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End of life tyres management in Europe
In 2008, more than 95% of end of life tyres entered the
recycling and recovery routes.
For nearly 15 years, the volumes of end of life tyres benefiting
from ecological treatment have followed an unstopped increase of +57%
in 2008 compared to 1994 and a steady yearly increase of 4%.
Such unprecedented result demonstrates the strategy deployed by
the European tyre manufacturers within ETRMA to anticipate
the regulatory, environmental and economic challenges imposed to
Member States by the EU landfill ban is highly efficient.
In 2008, up to 60% of end of life tyres arisings on the
European market were collected and treated under Producer
Responsibility obligations.
Used tyres arisings amounted to 3.3 million tonnes in the
European Union countries. While energy recovery maintains its level
around 35%, material recycling is the real market benefiting from
the landfill diverting. Between 1994 and 2008, the recycling rate
progressed to reach as much as 40%. This also means that the
recycling applications market is being sustainably consolidated.
ELTs management in Europe in 2008
| |
Arisings |
Reuse |
Export |
Retreading |
Material |
Energy recovery |
Landfill & Unknown |
Recovery rate % |
| Ktonnes |
3.281 |
104 |
169 |
358 |
1.273 |
1.199 |
195 |
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| % |
100 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
39 |
37 |
6 |
95 |
Sources : ETRMA
The European tyre manufacturers interpret this realisation as an encouragement to pursue
‘Producer Responsibility’ strategy they initiated in the late 1990s
to anticipate the regulatory, environmental and economic challenges imposed to Member States by the EU landfill ban. The extension of the scheme to a country like Italy, in 2009, will certainly mark another positive step in this direction.
For detailed national data, please use the following link:
ELTs management in EU Member States in
2008
ETRMA publication:
ELTs Management Report, edition 2007
Update 30 April 2010
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