The circular economy of End-of-Life Tyres in Italy between opportunities and future challenges
A meeting promoted by Ecopneus to stimulate a discussion about the future of the chain of ELTs has been held in Rome. It has followed the recent European ruling on synthetic turf football pitches, with reference to the evolution of the international scenario and the...
The recent announcement of the EU member states puts the recycling chain and the circular economy of End-of-Life Tyres at risk in Italy
Ecopneus comments on the vote held on 26th April in Brussels. It will lead to the banning of polymeric infill in synthetic turf sport surfaces – the main destination of rubber recycled from ELTs. A meeting will be held in Rome on 23rd May to launch an alarm on the...
A new safety device for motorcyclists made with rubber recycled from ELTs
An innovative prototype of safety barriers for motorcyclists entirely made with recycled rubber from End-of-Life Tyres: a concrete and sustainable solution to the growing need of greater safety for motorcyclists. ANAS (Group FS) has positively tested a new...
Over 230,000 tonnes of End-of-Life Tyres recovered by Ecopneus in 2022
In the course of 2022, Ecopneus assured a thorough collection of ELTs all over the Italian territory and recovered 119% of its legal target. Over 80 thousand collection missions were carried out at over 27,500 generation points all over Italy in 2022 – concrete...
The first time of Ecopneus at the annual meeting of ANCI: rubber recycled from End-of-Life Tyres is, once more, a strategic resource for Councils
In order to support and offer consultancies to the Italian Councils, Ecopneus has launched a dedicated web page and email address on occasion of this event Ecopneus is a Main Sponsor of the XXXIX Meeting of ANCI. It is a unique annual occasion, when the world of...
THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF END-OF-LIFE TYRE RECYCLING AT ECOMONDO
From 8th to 11th November, Ecopneus is taking its commitment to the development of the circular economy of End-of-Life Tyres and the future scenarios of recycling to Ecomondo. From the development of the sectors of use of recycled rubber, to its potentialities in an...
The roads of the future are green: asphalt modified with rubber recycled from End-of-Life Tyres has been laid at Robbio (PV)
About 8,000 sq. m. of asphalt have been made with the addition of 10 tonnes of rubber recycled from End-of-Life Tyres. An innovative road surface that allows to reduce the noise caused by the passing vehicles and to have a road that lasts for up to three times longer...
Safe, long-lasting and silent asphalts made with recycled rubber: new experiences are looking to the future in Italy (en translation)
We shall be talking about this topic at Asphaltica on 26th November. The use of asphalts modified with recycled rubber is growing in Italy as well as the development of new technologies that aim at further reducing the environmental impact of roads and improving their...
A convention on the new experiences in the use of rubber powder in road surfaces at Asphaltica
“New Italian experiences on the use of ELT-derived rubber powder in road surfaces” is the title of the convention organised by Ecopneus at Asphaltica 2021 on 26th November. All the latest updates and successful experiences of a valid technology, capable of concretely...
At Ecomondo, 10 years of activities of Ecopneus: places, stories, and people for a circular future
With over 2.2 million tonnes of ELTs managed, Ecopneus is taking its results of 10 years of circular economy together with the new future scenarios of the recycling of End-of-Life Tyres at Ecomondo. The virtuous cycle of Ecopneus will be at the centre of a convention...
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