Waste tyres economic research: Intervention options to promote investment in on-shore waste tyres recycling In 2014, the Ministry for the Environment commissioned KPMG to research economic barriers to tyre recycling in
Tyres are being dumped secretly all over the country, poisoning the environment and wasting economic opportunities, recyclers say. Dave Youngson of Ecoretainer said he knew of tyres dumped in mangroves and
At the end of a long driveway, hidden from sight in King Country, an Everest of torn, bald and stinking tyres grows day by day. Its owner, Alvin Cobb, estimated about
According to an article in the Borneo Post, reducing dengue fever cases in Borneo boils down to not providing them with ‘five-star hotels’ to breed such as used tyres that are
Pressure is mounting on Hamiltons MPs to lead action on used tyres, with community leaders saying central government needs to show leadership over the vexed issue. Community debate over how to
A change to Hamilton’s planning rules could be needed to stop another tyre mountain being stockpiled in the city, council staff have warned. City councillors will get their first chance to
Hamilton’s abandoned tyre mountain has been wheeled out of the city but concerns remain over where the tyres have been taken. City councillor Dave Macpherson has asked council staff for an
New Zealand’s track record with end-of-life tyres is littered with good intentions, dubious science and failed investments. While some businesses are safely recycling tyres, these are the exception rather than the
Mysterious night-time deliveries prompt council to close dumping site predicted to hold a million tyres. A tyre-recycling firm that has been blocked from adding to a tyre mountain in Kawerau has
The company tasked with cleaning up a quarter million dollar mess in Hamilton has struck more bad headlines after key staff were linked to bankruptcies. An estimated 150,000 tyres were found
West Auckland residents are frustrated that it’s cheaper to dump tyres and risk fines than it is to dispose of them properly. Laingholm resident Charlotte Moore was “gobsmacked” to discover three
Efforts to remove 150,000 old tyres dumped at a Frankton depot in Hamilton have struck complications, as another council tries to block the tyres coming into its district. City council ratepayers
