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ETRA - THE EUROPEAN TYRE RECYCLING ASSOCIATION

Welcome to the home of the leading organisation respresenting the tyre and rubber recycling industry in Europe.  ETRA is the only pan-European body that represents the independent tyre recycling sector in Europe. ETRA represents the industry in Brussels and is a key co-ordinator in a number of research Projects, assisting in joining partners, applying for funding and working to bring new solutions to old problems, bringing research and industry together to target high value solutions. ETRA is involved in developing a wider awareness of tyre recycling and the uses to which tyre derived materials can be put to. Driving the recycling process up the hierarchy towards higher value projects. Read more About Us.

ETRA organises a number of events each year with the aim of developing awareness of the potential of tyre derived materials as new raw materials as an alternative to using valuable natural resources. 

31st ETRA Conference on Tyre Recycling

24-26 March 2026
Tyre Recycling: is the future Circular ?  is the title of the 31st Annual ETRA Conference on Tyre Recycling that will take place Tuesday through Thursday, 24-26 March 2026 at Le Louise Hotel in Brussels.  Green Deal has been criticized under different point of view from many parts. In 2025 after the new EU Commission has been appointed and a new policy has been designed  green objectives have been put in less prominent position. However, the core values had been already internalized by the society. Companies and people have understood and agreed on the logic and the benefits. Despite there will be revisions, adapting in the objective and in the schedule, the way is marked. What is at stake for Europe is not just economic growth, but the future of its model. Europe must be the place where tomorrow’s technologies, services, and clean products are inve…

ETRA is the coordinator of RE-PLAN CITY LIFE project which  aims to raise awareness about the Circular Economy opportunities for Materials, Products and applications obtained from tyre recycling to adopt environmentally friendly behavior and practice in urban communities. Read more RE-PLAN CITY LIFE.