ECHA, Rubber Infill and Microplastics
On June 3rd the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of ECHA held a meeting to finalise and approve their Opinion on an Annex XV dossier proposing restrictions on intentionally added microplastics. About infill materals for artificial turf they adopted t ...
ARCHITECTURE - INNOVATION -SUSTAINABILITY - CIRCULARITY
RECYCLED RUBBER TILES TO REDUCE NOISE IN THE CLIMBING GYM FACILITY OF CORTINA In 2019 Arch. Erica Ribetti attended ETRA Conference where she made a presentation of the climbing gym of the Municipality of Cortina d'Ampezzo, that she designed and buil ...
Green Deal and Tyre Recycling
Tyre recycling is a key sector to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent, a key objective of the European Green Deal. Tyre recycling into rubber granulates saves 58,4% of CO2 when compared with end-of-life tyre’s co-incineration2 and can re ...
Micro rubber from tyre abrasion
In the recent consultation led by ECHA about Microplastics we stressed the importance of distinguishing the size of the particles. Specifically, recycled rubber granulates used as infill material are not microscopic. A recent article written and cir ...
From vehicle to vehicle, Tyre Recycling in the EU
2nd Annual Vehicle Recycling International Conference On 22-23 October 2019, the 2nd Annual Vehicle Recycling International Conference was held in Berlin and attended by qualifyed entrepreneurs involved at various levels with the sector. The confere ...
