Tyre Stewardship Australia

Tyre Stewardship Australia is pleased to announce today the release of two reports developed in collaboration with leading organisations: ●‘Exploring Global Influences on the Tyre Industry: Chemicals of Concern, Microplastics and Design’ – created in partnership with the CSIRO, this report delves into global trends and regulatory shifts shaping the future of tyres. ●‘Implications of the Transition to EVs for End-of-Life Tyre Recovery’ – developed alongside Marsden Jacob Associates and Blue Environment Pty Ltd, this report highlights the challenges and opportunities posed by electric vehicles for tyre recovery and recycling. These collaborations represent a shared commitment to advancing sustainability, innovation, and progress in the tyre sector. Together, we’re driving change for a circular economy. 📖 Access the full reports here: https://lnkd.in/e-KjuSCg 📧 For more information, contact us at getonboard@tyrestewardship.org.au Linda Mitchell | Divina Angela Navarro | Dilanka Samaraweera | Prashant Srivastava | Jason Kirby | Peter Kinrade | Ram Chandrasekaran | Noah Phillips-Bartlett #Research #CircularEconomy #TyreDesign #MaterialsScience #TyreRecovery #ChemicalRegulations

🚗 Exciting opportunity for a safer Bruce Highway upgrade, from Brisbane to Cairns! 🚗 Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) supports the Federal Government’s commitment to upgrading the Bruce Highway in Queensland. This vital infrastructure project will not only improve road safety but also create stronger connections between regional communities. Even better: this upgrade is a golden opportunity to help tackle Australia’s tyre waste crisis by using recycled tyres in the construction process. 🔄 Why is this important? Sustainability: Each kilometre of the Bruce Highway could use up to 2,400 used tyres, supporting our national resource recovery and circular economy goals. Durability: Crumb rubber in roads makes them more resilient to weather damage and cheaper to maintain. Safer roads: Roads made with crumb rubber are also less prone to cracking or potholes. 🏗️ Local impact: This upgrade provides an incredible chance for Queensland-based tyre recycling businesses to grow, innovate and create jobs - especially in regional areas. With 10 TSA Accredited businesses already in the state, we can use the valuable tyre-derived material they produce to boost the local economy and help support sustainable outcomes. Let's keep this momentum going and push for government to always use recycled tyres in roads. Support the shift to recycled rubber roads and help Queensland lead the way in creating a circular economy for Australia's used tyres 🌍 Reach out to us to find out how: www.tyrestewardship.org.au #BruceHighwayUpgrade #TyreRecycling #SustainableInfrastructure #CircularEconomy #UsedTyres #QueenslandRoads #Innovation

Check out the Caufield East Reserve carpark featuring Porous Lane’s innovative permeable pavement. This project showcases how circular solutions can drive meaningful change. ✅ Innovation – Cutting-edge permeable pavement technology. ✅ Better and more sustainable outcomes for end-of-life tyres ✅ Improved stormwater management – Reducing flash flooding risks. ✅ Urban cooling – Mitigating heat island effects in our cities. ✅ Sustainable infrastructure – Supporting water-sensitive urban design. Have a project that could use tyre-derived material? Get in touch with TSA to see how our market development program can support you and support circular outcomes: https://lnkd.in/gy5piRu

Research Institute for Northern Agriculture Charles Darwin University PhD student Wesley van Zanden was on the ABC Country Hour today talking about his PhD project looking at enabling pastoralists on remote cattle stations to recycle more of their inorganic waste - e.g. tyres, plastic piping, engine oil etc. He's looking at opportunities for them to recycle more. Wes is working with Deepika Mathur and myself, Tyre Stewardship Australia and other industry partners. https://lnkd.in/gCqmvhSy from about 40 mins in!

Tyre Stewardship Australia is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sam Visaisouk. Sam’s visionary leadership and unwavering commitment has left an indelible mark on the tyre industry and beyond. Sam’s legacy will continue to prevail as we all work together to find more innovative and sustainable solutions. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Sam’s family, friends, and the Tyromer Inc. team during this difficult time.

Melbourne weather: 40 degrees one day, a torrential downpour the next. Thankfully, this permeable pavement made from end-of-life tyres is as adaptable as our four-seasons-in-a-day climate! By transforming used tyres into permeable pavement, Porous Lane is managing stormwater, reducing urban heat islands, and giving recycled tyres a second life. It’s a brilliant example of how innovation can keep valuable materials out of landfill while helping our city to withstand the challenges of a changing climate. Proof that even tyres can bounce back.

