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...
Ecopneus shortlisted for the Recircle Awards, in the category “BEST PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN”, for the advertising campaign: “the greatest invention after the wheel”
Ecopneus is competing for the Recircle Awards. It has been shortlisted for the category “BEST PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN”, for the advertising campaign” the greatest invention after the wheel”. The Recircle Awards, are promoted by Autopromotec 2021 and by the prestigious...
Asphalts: USTMA launches a research project to evaluate the environmental impact, the performances, and the advantages of asphalts modified with rubber recycled from End-of-Life Tyres.
The US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), in collaboration with The Ray – a non-profit company for sustainable transport technologies – have announced a research project to evaluate the performances, the environmental impacts, and the advantages linked to...
Tyreplast: the new materials for industry 4.0 come from End-of-Life Tyres and recycled plastic
Innovative, performing and sustainable products that are also exceptionally resistant to shocks; an excellent answer to vibrations and high, sound-insulating properties. These characteristics are at disposal of industry and consumers. From 2nd to 3rd December, the...
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