Following new tyre laws introduced in the European Union (EU) to ensure car tyres last longer, a Monash expert is available to discuss the possibility of Australia adopting international tyre standards.
Professor Lian Zhang and colleagues recently developed a technique to upcycle plastic and old tyres to create a diesel alternative.
Professor Lian Zhang, Director, ARC Research Hub for Value-Added Processing of Underutilised Carbon Waste; Leader, Clean Solid Fuel Laboratory (CSFL), Faculty of Engineering
Contact: +61 3 9905 2592 or Lian.Zhang@monash.edu
The following can be attributed to Professor Zhang:
“Certainly, the new regulation from the EU is a good approach to reducing the amount of waste scrap tires, which aligns with the 3R's (reduce, reuse, and recycle) philosophy of waste management.
“What could be even more impactful are the Euro 7 regulations, which impose an extension of tailpipe emissions laws, greatly mitigating the environmental impacts of tires throughout their entire life cycle. Australia clearly needs to harmonise its regulations to align with the EU, maintaining high sustainability for the tyre industry and its minimal environmental impact. Nevertheless, as all tyres eventually reach the end of their life, and waste tyre export was banned in December 2021 in Australia, appropriate recycling and upcycling of the waste scrap into value-added products remains critical for Australia. Local solutions must be found to reuse and valorise them.”
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