres. In addition, loads of waste tyres greater
than 200kg will have to be tracked outside NSW by both
consignor and transporter.
Tyrecycle Chief Executive Jim Fairweather congratulated
the NSW Government and EPA on the new regulations.
“The reforms will also make it clear to waste generators,
including manufacturers, which collectors of waste tyres
are legitimate and environmentally responsible,” he said.
“The EPA will now be able to begin prosecuting known
rogues for land pollution and they will be liable for penalties
of up to $1 million,” he said.
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“It can also immediately crack down on any facility
that is not fire-safe.
“From March 2015 waste tracking requirements will
apply to waste loads of more than 10 tonnes from the
metropolitan levy area to outside NSW. The EPA now
has the power to require GPS tracking devices.
“And from July 2015 it will be an offence to transport
waste tyres for disposal more than 150km unless it is
to one of the two nearest legal disposal facilities.”
Mr Fairweather said the reforms meant most
or all waste tyres could now be properly disposed
of in NSW.
The inappropriate management of waste tyres poses
risks to human health and the environment.
Mr Fairweather said NSW had up to 20 million end-
of-life equivalent passenger units (EPUs) each year,
about 25 per cent of which were currently processed
by three licensed facilities, including Tyrecycle.
Tyrecycle is Australia’s largest tyre recycler, currently
processing more than 110,000 tonnes of waste rubber
each year.
The recovered material is used to make new tyres,
athletic tracks, brake pads, building insulation,
drainage aggregates for new roads, non-slip mats
and fuel for energy recovery.
Mr Fairweather said the changes would create a
level playing field across the waste industry and
result in significant environmental benefits through
a reduction in the number of tyres sent to landfill.
“For every waste tyre recycled we recover 85 per cent of
the rubber and 95 per cent of the steel needed to make
a new tyre, as well as offsetting the greenhouse gases
emitted in making new tyres,” Mr Fairweather said.
“IF TYRES ARE DUMPED, BURNT OR SENT TO LANDFILL INSTEAD OF BEING
PROPERLY RECYCLED THEY LEACH TOXINS AND OTHER HAZARDOUS
COMPOUNDS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT”
Stockpiled tyres can become a fire hazard and may
also provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Recycling tyres good for business
One of the largest independently-owned tyre retailers on the eastern seaboard has joined forces with Tyrecycle to embark on a major tyre recycling venture.
In 2014, JAX Tyres entered into a full recycling program,
with Tyrecycle collecting tyres from all their stores under
a long-term arrangement.
With 80 stores from Cairns to Launceston, JAX Tyres
employs more than 500 people and also offers brakes and
suspension servicing along with upgraded wheel fitments
to its clients.
Entering the recycling arena seemed the logical next
step for the business, said Jeff Board, CEO of JAX Tyres.
“One of our goals is to be, and to be recognised, as the
most respected and professionally managed tyre and
mechanical servicing house in Australia. We are achieving
this goal by ensuring highly experienced and motivated
staff are working in a sustainable environment conducive
to constant learning, maintaining standards and exceeding
customer expectations.”
“Partnering with Tyrecycle enables us to play our part
in taking care of the environment. We serve over 60,000
customers each month. To now be able to offer recycling as
part of our service is great for our business. The Tyrecycle
system has a distinct advantage by offering a fiscally
responsible solution for our waste tyre management
activities through an integrated data exchange,” he said.
Tyrecycle, has a national footprint with collection
and recycling facilities in all states across Australia.
Tyrecycle recycle tyres from manufacturers, retailers and
governments to name a few. The tyre waste is turned into
rubber crumb and alternative fuel products; steel is also
recovered from the recycled tyres.
“JAX will recycle in excess of 9,000 tonnes of tyres each
year, which will divert those tyres from landfill, or from
being sent overseas for dumping,” said Jim Fairweather,
CEO, Tyrecycle.
“There’s no doubt that JAX Tyres have made a very
important and significant contribution to the environment
through this commitment,” he said.
“JAX has recognised the commercial benefit of recycling
tyres and also the consumer benefit. People want to be
environmentally friendly,” said Jim Fairweather.
Tyrecycle Business Development Manager, Adrian Jones,
said rubber modified tile adhesive accounted for about
40 per cent of the rubber powder generated by Australia’s
tyre recyclers.
The rubber powder gives the tile adhesives the flexible
properties of cured rubber. This helps prevent the tiles from
cracking, which can be caused by the movement of buildings
over time.
“The addition of the rubber powder to Resaflex also provides
important water-resistant properties,” he said.
“Resaflex has a C2S1 adhesive classification, and because
it can be applied over green screeds, render, plasterboard,
fibre-cement sheet, concrete and undertile waterproofing,
it’s very versatile.”
Australia’s scrap tyres are finding new life in homes and commercial buildings across the country.
Thanks to Tyrecycle, recycled rubber from end-of-life tyres
is used in a range of products, including tile adhesive.
One of these, Dunlop Trade Resaflex, is a favourite with
tradesmen and home renovators. Tiles laid using the rubber
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Tyres take on a new surface
modified tile adhesive can be grouted in as little as six
hours. Suitable for use on walls and floors both indoors
and outdoors, Resaflex can be applied over a range
of surfaces, including plasterboard and concrete.
Tyrecycle supplies several Australian tile adhesive
manufacturers with about 4,000 tonnes of rubber powder
each year.
www.tyrecycle.com.au
You can have confidence that these retailers are recycling properly because they use Tyrecycle.
BEAUREPAIRES (NSW only)BOB JANE BRIDGESTONE JAX QUICKFITKMART TYRE & AUTO SUMMIT GROUP (incorporating Ian Diffen and City Discount Tyres)
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