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Situation in Other Countries

In this section, the situation in other major industrialized countries will be briefly discussed. In general, the overall situation in other countries is similar to the U.S.

Statistics of Waste Tire Management1)

Waste Tires 
(million/year)
Stockpiled 
(million)
USA
270
500
Japan
102
100
France
44
161 (in Europe)
Germany
28
Great Britain
23
Italy
12
Canada
20
  
Australia
17
20

Canada:
It is very difficult to separate the economic and tire recycling activity between Canada and the U.S.
The economic and technological alternatives are essentially the same across North America.

Reference Web Site :Canadian Environment Protection Act
Japan:
102 million waste tires were generated in 1997. Of these, approximately 91 %  were reused in some way;
51 % of collected waste tires were used as TDF, 17 % were exported, 12 % were recycled into new materials. 8 % were retreaded, and 3 % were classified as miscellaneous.

EU:
In Britain, 36 % of non retreadable tires are sent to landfills, 29 % are left on vehicles in scrapyards, 21 % are incinerated in cement kilns, and 8 % are exported.
In France, 77 % of waste tires are landfilled or incinerated, 13 % are retreaded, and 10 % are recycled into new materials2).
As can be seen from the above examples, in Europe, most waste tires are sent to landfills or are incinerated.
 

Australia:
No precise data for waste tire management are available, but interest in for waste tire recycling technologies is high.

See also: Discussion paper presented to the Waste Management Association of Australia.
Reference Web Sites:
References
  1. World Leaders Discuss Scrap Tires. Scrap Tire News Online
  2. TIRE RECYCLING IN EUROPE. North American Recycled Rubber Association
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