Australia Tyre EPR

The Australian voluntary Stewardship scheme now seems to be on track towards a national EPR body

The partial ban on waste exports fromAustraliahas generated a great deal of research and development across the country. It has also attracted funding to various projects dealing with specific wastes, and tyres have featured heavily in these developments.

This week, at anAustralian environment minister’smeeting a number of waste streams were given priority status, amongst them, the tyre sector.

Theproduct stewardship priority listidentifies products and materials considered to be most in need of a product stewardship approach, including post-consumer use and disposal. With80% of Australia’s used tyre-derived materialstill being shipped overseas and often to developing countries, the addition of end-of-life tyres sends a clear message that the Australian tyre industry needs to take greater responsibility for its product.

A recent independent review demonstrated that, as a voluntary initiative, theTyre Product Stewardship Scheme(the Scheme) has reached its peak in its ability to effectively recover and reuse end-of-life tyres. That it is still far from leveraging the full environmental, social and economic benefits this recovered resource can deliver. That without timely regulatory intervention, the Scheme will be unable to shift the dial on these critical indicators or meet community expectations to maximise waste reduction, reuse and recycling outcomes within Australia.

This finding thatTSA, as a voluntary scheme, has peaked paves the way for negotiation to followTyrewisein New Zealand with a compulsory EPR scheme.

“These critical indicators include some sobering numbers for Australia.” SuggestedTSA.

“Australia still exports 80% of its recovered end-of-life tyre-derived material. This means we are effectively exporting opportunities for local manufacturing and job creation.

“Currently, less than 15% of used off-the-road tyres from mining, agriculture and construction are recovered. Because of the high rubber content in these large tyres, an exceptionally valuable resource, this is a missed opportunity to deliver substantial environmental, social and economic benefits for regional, rural and remote communities.

“Over 50% of tyre importers are not currently contributing financially to the Scheme, but instead unfairly free-riding on the work that the Scheme is attempting to achieve.

“By being included on the Minister’s Priority List today, the door has now been opened for Australia to shift these numbers in the right direction.

“We applaud the Minister for the Environment and Water, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek, and all state and territory Environment ministers for listening to stakeholders and the community and recognising that these missed opportunities are no longer acceptable.

We also look forward to a timely outcome through co-regulation under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020.”

Learn More:

• Tire Pyrolysis
• Recovered Carbon Black
• Pyrolysis Oil
• Retreading & Circular Tyre Manufacturing
• Feasibility Studies
• Turn-Key Projects

Get Ahead of Tyre EPR

Australia’s tyre sector is moving toward compulsory extended producer responsibility as the voluntary scheme reaches its peak.

Klean’s tire pyrolysis gives producers a compliant, onshore recycling route that turns scrap tires into valuable outputs.

Why Choose Klean Industries’ Tire Pyrolysis?

✅ Help producers meet incoming EPR and stewardship obligations.
✅ Recover recovered carbon black, oil and steel from scrap tires.
✅ Support onshore manufacturing and local jobs.
✅ Deliver turn-key plants backed by feasibility studies.

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