Australia
Legal system
Free-market system
Impacts on health and on the environment
Technological innovations
Main ELT management organisation
The Australian Tyre Industry Council
Opportunities and drivers
ELT treatment
Material recycling of ELTs has been slowly increasing in the same period, supported by offshore demand for shredded tires and domestic use of crumb rubber in roads.
Main ELT recovery methods, products and applications
Major changes in legislation/policy since 2016
Barriers and challenges
Total Generated
467.1
100.0%
Material Recovery
89.3
19.0%
Civil Engineering Applications
0.0
-
Energy Recovery
217.5
47.0%
No Recovery
160.3
34.0%
Backfilling
0.0
-
Incineration
1.0
-
Landfill Includes Stockpiled
159.3
34.0%
Unknown
0.0
-
Total recovery (material + energy)
306.8
66.0%
Total collected (coverage of data)
467.1
100.0%