Posts Tagged ‘tyre recycling’
Three Versions of Sustainable Tyre Technology
Frankfurt, Germany Emerging technologies for greater tyre sustainability are approaching the dilemma from very different directions, with at least three manufacturers displaying their solutions at Eurobike 2023. reTyre, from Norway displayed what it claims are the world’s first 100% rubber-free pneumatic tyres, while Maxxis exhibited its Metropass and Metroload series, which now feature tyre carcasses…
Schwalbe Releases First 100% Recycled Rubber Tyre
Frankfurt, Germany The first tyre with its own circular production-recycling process, the Schwalbe Green Marathon, has been released at Eurobike 2023 and picked up the event’s sustainability Green Award. Green Marathon tyres are manufactured from 100% recycled black rubber, sourced from used bike, car and truck tyres accumulated and stored by Schwalbe over the past…
Bike Industry Seeks Inclusion in National Tyre Recycling Stewardship
Melbourne, Victoria A national recycling program for tyres from cars, motorcycles and large vehicles will be urged to expand to bike tyres, when Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA) meets with the scheme’s CEO next week. The meeting next Tuesday will look at if and how used bicycle tyres and tubes can be incorporated into the Tyre…