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NSW leads the way on scrap tyres Recycling tyres good for business First tyre recycling facility for South Australia 3 4 6 Tyretalk A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FROM TYRECYCLE JANUARY 2015

Tyrecycle Quarterly Newsletter JANUARY 2015

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Tyrecycle started in 1992 as a waste tyre division of a major tyre manufacturer. It soon expanded into a national tyre recycler for all types of tyres and today is part of the highly regarded integrated resource recovery group, ResourceCo. We’re continually discovering new applications for scrap tyres in our quest to decrease the number of tyres entering waste streams and landfill.

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Page 1: Tyrecycle Quarterly Newsletter JANUARY 2015

NSW leads the way on scrap tyres

Recycling tyres good for business

First tyre recycling facility for South Australia 3

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TyretalkA QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FROM TYRECYCLE

JANUARY 2015

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MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Whether you are a long-standing customer, a new customer

or a supplier, it’s nice to meet you and welcome you to our

newsletter. Writing this article has given me the opportunity

to reflect on the first 6 months of my new role in this fast-

paced industry.

At Tyrecycle, our customers are the most valued part of our

business. Safety. Quality. Customer – These three words

drive what we do here at Tyrecycle. We think it’s what sets

us apart from others in the industry.

It’s an exciting time in our industry; across the nation our

governing authorities are tightening legislation, which

is good news and means protection for industry, the

environment and importantly the community. NSW has

just released far-reaching reforms to waste management

and specifically tyres (see article on page 5). The Victorian

Environment Protection Authority recently took submissions

to a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) and all other state

governments are showing strong signs of engagement on

tyre waste issues.

Tyrecycle has recently invested several million dollars

to complete our processing infrastructure and footprint

plan. Within the last year we have completed the design,

fabrication, building and installation of new shredding plants

in Western Australia and South Australia. We have also

extended our Victorian shredding and processing capability

as part of a new plant upgrade plan, with assistance from

Sustainability Victoria. This now makes us not only the only

national collector of tyres but also the only recycler that has

processing/manufacturing capability in every capital city

of Australia. This allows us to service our customers more

efficiently than ever before.

Hoping you had a wonderful festive season and I look

forward to bringing you more news in our next newsletter.

Jim Fairweather

CEO

EPUs WORTH OF RUBBER REACH THE END OF ITS LIFE EACH YEAR IN AUSTRALIA.

48 millionFast Facts

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TYRECYCLE IS THE LARGEST COLLECTOR AND PROCESSOR OF END-OF-LIFE TYRES IN AUSTRALIA.

TYRECYCLE PROCESSES

EPUs12 million 3

First tyre recycling facility for South Australia

Tyrecycle commissioned the first South Australian full secure tyre recycling facility in July 2014.

Built at Meyer Road in Lonsdale, one of Adelaide’s southern

suburbs, the facility will recycle all passenger vehicle, 4x4,

light truck, truck, earthmoving and off the road (OTR) tyres

and conveyor belts within the SA market.

Tyrecycle is a member of the ResourceCo Group, and

the investment in SA complements other Tyrecycle sites

around the country to complete the business with secure

facilities nationally.

Tyrecycle can recycle annually in excess of 250,000 tonnes

of rubber across Australia, more than the total of the

passenger vehicle/light truck and truck market.

The new facility provides the SA operation with the capability

to process 25,000 tonnes of rubber annually.

The recycled product is used for a variety of applications like

road surfacing, tile adhesive, Tyre Derived Fuel (TDF) and

sporting surfaces.

“This new facility extends the recycling services provided

to our local key retail partners like Bob Jane T-Marts,

Bridgestone and Kmart Tyre & Auto,” said Tyrecycle CEO,

Jim Fairweather.

This is a significant investment within the Tyre recycling

industry and adds strength to providing the best recycling

outcome for Australia’s waste tyres.

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NSW leads the way on scrap tyres

The most far-reaching waste management reforms in

Australia have given New South Wales tighter regulations,

tougher penalties and the power to do away with unlawful

stockpiles of waste tyres.

Under the reforms, which came into effect on 1 November

2014, it will be harder for “cowboys” to avoid licensing laws

and payment of the waste levy.

Australia’s largest tyre recycler, Tyrecycle, has welcomed

the reforms and congratulated the NSW Government and

the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) on their work to

tighten controls on the industry.

THE EPA NOW HAS GREATER POWER TO RESTRICT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE ILLEGAL OPERATION OF WASTE DUMPS

WHILE SUPPORTING THE WORK OF LEGITIMATE OPERATORS

The changes to the Protection of the Environment

Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 included a reduction in

the licensing threshold for the processing, recovery, storage

and disposal of waste; a requirement to track waste tyres

within NSW; and changes to the waste levy framework.

Previously an environment protection licence was required

for more than 50,000 tonnes or 5,000 waste tyres stored at

any one time. The new threshold will kick in at 5,000 tonnes

or 500 waste tyres. In addition, loads of waste tyres greater

than 200kg will have to be tracked outside NSW by both

consignor and transporter.

Tyrecycle Chief Executive Jim Fairweather congratulated

the NSW Government and EPA on the new regulations.

“The reforms will also make it clear to waste generators,

including manufacturers, which collectors of waste tyres

are legitimate and environmentally responsible,” he said.

