Bridge structures suffer from soil movements and warp that can lead to structure damages and collapses but new research has shown that using a material made from discarded tyres can double the resilience of these structures.
Engineering
Jun 10, 2016
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Tyres are well suited for recycling. They are easy to collect and do not require any costly sorting process. However, in Europe, still only about 50% of the tyres are recycled. The rest is incinerated or disposed of in landfills. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 19, 2013
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A wild crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tyre for more than five years has been rescued, freed from its rubber vice and released back into the wild, officials and residents said Tuesday.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2022
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Ecoalf, a Spanish SME that designs and markets high quality textile products and accessories made from recycled materials such as PET bottles, discarded fishing nests, used tyres, post-consumer coffee and post-industrial ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 19, 2015
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Europe's tyre waste production is 3 million tonnes per year. Currently 65% to 70% of used tyres end up in landfills. Not only are they causing environmental damage, but a loss of added value in the form of new products that ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 4, 2013
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Wind, sewage sludge, and waste water carry tire wear particles from roads onto farmland. A new lab study shows that the pollutants contained in the particles could get into the vegetables grown there. Researchers at the Center ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 4, 2023
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Every year, we buy 30 billion tonnes of stuff, from pizza boxes to family homes. We throw out or demolish 13 billion tonnes of it as waste—about 2 tonnes per person. A third of what we discard was bought the same year. ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2020
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Used tires pose a serious environmental risk owing to the damage that may be caused when they are stored in the environment. They are emerging in ever greater numbers from one year to the next in developed countries so revalorizing ...
Materials Science
Aug 6, 2020
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Using a coffee grinder, a freezer and a furnace, researchers have discovered a chemical synergy between scrap tires and polystyrene can be harnessed to create sulfur-free, light oil.
Materials Science
Apr 17, 2024
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Linking up empty trucks and competing businesses through trusted networks could mean less road traffic and pollution.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 9, 2017
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