Sustainable Solutions for End-of-Life Tires | Klean Industries Circular Recycling Technologies
Klean Industries offers sustainable, circular end-of-life tire (ELT) solutions, transforming waste into valuable resources like recovered carbon black, fuel, and clean energy through proprietary tire pyrolysis technologies.
You can learn about how three companies are studying the tire industry’s circular economy to reduce its environmental impact.
Vancouver, British Columbia — Klean Industries Inc. (“Klean”), a leading company providing technologies and solutions to solve the global end-of-life tire issue, is pleased to update the marketplace on the progress being made concerning the development of a fully integrated and holistic tire industry solution being created in partnership with CEVA Logistics and Goodpack. This partnership offers a solution for all end-of-life tires and creates new raw materials for the tire industry and the circular economy we all want and need.
According to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, approximately 1 billion tires reach the end of their lives annually around the world. Most are discarded in landfills or shipped to developing countries, harming the environment. CEVA Logistics has historically been a leader in tire transport and distribution and is now focusing on creating a circular economy for the tire industry where end-of-life tires, or ELT, are sustainably and responsibly managed.
In the United States alone, it is estimated that approximately 290 million scrap tires are generated each year. Of these, it is estimated that only about 30% are recycled or reused. The remaining 70% are either landfilled, illegally dumped, or burned. Unfortunately, the tire industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. It is estimated that the production of a single tire emits approximately 3.5 kilograms of carbon dioxide. In addition, the production of tires uses large amounts of water and energy and generates significant waste. The end-of-life management of tires is a major challenge for the tire industry and the environment. However, several companies are working on sustainable solutions for end-of-life tires.
Madhu Thiricode, Global Head Sub-Sector Tire & Rubber, CEVA Logistics, spoke about CEVA’s sustainable tire circular economy solution in partnership with Klean Industries Inc. and Goodpack at the World Circular Economy Forum organized by the International Rubber Study Group. These three companies are exploring the responsible management of ELT and how such a solution could change the tire industry.
Why an ELT solution matters:
One of the biggest challenges of wasted tires is stockpiling. When tires are deemed end-of-life, they are removed from vehicles and discarded. Stockpiles of tires from retailers are transported to landfills, where they become breeding grounds for dangerous pests and deteriorate, affecting water and soil quality.
Tire stockpiles are also baled and shipped to developing countries, where pest and pollution problems spread and unsustainable repurposing or recycling practices occur. Alternatively, they remain in landfills, emitting methane gas or becoming a fire hazard. Tires are prone to resurfacing despite landfill coverage, and if caught on fire, they expel harmful toxins like sulfur and CO2 into the air. Rubber burns at a very high temperature, and tire fires are challenging to extinguish, making them a significant hazard to people and the environment.
CEVA Logistics is strongly committed to protecting the environment. Reimagining and recreating how unusable tires are managed is an ideal opportunity for CEVA Logistics to exert logistical expertise and reduce environmental impacts.
Sustainable ELT solution:
CEVA is partnering with Klean Industries, a leading company providing technologies and solutions to solve the global ELT issue, and Goodpack, a world leader in reusable metal containers, to develop a full-circle supply chain solution for ELT. This partnership will leverage each company’s expertise and resources to create measurable change in the end-of-life tire problem. The proposed solution combines green logistics, sustainable processes, and digital technology infrastructure to work together for a low-carbon, circular economy with an overall goal of zero waste to landfill.
The proposed solution involves three major processes:
1) Tire collection
Led by CEVA Logistics, retailers and other tire dealers will gain access to tire drop-off points. CEVA will collect the tires and transport them to Klean processing plants. This crucial first step kicks off the ELT cycle by avoiding unnecessary and unsafe stockpiling.
2) Recycling & repurposing
The end-of-life tires will be delivered to processing plants, where resources such as virgin carbon black and renewable fuels will be created and used to produce new green products with significantly lower carbon intensity throughout the manufacturing and production supply chain. Tire byproducts will be stored in Goodpack’s reusable, eco-friendly metal containers during recycling and repurposing.
3) Scanning & data collection
When tires are taken into inventory at the Klean plants, they will be analyzed to determine if they are still usable on vehicles and should be returned to inventory. If deemed unusable, they would be moved into the recycling and repurposing process. This data and all recycling and repurposing activities will be tracked by sophisticated technology called the Klean Loop™, a SaaS blockchain technology to track and trace all aspects of a tire’s lifecycle. The data will provide full transparency, enabling supply chain partners to track and improve financial and environmental performance.
The joint solution for end-of-life tires will revolutionize the industry and create eco-friendly practices in a much-needed sector.
“Together, we will work to create a solution that includes green logistics, low carbon intensity manufacturing, and distribution. With a digital technology infrastructure, this solution will transform the tire industry and support the goal of zero tire waste to landfill,” said Madhu Thiricode, Global Head Sub-Sector Tire & Rubber, CEVA Logistics.
“Through our combined efforts with CEVA Logistics and Goodpack, our integrated approach to solving the global end-of-life tire issue will create the framework and vision to drive change not seen before in the tire manufacturing, distribution, and recycling sector. This initiative is one of the most promising opportunities to accomplish a completely circular tire industry. This makes it a perfect example of what can be done when we partner to create a symbiosis between waste, resources, and energy and hopefully inspire other industries to do the same,” commented Jesse Klinkhamer, CEO of Klean Industries Inc.
Learn more about Klean and our technologies:
A Smarter Future for Scrap Tires Starts Now
With over 1 billion tires discarded yearly, Klean Industries delivers proven, sustainable end-of-life tire solutions that recover resources, reduce emissions, and power the global circular economy.
Key Benefits of Klean’s ELT Recycling Systems:
✅ Converts tire waste into valuable commodities
✅ Supports net-zero and ESG waste goals
✅ Eliminates landfill and incineration reliance
✅ Enables tire-to-tire circularity with rCB and green fuels
About CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics, a world leader in third-party logistics, provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers worldwide. Headquartered in Marseille, France, CEVA Logistics offers a broad range of end-to-end, customized solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport in 170 countries worldwide, thanks to its approximately 110,000 employees at more than 1,300 facilities. With a pro forma 2022 revenue of US$18.7 billion, CEVA Logistics is part of the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, and air solutions.
For more information, visit www.cevalogistics.com.
About Goodpack
Goodpack is a world leader in providing supply chain solutions enabled by a network of strategically located global depots and fleets of reusable metal containers. Goodpack innovates in developing safe, sustainable, and cost-efficient transportation and storage solutions for challenging payloads, including natural and synthetic rubber, food products, and specialty industrial goods such as automotive components and tires.
For more information, visit www.goodpack.com.
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About Klean Industries
Klean Industries (“Klean”) provides best-in-class technologies and solutions in the waste-to-value industry. Our international team of award-winning experts has decades of experience in designing, engineering, and manufacturing the highest-quality equipment to convert waste streams into valuable energy and resources. Klean’s unique products and services result from combined knowledge in the design of recycling, resource recovery, waste management, and power generation projects. Our global project management expertise safeguards timelines and budgets, enabling projects to be delivered quickly and at lower costs.
Klean uses proprietary technologies to rapidly develop projects that produce the highest quality fuels, recovered carbon blacks, and green hydrogen from various feedstocks. Our know-how and technical skills provide a specialization in building projects that use advanced thermal technologies such as pyrolysis, gasification, and carbonization, which convert end-of-life tires, waste plastics, and municipal solid waste into domestic energy, sustainable commodities, and new cleantech jobs. We create a symbiosis between waste, resources, and energy. Klean Industries is the link between the low carbon, circular economy, and the goal of zero waste to landfill.
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