Life Cycle Assessment of End-of-Life Tyres
Tyre Stewardship Australia and Edge Environment
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Tyre Stewardship Australia
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Abstract
Edge Environment was commissioned by Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) to understand the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of waste tyre recovery, including the GHG emissions of end-of-life tyres (EOLT) and a range of tyre derived products (TDP). The objective of this study is to understand the GHG implications of these products and the potential contribution these products could make to a range of different end markets. The aim is to encourage the use of EOLT in current and potential markets, diverting EOLTs from landfill. This report discusses EOLT recovery technologies and focuses more on EOLTs handling and the end market products they can replace that normally occur in Australia. Figure 1 shows the system boundary included in this study, which starts with the collection and transport of the EOLT and ends with TDP replacing conventional products in end markets, such as asphalt aggregate or binder in road construction.


