In a world drowning in waste, the International Day of Zero Waste confronts us with a fundamental truth: waste is not inevitable but a choice we can collectively transform. Marked annually on March ...

South Africa produces a minimum of 170 000 tons of waste tyres a year. These used tyres pollute the landscape, especially when burned in the informal economy to access wire to sell as scrap metal. A ...

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"As an insurer, we see first-hand the impact mobility has on our environment," said Ong Bi Ying, Chief Operating Officer of Allianz Insurance Singapore. "That's why we're taking this step, not just ...

The government’s approved plan to manage South Africa’s mountain of old tyres has hit the skids with a legal challenge from a nonprofit company that formerly managed waste tyres. In September, the ...

Collaboration between Audi Hungary and New Energy will see tyre waste generated at the automaker’s Gyor factory chemically recycled, avoiding release of microplastics and hazardous substances which ...

CHENNAI: The tyre industry is grappling with a new problem – import of waste or scrap tyres. According to the data released by the ministry of commerce, the import of waste/ scrap tyres has jumped by ...

Chennai: India is increasingly becoming a destination for waste or scrap tyres with the imports surging five-fold since FY21. According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce, the import of ...

NABIPUR, India/KULAI, Malaysia, Oct 18 (Reuters) - When night falls in the Indian village of Nabipur, the backyard furnaces come to life, burning waste tyres from the West, making the air thick with ...

Between January and June 2022, Benji and Co operated a waste site at Gwern Tyddyn, Llanidloes, without the necessary environmental permit. The company unlawfully stored and treated waste tyres at the ...

According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce, the import of waste or scrap tyres which was 2.64 lakh metric tonnes (MT) in FY21 has risen to 13.98 lakh MT in FY24 Chennai: India is ...