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Tyre & Rubber
We have registered companies which want your waste rubber:
One such UK Company began in 1979 as a stockist, distributor and installer of industrial rubber products. The business grew consistently as the product portfolio increased to include a range of rubber products including rubber matting and rubber sheeting. In 2002, a dedicated recycled rubber manufacturing unit was opened to supply high quality shredded and granulated rubber crumb for equestrian surfaces and other technical markets.
Register and post your digital photos and let them see your waste rubber; they want your business.
Natural rubber is extracted from rubber producing plants, most notably the tree Hevea brasiliensis,which originates from South America. Nowadays, more than 90% of all natural rubber comes from these trees in the rubber plantations of Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula and Sri Lanka. The common name for this type of rubber is Para rubber.
The rubber is extracted from the trees in the form of latex. The tree is ‘tapped’; that is, a diagonal incision is made in the bark of the tree and as the latex exudes from the cut it is collected in a small cup. The gathered latex is strained, diluted with water, and treated with acid to cause the suspended rubber particles within the latex to coagulate. After being pressed between rollers to form thin sheets, the rubber is air (or smoke) dried and is then ready for shipment.
Why reclaim or recycle rubber?
Rubber recovery can be a difficult process. There are many reasons, however why rubber should be reclaimed or recovered:
- Recovered rubber can cost half that of natural or synthetic rubber.
- Recovered rubber has some properties that are better than those of virgin rubber.
- Producing rubber from reclaim requires less energy in the total production process than does virgin material.
- It is an excellent way to dispose of unwanted rubber products, which is often difficult.
- It conserves non-renewable petroleum products, which are used to produce synthetic rubbers.
- Recycling activities can generate work in developing countries.
- Many useful products are derived from reused tyres and other rubber products.
- If tyres are incinerated to reclaim embodied energy then they can yield substantial quantities of useful power. In Australia, some cement factories use waste tyres as a fuel source.
Tyres are 100% recyclable. Their chemical and physical properties make them a valuable resource. Tyres from all vehicles new and old All rubber components, off-cuts and waste from product manufacture