Bridgestone has signed a breakthrough agreement to collect and recycle waste tyres from its stores throughout the North Island of New Zealand. The agreement with Pacific Rubber covers all of Bridgestone’s
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
Radio New Zealand National: Checkpoint The Environment Minister is rubbishing claims by the Labour Party that he is scuttling a new scheme to recycle old tyres. Listen to the interview
The Government wasted time and money after “puncturing” a tyre recycling scheme, the Opposition’s environment spokeswoman says. A new scheme to safely recycle thousands of tonnes of old tyres was now
The Tyrewise Working Group has called for a meeting with Environment Minister Nick Smith and the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) on the way forward for a product stewardship scheme for
Industry experts are angry with a government decision to not give tyres special status, which in turn has scuppered plans to roll out a recycling scheme. The news was announced at the inaugural Tyre Industry Summit held in
It is disappointing to hear that government has decided to not proceed with the declaration of tyres as a “priority product” under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. The industry group that
There was frustration and anger at the end-of-life tyre conference today when the Government effectively pulled the skids out from under an industry-wide solution to the hundreds of thousands of tyres
The association representing companies that import and sell used vehicles in New Zealand has expressed its disappointment in a government decision not to proceed with the declaration of tyres as a
The Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (IMVIA) is disappointed with today’s announcement by the government that it has decided to not proceed with the declaration of tyres as a “priority product”
Source: Autotalk – IndustryTALK By David Crawford, CEO of the Motor Industry Association of NZ (Inc) It’s time for our government to make decisions on the recycling of tyres Industry and
An article in the New Zealand Herald last week cited a new survey that shows more than half of car tyre purchasers would be prepared to pay a levy to assist
