Safe, long-lasting and silent asphalts made with recycled rubber: new experiences are looking to the future in Italy (en translation)
We shall be talking about this topic at Asphaltica on 26th November. The use of asphalts modified with recycled rubber is growing in Italy as well as the development of new technologies that aim at further reducing the environmental impact of roads and improving their...
A convention on the new experiences in the use of rubber powder in road surfaces at Asphaltica
“New Italian experiences on the use of ELT-derived rubber powder in road surfaces” is the title of the convention organised by Ecopneus at Asphaltica 2021 on 26th November. All the latest updates and successful experiences of a valid technology, capable of concretely...
At Ecomondo, 10 years of activities of Ecopneus: places, stories, and people for a circular future
With over 2.2 million tonnes of ELTs managed, Ecopneus is taking its results of 10 years of circular economy together with the new future scenarios of the recycling of End-of-Life Tyres at Ecomondo. The virtuous cycle of Ecopneus will be at the centre of a convention...
The roads of the future are environmentally friendly: asphalts made with rubber recycled from End-of-Life Tyres have reached Alcamo (TP)
About 3.000 sq. m. of asphalt have been made with an innovative bitumen enriched with rubber recycled from End-of-Life Tyres that allows to reduce the noise of passing vehicles and to have a road that can last for up to two times longer than traditional ones. In the...
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...
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...
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