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Since 2003, European Union Directive 1999/31/EC prohibits disposal<br />

in landfills of entire end-of-life tyres (ELTs), and of fragmented<br />

ELTs since July 2006.<br />

<strong>Pirelli</strong> has been dedicated for years to research on the management<br />

of ELTs, considering the major environmental benefits resulting<br />

from their recovery and recycling.<br />

Through cooperation with <strong>Pirelli</strong> Labs, a number of possibilities<br />

have been developed for ELTs in terms of recovery of the raw materials<br />

that comprise them (“material recycling”), and recovery<br />

in the form of high-energy fuel (“energy recovery”), as a valid<br />

alternative to the use of fossil fuels.<br />

This can include:<br />

—— the use of ELT granules in the production of sound insulation<br />

products (described in the section dedicated to <strong>Pirelli</strong> Labs);<br />

—— the production of powder to be used in the tyre production<br />

process (described in the section dedicated to <strong>Pirelli</strong> Labs);<br />

—— the use of ELTs to produce CDR-Q, a fuel derived from high<br />

quality waste (described in the section dedicated to <strong>Pirelli</strong> &<br />

C. Ambiente S.p.A.).<br />

tyre recycling diagram<br />

carbon black<br />

01<br />

SECTIONING<br />

gaseous fuel<br />

solid fuel<br />

02<br />

GRANULATION/<br />

PULVERIZATION<br />

END-OF-LIFE TYRE<br />

rubber<br />

or plastic<br />

products<br />

asphalt<br />

building<br />

material<br />

sound insulation<br />

material<br />

03<br />

COMPOUND PRODUCTION<br />

TECHNOLOGY<br />

ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 2008<br />

229

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