ETRA European Tyre Recycling Association

About ETRA European Tyre Recycling Association

The European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA) is an independent, member-driven European Association comprised of +250 recycling professionals involved in the diverse activities of the ‘tyre recycling industry’. ETRA members include both the public and private sectors involved in the environmentally sound disposition of post-consumer tyres. Membership is open to granulaters and other processors of post-consumer tyres, as well as users of the materials in an expanding number of products and applications. Tyre management bodies and collectors, research and training bodies, developers, manufacturers of recycling equipment, and other interested parties are also active members of the association. Our Vision ETRA focuses on material recycling as a means of contributing to sustainability of the circular economy by substituting RTMs for virgin resources while reducing production and use costs, and CO 2 impacts Several recent technological advancements rely on tyres as source to produce advanced material outputs ETRA remains a competitive force – helping to introduce advanced technologies, treatments, materials, products, applications and ideas to the market – as sustainable, cost-effective and performant alternatives to virgin resources. Mission ETRA is the only pan-European body that represents the independent tyre recycling sector in Europe. ETRA represents the industry in Brussels and is a key co-ordinator in a number of research Projects, assisting in joining partners, applying for funding and working to bring new solutions to old problems, bringing research and industry together to target high value solutions. ETRA is involved in developing a wider awareness of tyre recycling and the uses to which tyre derived materials can be put to. Driving the recycling process up the hierarchy towards higher value projects. Read more About Us. ETRA organises a number of events each year with the aim of developing awareness of the potential of tyre derived materials

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