The following is a media release from Environmental Clean Technologies Limited (ASX: ECT).
ECT and GDT have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a commercial grade end-of-life tyre resource recovery plant at Bacchus Marsh in Victoria.
Media Release: India Closing the Door to Waste Tyre Imports
Globally, India has long been seen as somewhat of a dumping ground for ‘End of Life’ Tyres (ELT’s).
Tyre recycling in India has been significant, however it is focused on older pyrolysis technology that, in many cases, is not environmentally sound. In addition to this, containers are currently being turned back from Indian ports and are also being abandoned.
Contentiously, large scale disposal in landfill is common.
The Indian Government’s, National Green Tribunal has been considering a ban on waste tyre imports for some time, and industry expectations was that it could be a decade away.
Towards the perfect carbon particle from end of life tyres
As part of GDT’s Destructive Distillation process of recovering raw materials from end of life tyres, we produce carbon.
We are excited to have made a further step in refining our recovered carbon, which should make it directly usable in the rubber industry in due course.
Australian Government commits to global environmental leadership
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Government recycling laws have just passed the senate and it is big news for Australian tyre recycling technology.
The new recycling laws bring in a waste export ban to Australia.
We can no longer ship our plastics, tyres, paper, glass and cardboard to other regions. Our waste is now our responsibility.
Media Release: Australian tyre recycler to expand Warren plant capacity
Australian tyre recycler Green Distillation Technologies, which has developed technology that will turn end-of-life tyres into high value oil, carbon and steel, will expand the capacity of their plant at Warren in Western New South Wales with the installation of an additional processing module.
Newsletter September 2020 – GDT shareholder’s letter to MP, MTAQ supports waste legislation, Australians agree tyres are world-wide problem
Our September newsletter features the story of how a Hornsby shareholder reached out to NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean. We also turn the spotlight on two of our home-grown technical heroes. And we touch base on Australia’s growing problem with recycling old tyres.
All that and more in this edition of the GDT Newsletter.
Media Release: Australian recycler can turn old tyres into hydrogen
Australian tyre recycler Green Distillation Technologies, which has already developed world-first technology that can commercially and economically turn end-of-life tyres (ELTs) into high value, oil, carbon and steel, can now take the carbon raw material and turn it into hydrogen.
While 99% of Australians agree that tyres are a world-wide environmental problem, 91% don’t know what happens to them at the end of their useful life
A survey conducted by Keep Australia Beautiful in August 2020 has found that although there was overall agreement that the disposal of end-of-life tyres is a worldwide environmental problem, a significant majority did not know what happens after they are left with the retailer to be recycled.
Media Release: Australian tyre recycler believes the time is right to expand into Europe
Australian tyre recycler Green Distillation Technologies, which has developed world-first technology that turns end of life tyres (ELTs) into high value, refinery-ready oil, carbon and steel, believes the time is right for them to expand into the European market.
Newsletter July 2020 – GDT to benefit from baled tyre exportation ban, Tytec Recycling joint venture
Despite the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, GDT’s future looks bright. The company expects to benefit from the Australian government’s banning of baled tyre exportation by 2021. It also formalised its joint venture with specialist company Tytec Logistics.
Find out more in this latest edition of the newsletter.
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