Scrap Tyre Collection Process
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN TYRE
RECYCLING PROCESS COMPANY PROJECT . The tyre industry is initiating a waste (scrap) tyre collection process to make the waste tyres available to private enterprises for recycling purposes. To this end they have formed a Section 21 Company (association not for gain) the South African Tyre Recycling Process Company (SATRP Co) for the future management of the collection process on the industry's behalf. The SATRP Co does not plan to be involved in the actual recycling process which is also to be the role of private enterprise. The tyre industry in SA consists of the manufacturers, importers, dealers, retreaders, recyclers and consumers.
The future planned funding of the process will be through a levy raised on each new tyre sold. The fee will be initiated by the tyre Suppliers, (manufacturers, importers and retreaders), and be passed onto the consumer through the tyre dealer. |
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A Waste Tyre Recycling Plant The establishment of a tyre recycling plant can cost anything from R15 to R200 million. The operating costs of these plants are high due to the large amounts of electricity and maintenance required for the heavy equipment needed.
Items such as rubber mats, pipe lining, floor tiles, road surface additives, dustbins etc can be made from recycled tyres. Very little recycled rubber can be used in the manufacturing of new low speed tyres.
The management and use of waste products is governed by the Department of Environmental Affairs of each province in South Africa and they may require an
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Important communication to all consumers of tyres in South Africa THE SOUTH AFRICAN TYRE
RECYCLING PROCESS COMPANY The
Waste Tyre Collection
Process – the solution to an environmental
headache. South Africa, together with the rest of the world, faces a major environmental problem with the volume of waste tyres generated. The situation in SA is serious. As many landfill sites do not accept waste tyres for disposal, large quantities are dumped in the veldt. These are then either burnt, to recover the steel content, or recovered and sold as second-hand tyres. The effect of these actions contributes significantly to the air pollution in our cities and to our excessive road accident statistics.
As
project leaders, we have been leading a project
over the past 6 years seeking a solution to the above problems. Models used
in the USA, UK, Far East and Europe have been studied, and a private sector initiative
plan, backed by a Government Waste Tyre Regulation is now about to be put in
place.
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