ELT Recycling Programme

The Municipality of Río Grande, in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province, has launched a new end-of-life tyre (ELT) recycling programme, dispatching its first truckload of shredded tyres as part of a drive toward more responsible waste management and environmental care.

First Shipment Moves 24 Tonnes

The first load was prepared at the facilities of Ingenio Verde, where 48 bags of shredded tyres were packed, totalling 24,000 kilograms of material. From there, the material was transported to Regomax, a recycling firm based in Buenos Aires, for final processing. Rodolfo Sopena, a municipal official, confirmed the shipment as the programme’s opening step, signalling a practical commitment to diverting used tyres away from improper disposal.

Why End-Of-Life Tyres Demand Attention

The initiative reflects a broader trend across Argentina and Latin America, where municipalities are increasingly treating scrap tyres not as waste to be dumped but as a recoverable resource. End-of-life tyres do not decompose, they consume valuable landfill space, and when stockpiled they create fire and disease risks. Formal collection and shredding programmes address these hazards directly while preparing the material for higher-value downstream uses.

From Shredding to Recovered Materials

Shredding is the essential first stage in the recycling chain. By reducing whole tyres into smaller pieces, operators cut transport costs and make the material easier to handle for subsequent recovery. Once shredded, end-of-life tyres can follow several pathways, from crumb rubber for civil-engineering applications to advanced conversion technologies such as tire pyrolysis, which breaks tyre rubber down into pyrolysis oil, recovered carbon black, and steel rather than burying a difficult waste stream.

Building a Durable System

For municipalities and private operators alike, launching a programme is only the beginning. Collection logistics, shredding capacity, and reliable offtake partners must all be in place before a steady flow of end-of-life tyres can be sustained at scale. Feasibility studies that evaluate feedstock volumes, processing options, and end-market demand are often the difference between a one-off shipment and a self-sustaining recycling system.

Río Grande’s first truckload is a modest start, but it establishes the collection and handling routine that larger programmes are built on. As the municipality gains experience with its partners, the volume of shredded tyres it moves each cycle is expected to grow, turning a local waste concern into a model for regional end-of-life tyre recovery across Tierra del Fuego and beyond.

Learn More:

• Tire Pyrolysis Technology
• Recovered Carbon Black
• Pyrolysis Oil Production
• Feasibility Studies

Turn End-Of-Life Tyres Into Value

Every shredded tyre is a recoverable resource. Klean Industries delivers the pyrolysis and recovered carbon black technology that converts end-of-life tyres into marketable products.

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