Feb 14, 2017
Australian Association of recyclers of tires (ATRA), introduced the report, according to which the replacement of one ton of coal per ton of fuel produced by processing of old tires can significantly reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere - up to 1.05 tonnes of CO2.
"This is good news for the environment, given that a large part of the old car and truck tires in Australia is processed into fuel and exported to a variety of high-end enterprise, for example, manufacturers of paper and cement in Japan and South Korea, - said the head of ATRA Robert Kelman (Robert Kelman). - We could use this fuel, and here, because we have no shortage of old tires. The extremely high calorific value of the fuel makes it an attractive alternative to conventional fuel, and gives him the right to use within the country."
ATRA-member companies annually export about 145 thousand. Tons of fuel from recycled tires, and this figure could be higher if the internal market, and given access to the old tires was established, including those that accumulate in the mines and quarries at development of mineral resources.
On ATRA accounts for 95% of the Australian recycling old tires, and the members of the association also produce rubber crumb applied to cover the children's and sports grounds, for the production of adhesives, as well as in construction. Each year in Australia, emit about 50 million. Old tires, and of them 23 million. Accessible for processing. ATRA-members of the Company processed approximately 20.5 million annually. Tires. The remaining volumes of tires or stored or exported, threatening the ecological security of the host countries. Old tires used in the mines and the mines, almost always burned on the spot.