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New Roads for Used Tires
12 August 2011
green_tyres3A new regulation (DM 11/4/2011 n°82) has now been published in the Italian Official Gazette governing the management of discarded tires and promoting optimal recovery to reach better environmental protection.

Following the new regulation, by the end of May each year, tire manufacturers and importers will have to provide the competent authority with notification of the amount and types of tires introduced to the used tire market over the previous year. In addition, they will have to declare the exact quantities, types and destination of recovered or waste tires, coming from the used tire market and managed over the same period.

The more effective management and re-use of this particular waste will contribute to the prevention and reduction of negative impacts on human health and the environment.

According to Ecopenus, a non-profit society for the tracking, collection, treatment and final destination of used tires, the use of materials from used tires in applications other than their original function has increased in recent years and several applications have been started.

 

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