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The South African Tyre Recycling process Company
Number of waste tyres arising
Surveys done at tyre
dealers indicate that 70% to 90% of used tyres taken off vehicles should be
classified as waste tyres. These tyres are bald by being worn down to the
tread belt or have bulges or sidewall damage and are not suitable to be
retreaded. Approximately 9 million such tyres or 95 000 tons enters the market
annually. The SATRP Company
The
major tyre suppliers together with Department of Environmental Affairs &
Tourism have formulated a plan to deal with waste tyres in SA. The plan calls
for a non-profit organisation that will administrate
the sustainable collection of waste tyres in SA and make them available to all
processors of waste tyres. This is to be backed up with the promulgation of a
Waste Tyre Regulation. All
the tyre stakeholders in SA including the Manufacturers, Importers, Retreaders,
Dealer principals, Dealer Association, and other interested parties (NAAMSA,
DEAT, DTI, DWAF, NUMSA, metropolitan councils etc) have been involved in
planning the process. The SATRP
Company has been created to administrate this process. *********************************************************************** Why does the Industry require
a waste collection system? There
is no formal system for tyre dealers to dispose of the thousands of waste tyres
that are receive on a daily basis and they face a serious problem in this
regard. Many rely on collectors whose use of the product remains a mystery. A
number of retreaders do collect casings from tyre dealers for retreading but
this simply moves the problem from the dealer to the retreader as the majority
of casings collected cannot be retreaded. It is
estimated that at present only 4% of the annual arising of waste tyres is
actually recycled or made into useful products. The remaining 96% is either,
illegally dumped in the veldt or down old mine shafts, or collected by people
that re sell these tyres next to the roads, and some that legally deliver to
landfill sites. Description of Process:- The
Tyre Suppliers (Manufacturers, Retreaders, Importers) will raise a “green
levy” on each new tyre sold. The
Tyre Dealer will charge the same levy to the consumer.
The monies raised from the levy will be used to pay the Collectors for
services provided, as well as to pay a disposal fee to Waste Tyre Processors that has
a signed contract with the SATRP Company. The green fee will be widely publicised by the SATRP
Company in order to make the public aware of the rate at which it should be
charged as well as how it is being utilised.
The
level of the Green Fee will be based on the cost to operate the SATRP Company.
Most of the fee will be attributable to the cost of transport, storage
and disposal fees. The
Tyre Collectors and Waste Tyre Processors will have to have all the necessary permits
required by the relevant government bodies, and must be able to adhere to all
requirements as stated in the Waste Tyre Regulation.
The SATRP Company will call
for tenders in terms
of Collectors and Waste Tyre Processors. DEA&T
may be contacted to get information on relevant permits required. THE COLLECTION PROCESS
The collection of close to 95,000 tons of Waste
Tyres from every town and city in SA will require a disciplined and
well-regulated collection process. Once the regulation has been promulgated the
SATRP Company will ask for tenders to be submitted for the collection and
storage of waste tyres. These
tenders will be based on the various provinces. All waste tyres collected within
the province will be accumulated at one or two storage sites within the
province. It is also probable that
the storage sites will be managed by the Collector. It is foreseen that
additional jobs could be created because of these appointed collectors. Large & specialized transport vehicles
& equipment will be required. Stockpiles - The Collector will be required to
make provision for stockpiling of Waste Tyres as per the requirements stated in
the Regulation. The
SATRP Company will also advise the Collector where the waste tyres are to be
delivered to be processed, and if any pre-delivery preparation (cutting) has to be
done. At present a permit
from DEA&T is required for the storage of waste.
The SATRP Company will only enter into contracts with organisations that
are in possession of either permits or licenses. Recycling
or Energy
Recovery
What
is a waste tyre processor? Any
person or institution, using any process by which waste tyres are converted or
transformed into new products, or raw material for other purposes, excluding
energy recovery, retreaders or repairers. Registration Dealers, Retreaders and Waste Tyre Users will need to register via e-mail or fax, with the SATRP Company in order to arrange for collections and deliveries. In Conclusion In
order to allow free competition in the allocation of waste tyres collected, a
tender process will be instituted by the SATRP Company.
Click here to see some products that can be made from Waste Tyres
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