Developing solutions for end of life
tyres is our number one priority.

Tyre Stewardship Australia is hard at work to create productive outcomes for end of life tyres (EOLT).
Increasing the use of locally tyre derived products across segments like rail, roads and civil engineering is top of mind.

What we have achieved so far

OTR Tyres

A new report into off-the-road rubber products in...

17

Tyre and auto brands contributing to the Tyre Product...

1,700+

Participants who are actively supporting sustainable...

$10+ million

Committed to market development initiatives. View the...

Global 1st

Foreign end market verification process....

320,000

Tonnes of used tyres were recovered in Australia in...

58%

Recovery rate for Australia’s used tyres,...

70%

Of Australia’s tyre derived products are sent to...

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OTR Tyres

A new report into off-the-road rubber products in Australia.

Read Tipping the balance – a research report into off-the-road tyres, conveyors, and tracks.

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17

Tyre and auto brands contributing to the Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme.

See the list of contributing tyre importers and auto brands here.

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1,700+

Participants who are actively supporting sustainable outcomes for end-of-life tyres:

Search TSA Accredited Retailers here.

Search TSA Accredited Recyclers/Collectors here.

Find Contributing Tyre & Auto brands here.

 

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$10+ million

Committed to market development initiatives.

View the range of projects TSA has funded in order to find real-world outcomes for tyre-derived products: https://www.tyrestewardship.org.au/project/

 

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Global 1st

Foreign end market verification process. www.tyrestewardshipaustralia.com/accreditation/foreign-end-market-verification/

 

 

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320,000

Tonnes of used tyres were recovered in Australia in 2022-23.

Australia’s tyre recovery industry includes businesses involved in the recovery and sale of waste tyres for reuse (including re-treading or repair), processed into tyre derived products (TDP) including tyre derived fuel for embodied energy (energy recovery), or for use whole in thermal processing in Australia.

Find out more here: Tyre Consumption & Recovery Fact Sheet

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58%

Recovery rate for Australia’s used tyres, including passenger, bus, truck and OTR (off-the-road) tyres.

Recovery rate by type in 2022-23:

  • 77% of passenger tyres recovered.
  • 78% of truck tyres recovered.
  • 8% of OTR tyres recovered.

Find out more here: Tyre Consumption & Recovery Fact Sheet

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70%

Of Australia’s tyre derived products are sent to international markets.

Of this market, around three quarters is processed prior to leaving Australia into a tyre derived fuel with the remaining exported whole for reuse or retreading.

Find out more here: Tyre Consumption & Recovery Fact Sheet

Current projects

Tipping the balance for mine restoration and waste recycling

In November 2023, the recovery of 800 tonnes of used Off-The-Road tyres and conveyor...
Valorisation of Scrap Tyres Pyrolysis Derived Products

Monash University We allocated Monash University a grant of $230,000. This grant aims to...
Rubber blending plant for regional Victoria

Cranes Asphalting It is exciting to see the first regional asphalt manufacturing plant...
Recycled train platform coping and platform tactiles

McConnell and Dowell, Level Crossing Removals, and Baron Rubber Focusing on products for...
Sustainable Modular and Recycled Tyre House

Jubilee Living – S.M.A.R.T House Following on from a previous project we supported...
Just 1.7% could make a big impact on local road users and the environment
OTR tyre-derived crumb rubber in Australian roads

Tyre Stewardship Australia teams up with Australian flexible Pavement Association (AfPA)...
Recycled Concrete Safety Barriers – SafeRoads & University of Melbourne

Australian ingenuity delivers next generation of road barriers to increase public safety...
Crumb Rubber Modified Bitumen for Local Victorian Roads

Light Traffic Crumb Rubber Asphalt Boral Australia has worked with the Victorian...
Crumb Rubber Modified Bitumen Trialed in Tasmania

Crumb rubber hits the road in Tasmania More than 1240 end-of-life truck tyres have been...
Golflex: Paving the way for a greener course

Get on the green side of golfing Golflex is an Australian product developed by Flexiroc...
Porous Lane: Waste Tyre Permeable Pavement

Turning used tyres into new flood-free pavements By including high levels of rubber...
Taurus Mats: Tyre tough agricultural mats

Turning used tyres into woven mats for safer farms An innovative Queensland farmer is...
Protectiflex: Blast Protective Concrete [Flexiroc]

