First large-scale OTR tyre recycling facility

Tyrecycle’s new OTR tyre facility at Port Headland
Australian based Tyrecycle has entered the country’s vibrant mining sector in spectacular fashion by launching an OTR tyre recycling plant at Port Headland in Western Australia.
Providing the nation with its very first large-scale facility dedicated to recycling OTR tyres and offering a solution to a longstanding waste challenge. The facility has been specifically designed to process up to 30,000 tonnes of OTR tyres a year and is located in the Pilbara region where a significant proportion of Australia’s mining activity takes place.

Taking centre-stage at the new plant is the T-Rex OTR tyre cutter, the first of its kind to be installed in Australia and capable of processing tyres weighing up to seven tonnes. The facility is also future-proofed with space to install a secondary processing line in the event of feedback volumes expanding in the future.
Tyrecycle CEO Jim Fairweather states that the current recycling rate for mining tyres in Australia is only about one per cent and our Port Headland plant is looking to increase this margin by providing a fit-for-purpose recycling pathway that enables mining companies to significantly improve their environmental impact.

Tyrecycle currently has operations in every Australian capital city and already recycles around 180,000 tonnes of tyres annually.
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