A new recycling program aims to create new bicycle tires using old ones After spending decades researching, German bike tire manufacturer Schwalbe said it has now had a big breakthrough in bicycle tire recycling. Working together with the Technical University of Cologne and recycling specialists Pyrum Innovations, Schwalbe says it now has a “holistic recycling […]

In an international competition that drew entries for unique and inspirational house designs from around the world, Michigan’s Kimberly Sullivan will receive $100,000 to turn her tire house design into a guest-ready Airbnb by summer 2023. Sullivan was one of 100 aspiring designers, architects, DIYers, and makers hailing from more than 20 countries/regions chosen to […]

Victors in a unique, Michigan-centric pitch competition that focuses on recycling, reuse, and renewable resource projects in Michigan have split $51,600 in prize money to help see their visions through. NextCycle Michigan– an EGLE initiative to connect entrepreneurs, companies, organizations, and communities to tech support, financing, and capacity building to advance Michigan’s circular economy – […]

USTMA’s latest scrap tire management summary shows scrap tire markets and disposition still a mixed bag of progress and setback Recycling scrap tires into crumb rubber consumed about 28 percent of scrap tires in total in 2021, overtaking tire derived fuel, the top market since 1990 when the industry began reporting on what happens to […]

Evonik is introducing a new sustainable high-performance plastic, VESTAMID® eCO E40, in which fifty percent of  the virgin raw materials are replaced by material obtained from chemical recycling of used tires. Only renewable energy is used in production, which reduces the carbon footprint by a total of 42 percent. Evonik will present VESTAMID® eCO and […]

Recognizing the beauty and durability of old tire tubes South Africa’s Mors Design creates elegant handbags and products from the tubes. Mors Designs launched this year at Maison & Objet trade fair during Paris Design week. Mors Design is a local Cape Town sustainable small business that draws inspiration from the stories of courageous women.  […]

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Ultimate RB is a U.S. manufacturer of premium rubber surfacing products and sustainable flooring solutions Ultimate RB would like you to get to know them—who they are and the journey that took them from one man’s vision to keep used tires out of a local landfill to their place today as one of the largest […]