Tyre Recycling Germany

High-Value Tire Utilization Systems: In Germany 2024 (tonnage) as of October 2025

Waste Tire Disposal in Germany: Challenges and Opportunities

According to current figures from the German Rubber Industry Association (wdk), around 100.000 tons of used tires remain undocumented in Germany each year. This portion escapes the regulated recycling process and thus represents a significant loss for the circular economy. It is suspected that many of these tires are exported without oversight or disposed of under substandard conditions.

Recycling figures show that the material use of used tires – for example, in the form of rubber granules, rubber powder, or secondary raw materials – is already twice as high as thermal recycling. It is therefore all the more crucial to significantly reduce the proportion of undocumented used tires.

The ZARE initiative is therefore advocating for clear legal frameworks, mandatory recording of quantities and whereabouts, and the consistent promotion of certified disposal methods. Only if used tires are collected, sorted, and recycled by demonstrably certified specialist companies under controlled conditions can valuable resources be kept in circulation, environmental pollution avoided, and transparency in the waste management market ensured. ZARE partner companies stand for certified quality, traceability and a sustainable circular economy.

Read the here Press release from wdk

Learn More:

• Tire Pyrolysis Projects
• Recovered Carbon Black
• Retreading & Circular Tyre Manufacturing
• Crumb Rubberized Asphalt Paving
• Circular rCB India
• Feasibility Studies

Unlock Full Value From Used Tyres With Klean Industries

Germany records high tyre utilisation rates, but a large share of tyres still flows to lower-value uses like tire-derived fuel and basic granulate.

Klean Industries upgrades utilisation into value optimisation, producing high-performance recovered carbon black, fuels and gas per tonne.

Why Choose Klean Industries’ Tyre Recycling?

✅ Tire pyrolysis systems producing fuels, rCB and gas
✅ Upgrading low-value outputs into industrial materials
✅ Integration with refinery, chemical and manufacturing markets
✅ Fully circular tire-to-tire and tire-to-fuel ecosystems

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