Tyre Stewardship Australia stands with the EPA in urging businesses to remain cautious of unauthorised operators offering discounted waste tyre transport services. The actions of these illegal operators are disappointing and have severe consequences for our environment, communities, and businesses doing the right thing. 💡 The facts speak for themselves: Local governments spent $6.5 million cleaning up dumped tyres last year alone. Improper disposal creates fire hazards, attracts vermin, and poses a direct risk to our environment and public health. The cost of cleaning up large stockpiles could reach $23.3 million – a burden on taxpayers and communities that shouldn't exist. We call on businesses to: 🔒 Engage authorised transporters for tyre removal and disposal. 🚫 Refuse to work with operators who compromise our industry and environment. Illegal operators undermine the good work being done by responsible businesses and the broader industry. Together, we must hold them accountable and ensure waste tyres are managed safely, ethically, and responsibly. #TyreStewardship #NoToIllegalDumping #ResponsibleWasteManagement #CircularEconomy #EnvironmentalProtection #EPA

The Australian Government’s primary approach to #productstewardship over the past 25 years has been to encourage producers to voluntarily take responsibility for the socio-environmental impacts of their products rather than to regulate producer responsibility. Unfortunately, this approach is not helping to deliver the government’s environmental and resource management objectives with only one of the seven targets for the National Waste Policy Action Plan to be met by 2030.   'Investing in Intelligent Regulation' is the Centre’s latest white paper which outlines why regulated product stewardship has strong economic advantages over voluntary approaches and the allocation of government grants.  Specifically, the paper provides evidence why regulated product stewardship is especially effective in:   - Stimulating investment: Regulation provides incentives for private sector investment, including in more challenging economic conditions.   - Ensuring that the investment is efficient: Well-designed regulation ensures that investment is aligned with the long-term interests of the community, promoting long-run economic efficiency.   - Driving productivity and competitiveness: Regulation provides incentives for innovation and technological growth, driving productivity and competitiveness.    By looking at long-term, whole-of-community objectives, regulation: - provides an effective driver to invest - avoids imbalances in investment - ensures that the investment is efficient over time - provides certainty to inform corporate decision-making - underpins productivity and competitiveness - accelerates innovation diffusion providing benefits to current and future generations   Regulation does not need to be onerous or highly prescriptive to harness these benefits. Provided it is well-designed, proportionate, provides an impetus for action and certainty for investment while balancing triple-bottom line objectives, it will be effective, efficient and position our economy for long-run success.    Intelligent #regulation also provides a pivotal intervention that can break the current cycle of privatising profits while socialising the true cost of the environmental and human health #impacts of products and packaging. Download a copy here: https://lnkd.in/grsfwB8P Productivity Commission #policy #regulation #EPR #environemnt #sustainability #circulareconomy #government #investment #economics #ROI #extendedproducerresponsibility #CEMAG John Thwaites Tanya Plibersek Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Jim Chalmers Andrew Leigh MP Ed Husic MP

"If we don't assign responsibility, it's just more of the same," says John Gertsakis from Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence. At next week’s Environment Ministers' Meeting, we urge The Hon Tanya Plibersek and Australia's State & Territory Environment Ministers to progress stronger regulations and policies that will achieve much better outcomes for Australia's used tyres.     Listen to the Think: Sustainability podcast to hear how a fully regulated product stewardship scheme can help tackle the 550,000 tonnes of used tyres generated annually in Australia.     Expert guests John Gertsakis from Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence, Paul Randell from Randell Environment Consulting, and Dr Linda Mitchell from Tyre Stewardship Australia discuss how collaboration between industry, government, and consumers can drive the shift towards a circular economy, reducing waste and creating a more sustainable future.    John Gertsakis: “We can only go so far with voluntary approaches to product stewardship...”  Paul Randell: “We all pay for this inefficiency...”  Linda Mitchell: “We’ve done a lot with a voluntary scheme, but there’s (still) a long way to go to fix this challenge.”   Tune in to the full episode to hear how product stewardship is paving the way for lasting environmental impact: https://lnkd.in/e37HAmrM    Sam Loy | Lawrence B.| 2ser | John Gertsakis | RANDELL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING | Tanya Plibersek | Steve Dimopoulos | ROGER JAENSCH | Penny Sharpe | Kate Worden. GAICD | Reece Whitby | Motor Trades Association of Australia | Motor Trade Association (MTA) | Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries | Rob Kelman #ATRA #CircularEconomy #ProductStewardship #TyreWaste #Sustainability #EnvironmentalImpact #WasteManagement #ResourceEfficiency #WasteHierarchy #SustainableInnovation #EnvironmentalPolicy #CircularSolutions

Collaborating, learning and aligning on global issues like tyre particulates is an important issue. Tire Industry Project (TIP) bringing researchers, manufacturers and decision makers together is positive. .