Recyclers aim to stop 30,000 tonnes of mining tyres being buried

ABC reported from Port Hedland, WA, where a new recycling facility uses a “T‑rex” machine to process giant off‑the‑road (OTR) mining tyres. Almost 95 % of mining tyres were previously buried; the facility has prevented 1,500 tonnes from being buried and plans to recycle up to 30,000 tonnes annually. TSA’s Lina Goodman said that burying tyres is “no longer good enough” and called for national regulations to prohibit pit burial. The report notes that OTR tyres make up about half of Australia’s mining tyres and weigh up to 5 tonnes each