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T1 Compendium of Technologies for the Recovery of Materials / Energy from End of Life (EoL) Tyres - Final Report
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 waste
K1 waste management
K1 recycling
K1 environmental impact assessment
K1 environmental health
K1 tyre
K1 European Union
K1 Australia
K1 Canada
K1 Hong Kong
K1 Japan
K1 South Korea
K1 United States
K1 developing country
K1 Argentina
K1 Brazil
K1 China
K1 South Africa
K1 energy conversion
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31533
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31533
NO This compendium describes, the environmental soundly way to recover materials and energy from waste tyres. General and specific technologies for the recovery of materials/energy from waste tyres are introduced to the target audience. In terms of recovery of materials, ground rubber, metal and devulcanised rubber could be recovered through different technologies including tyre derived aggregates (TDA) as products. For recovery of energy, there are technologies for direct use as a fuel, conversion to conventional type fuel and recycling waste tyres in steel production. Detailed process description, environmental and social aspects, investment and operating costs, institutional and regulatory requirement, pros and cons with respect to developing countries have been discussed. Further specific technologies present, a brief introduction of the technologies, mainly shredding and pyrolysis technologies are discussed.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 22, 2026