Students as sustainability protagonists: in Tuscan schools, the contest “For a correct recycling of End-Of-Life Tyres” has been launched
An innovative 3x3 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 the...
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 to 2019....
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 innovation brings concrete benefits, its spreading knows no limits. And the figures confirm it. According to the data supplied by Ecopneus, as of today, about 600 km/lanes of roads have been created with the use of asphalts modified with rubber recycled from ELTs in Italy – a distance that could cover the distance from Rome to Milan.
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 the...
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...
Accessible sustainability at Consumer’s measure: Ecopneus is among the 44 companies listed in the 2020 Future Respect Index for best illustrating its sustainable governance simplifying consumers’ choices
Not only sustainable, but also good at telling the actions they started, thus simplifying consumers’ choices. The Sustainability Report of Ecopneus has been listed in the 2020 Future Respect Index, promoted by ConsumerLab, for illustrating their own sustainable...
The recycled rubber from End-of-Life also animates the world of fitness! In a 100% recycling scenario, the ELT recycling sector could lead to the creation of 6,000 jobs and a financial value of 400 million Euros. The General Manager of Ecopneus, Mr Giovanni Corbetta, was interviewed by “Il Sole 24 Ore” newspaper
The sales of mats and weights made with recycled rubber from End-of-Life Tyres are booming for home gyms. A recent article published by Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper reports that more and more people are choosing home gyms in Italy. To do this, they are using circular...
The Energy recovery of End-of-Life Tyres: quality, standards and best practices of a sustainable and efficient recovery method.
Among the events planned at Ecomondo, there will be the online seminar dedicated to ELT energy recovery with the speeches of Ecopneus, The Foundation for a Sustainable Development, Geocycle, and M&IT Consulting About 400,000 tonnes of ELTs – End-of-Life Tyres -...
3×3 Basketball is played on recycled rubber at the Sports Festival! Watch the Masterclass video with the basketball legend, Gek Galanda
3×3 Basketball has been one of the protagonists of the third edition of the Sports Festival. It is a discipline that is constantly growing in popularity also thanks to its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2021. In the state-of-the-art 3x3 basketball Tyrefield courts made with...
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