Recycling eTracks celebrates first year under IPR August 20, 2020 OAKVILLE, Ontario –To celebrate its first year under Ontario’s new end-of-life tire regulation and Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) model, eTracks Tire Management Systems announced several Awards of Excellence in appreciation…
Batteries RPRA seeks feedback on fees June 30, 2020 The Ontario Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) is consulting on its proposed 2020 Registry fees for tires, batteries and electronics. These are fees that registrants pay to the authority…
Tires Making cement with tires June 17, 2020 Custom-designed technology allows cement manufacturer to efficiently fuel its kiln with waste tires
Acquisitions Liberty Tire Recycling buys Lakin Tire March 17, 2020 PITTSBURGH – Liberty Tire Recycling has acquired Lakin Tire, with support from its majority equity sponsor The Carlyle Group. Lakin, headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California, and with operations focused…
Circular Economy A new recycling technique breaks down old tires into reusable materials February 28, 2020 Researchers at McMaster University have discovered an efficient and mild process that uses silicone chemistry to break the sulfur-to-sulfur bonds that hold tires together
Research McMaster researchers make tire recycling breakthrough January 15, 2020 Graduate student Sijia Zheng pictured with Michael Brook. Photo by Georgia Kirkos. HAMILTON, Ontario – A team of chemists at McMaster University has discovered an innovative way to break down…
Recycling Additive improves rubber for recycling July 3, 2019 Evonik’s Vestenamer process additive allows waste rubber to be efficiently processed into a tough material used again in a variety of applications such as road construction, sports or playgrounds. Every…
Thermal decomposition Ecolomondo building in Hawkesbury, Ontario July 20, 2018 MONTREAL – Ecolomondo Corporation has completed the purchase of the site to build its latest Thermal Decomposition (TDP) facility to be built on Tessier street in the Town…
Plant Swedish firm to build tire recycling plant in Canada March 6, 2018 Scandinavian Enviro Systems A.B. has signed an agreement with Saskatchewan-based ArticCan Energy Services Inc. to establish a tire recycling plant in Canada. While a precise location has yet to be revealed, the…