Turning used tyres into fire and blast resistant concrete material Protectiflex is an...
Crumb Rubber Capacity Expansion (for Spray Seal in Qld)

The project delivers an isolated product path in order to remove the risk of cross...
RAP Crumb rubber asphalt mix

Develop an asphalt mix with crumb rubber and a high amount of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement...
Permeable Pavement [University of Melbourne and Merlin Site Services]

High-tech pavement that can water trees TSA is supporting research by the University of...
Roads [City of Mitcham]

TSA works with Local Government to turn old tyres into better roads The City of Mitcham,...
CalTrans Gap Graded Technology Transfer

Project will provide Gap Graded product as specified by CALTRANS (California) to be an...
Crumb rubber asphalt trial

This project will promote sustainable solutions for surfacing heavily trafficked roads....
Permeable Pavement

Field trial of permeable paving in real life loading conditions (with comprehensive...
Protectiflex Pumped & Composite Blast Mitigation Project

Production of a blast and ballistic mitigating cementitious building product comprised of...
High Shear Mobile Crumb Rubber Mixer

Purchase of a mobile plant that can mix crumb rubber asphalt for spray seal projects that...
Rubber Plastic Composite [Polymeric Powders]

High-tech manufacturing jobs turn recycled tyres into world competitive products Geelong...
Crumb rubber asphalt binder characterisation and specification for road pavement applications

This project provides a basis to standardise testing and classification for crumb rubber...
Dense Grade Crumb Rubber Asphalt Trial – City of Mitcham

The project will demonstrate the positive effects crumb rubber from tyres will have on...
Equine Air Pakenham Racing Club Project

The project will provide a new benchmark for an engineered free-draining racetrack for...
Equine Air [Flexiroc]

Galloping to greater use of recycled rubber Construction products company, Flexiroc...
Production of tyre crumb derived composite material

This project is a further iteration of the R&D project completed in the 2016/17...
Physical properties of tyre walls in residential housing construction

Physical properties of tyre walls in residential housing construction. The aim of the...
Innovative design of lightweight and structurally efficient composites incorporating crumb rubber

Upon the establishment of the structure-property relationships of the composites, the...
Transfer of crumb rubber modified asphalt and sealing technology to Queensland & WA

International studies have shown that gap graded asphalt with crumb rubber modified...
Transfer of crumb rubber modified asphalt and sealing technology to QLD and WA

Where the rubber not only hits, but is in, the roads With Australia generating more than...
Development of reinforced concrete – recycled tyre bale sandwich structural wall system

This project will study the structural behaviour of precast reinforced concrete...
Assessment of liquid fuel chemicals and porous material production from end of life tyres

Conversion of waste material into fuels and useful chemicals is a sustainable approach to...
Reinforced Crumb Rubber in Residential Construction

Building houses could drive major tyre recycling TSA has been working with The University...
Reinforced crumbed rubber concrete for residential construction

To demonstrate that reinforced crumb rubber concrete is an economically viable and...
Retaining Walls [Ecoflex]

Sustainable modern solutions for age-old engineering tasks Retaining walls have been...
Sports Field Case Study

Tyres become Sports Surfaces For Man and Beast The casual observer could be forgiven for...
Tyre crumb derived Polymeric Powder / Polyolefin composite material piping

Tyre crumb derived Polymeric Powder/Polyolefin composite material piping: This project...
A green lightweight composite panel system using recycled tyres

This project looks at the use of tyres as a low-density aggregate in lightweight concrete...
Recycled tyre in permeable pavement applications

Investigate the suitability of using a 60% waste tyre mix in permeable pavement...
Developing Graphene supercomposite using end-of-life tyres

Developing Graphene Integrated Super-composite materials using end-of-life tyres. This...
Explore and evaluate local market development opportunities for crumb rubber asphalt in Australian roads

This project focused on the development of an evidence-based strategy to revise current...
Transfer of crumb rubber modified asphalt and sealing technology to Queensland

This project focused on the transfer of proven crumb rubber modified surfacing...
Performance of rubber-based absorbing layer (REAL) for railroad stability

This project examines the performance of a rubber-based energy absorbing layer (REAL) as...
Tyre Aggregate Supplementary Material in Pavement Sub-bases

An applied research project undertaken with VicRoads and Sustainability Victoria to...

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