Bay to host August trial for recycling used tyres

• Published date: 24 June 2022
• Author: Thomas Airey
• Publication title: Hawkes Bay Today

3R Group general manager of innovation Trevor Tutt said the Tyrewise scheme has been in the works for over a decade to address a market failure for the approximately 6.5 million used tyres that reach end-of-life in New Zealand each year

“There’s no effective management of tyres at the end of their life, there’s too many options for easy disposal, dumping or exporting offshore,” Tutt said.

He said the industry all came together to help design the scheme, which has become regulated under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008.

“Everyone wants to see this come to fruition,” Tutt said.

“This should have awesome benefits for everybody, not least of which are really positive environmental benefits.”

The four-month trial is the next step towards implementation, after Auto Stewardship New Zealand Limited’s (ASNZ) successful application to the Waste Minimisation Fund — Te Pūtea Whakamauru Para for funding of $1.2 million for Tyrewise.

Tutt said the trial will involve local collection sites, transport operators and processors, before the products are sent to end-users.

He said while the market for end-of-life...