“The EPA will now be able to begin prosecuting known

rogues for land pollution and they will be liable for penalties

of up to $1 million,” he said.

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With recycling centres popping up everywhere

who can you trust?

“It can also immediately crack down on any facility

that is not fire-safe.

“From March 2015 waste tracking requirements will

apply to waste loads of more than 10 tonnes from the

metropolitan levy area to outside NSW. The EPA now

has the power to require GPS tracking devices.

“And from July 2015 it will be an offence to transport

waste tyres for disposal more than 150km unless it is

to one of the two nearest legal disposal facilities.”

Mr Fairweather said the reforms meant most

or all waste tyres could now be properly disposed

of in NSW.

The inappropriate management of waste tyres poses

risks to human health and the environment.

Mr Fairweather said NSW had up to 20 million end-

of-life equivalent passenger units (EPUs) each year,

about 25 per cent of which were currently processed

by three licensed facilities, including Tyrecycle.

Tyrecycle is Australia’s largest tyre recycler, currently

processing more than 110,000 tonnes of waste rubber

each year.

The recovered material is used to make new tyres,

athletic tracks, brake pads, building insulation,

drainage aggregates for new roads, non-slip mats

and fuel for energy recovery.

Mr Fairweather said the changes would create a

level playing field across the waste industry and

result in significant environmental benefits through

a reduction in the number of tyres sent to landfill.

“For every waste tyre recycled we recover 85 per cent of

the rubber and 95 per cent of the steel needed to make

a new tyre, as well as offsetting the greenhouse gases

emitted in making new tyres,” Mr Fairweather said.

“IF TYRES ARE DUMPED, BURNT OR SENT TO LANDFILL INSTEAD OF BEING

PROPERLY RECYCLED THEY LEACH TOXINS AND OTHER HAZARDOUS

COMPOUNDS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT”

Stockpiled tyres can become a fire hazard and may

also provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

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Recycling tyres good for business

One of the largest independently-owned tyre retailers on the eastern seaboard has joined forces with Tyrecycle to embark on a major tyre recycling venture.

In 2014, JAX Tyres entered into a full recycling program,

with Tyrecycle collecting tyres from all their stores under

a long-term arrangement.

With 80 stores from Cairns to Launceston, JAX Tyres

employs more than 500 people and also offers brakes and

suspension servicing along with upgraded wheel fitments

to its clients.

Entering the recycling arena seemed the logical next

step for the business, said Jeff Board, CEO of JAX Tyres.

“One of our goals is to be, and to be recognised, as the

most respected and professionally managed tyre and

mechanical servicing house in Australia. We are achieving

this goal by ensuring highly experienced and motivated

staff are working in a sustainable environment conducive

to constant learning, maintaining standards and exceeding

customer expectations.”

“Partnering with Tyrecycle enables us to play our part

in taking care of the environment. We serve over 60,000

customers each month. To now be able to offer recycling as

part of our service is great for our business. The Tyrecycle

system has a distinct advantage by offering a fiscally

responsible solution for our waste tyre management

activities through an integrated data exchange,” he said.

Tyrecycle, has a national footprint with collection

and recycling facilities in all states across Australia.

Tyrecycle recycle tyres from manufacturers, retailers and

governments to name a few. The tyre waste is turned into

rubber crumb and alternative fuel products; steel is also

recovered from the recycled tyres.

“JAX will recycle in excess of 9,000 tonnes of tyres each

year, which will divert those tyres from landfill, or from

being sent overseas for dumping,” said Jim Fairweather,

CEO, Tyrecycle.

“There’s no doubt that JAX Tyres have made a very

important and significant contribution to the environment

through this commitment,” he said.

“JAX has recognised the commercial benefit of recycling

tyres and also the consumer benefit. People want to be

environmentally friendly,” said Jim Fairweather.

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Tyrecycle Business Development Manager, Adrian Jones,

said rubber modified tile adhesive accounted for about

40 per cent of the rubber powder generated by Australia’s

tyre recyclers.

The rubber powder gives the tile adhesives the flexible

properties of cured rubber. This helps prevent the tiles from

cracking, which can be caused by the movement of buildings

over time.

“The addition of the rubber powder to Resaflex also provides

important water-resistant properties,” he said.

“Resaflex has a C2S1 adhesive classification, and because

it can be applied over green screeds, render, plasterboard,

fibre-cement sheet, concrete and undertile waterproofing,

it’s very versatile.”

Australia’s scrap tyres are finding new life in homes and commercial buildings across the country.

Thanks to Tyrecycle, recycled rubber from end-of-life tyres

is used in a range of products, including tile adhesive.

One of these, Dunlop Trade Resaflex, is a favourite with

tradesmen and home renovators. Tiles laid using the rubber

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Tyres take on a new surface

modified tile adhesive can be grouted in as little as six

hours. Suitable for use on walls and floors both indoors

and outdoors, Resaflex can be applied over a range

of surfaces, including plasterboard and concrete.

Tyrecycle supplies several Australian tile adhesive

manufacturers with about 4,000 tonnes of rubber powder

each year.

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www.tyrecycle.com.au

You can have confidence that these retailers are recycling properly because they use Tyrecycle.

BEAUREPAIRES (NSW only)BOB JANE BRIDGESTONE JAX QUICKFITKMART TYRE & AUTO SUMMIT GROUP (incorporating Ian Diffen and City Discount Tyres)

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