Scope; Introduction; The Tyre: The Raw Material forRecycling; Material Valorisation of Post-Consumer Tyres; Traditional and Evolving Markets; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Additional References; Abstracts from the Polymer Library Database; Subject Index; Company Index
Summary
This is an expert overview on the topic of tyre recycling. It summarises current practices and the factors that have contributed to their growth and efficacy as viable, economically and environmentally sound methods of dealing with post-consumer tyres. There are around 1 billion tyres produced each year across the globe. It is estimated that for every tyre sold another joins the waste stream. There are some simple options such as retreading or shipping to countries with less stringent tread requirements, but this does not solve the problem. Tyres have been identified as a priority waste stream
