Ecopneus, ten years of green and circular strategy at the service of the Country: over 2.2 million tonnes of End-of-Life Tyres managed in 10 years, + 6% compared to its legal targets
Over 700 thousand collection interventions completed at about 25 thousand tyre dealers throughout the national territory. To these, one must add the emptying of historical stocks and the extra-ordinary collection of ELTs abandoned in the territories of the Terra dei...
A circular economy school with End-of-Life tyres
In Antrodoco (RI), an innovative Tyrefield 3×3 basketball court made with recycled rubber will be donated by Ecopneus to the school that has won the Educational Project promoted in collaboration with Legambiente on the correct recycling of End-of-Life Tyres. An...
Training, Circular Economy, and End-of-Life Tyres: The Ecopneus Academy is born
An advanced training structure on the issues linked to the circular economy of End-of-Life Tyres: from the correct management of their recycling, to the legislation of reference and the applications of recycled rubber. Promoted by Ecopneus, the Ecopneus Academy aims...
Electric mobility and “silent” asphalt with recycled materials against noise pollution: two European Projects in Italy
The LIFE Nereide and LIFE E-Via Projects are financed by the European Union through the Life Programme. They are looking for an answer to the problem of noise pollution caused by traffic in urban centres as it affects 100 million people in Europe every year. An ideal...
Ecopneus and the Army: a collaboration that carries on also with the Covid-19 Vaccination Centre in the Military Citadel of the Cecchignola in Roma
Urban furniture and bollards in recycled rubber and a stretch of road resurfaced with asphalt modified with recycled rubber powder from End-of-Life Tyres are the symbols of the collaboration between the Italian Army and Ecopneus. This collaboration is going on even...
Students as sustainability protagonists: in Tuscan schools, the contest “For a correct recycling of End-Of-Life Tyres” has been launched
An innovative 3×3 basketball surface made with recycled rubber will be donated by Ecopneus to the Tuscan school that will develop the best multimedia project linked to the recycling of End-of-Life Tyres. The project is now in its 10th edition. In the course of...
190,000 tonnes of End-of-Life Tyres collected by Ecopneus in 2020
60,000 collection requests of End-of-Life Tyres were met at the over 21,000 tyre dealers served all over Italy. A widespread collection was constant throughout the whole year – even during the lockdown – and despite a 20% reduction in tyre sales compared...
More and more “green” roads in Italy: about 600 km of roads have been resurfaced with asphalts made with recycled rubber from End-of-Life tyres
The use of modified asphalts is growing. This year it has recorded a +63% compared to 2019. Modified asphalts resist potholes, they last 3 times longer than traditional asphalts, and they reduce noise and maintenance costs. All this using recycled materials. When an...
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