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This literature review is focusing on the methods for recycling waste tyres particularly that of

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This literature review is focusing on the methods for recycling waste tyres particularly that of TDF (tyre derived fuels) as well as other methods utilised globally. Currently in Australia approximately 52.5 million waste tyres are produced annually with an estimated 13% being recycled through processes that involve separating the steel and rubber and using the resulting components for various other products or reusing the tyres for a number of construction projects as well as being utilised as a TDF. Currently the tyres that are not recycled are disposed of as inert landfill, referring to the fact that they don’t decompose due to the way tyres are designed to be durable to function efficiently. There have been studies conducted by the UK …show more content…

Alternatively tyres can be recycled through civil engineering projects. These include projects such as paving, erosion control and retaining walls. Tyres utilised in retaining walls are typically a complete tyre that has been separated into halves prior to being filled with aggregate to increase the structural integrity of the tyre before being placed in a number of possible configurations. The tyres, once they are in their final configuration, can then be coated with a number of finishing products, ranging from shotcrete to timber, to give a desired appearance. The construction method of these walls can vary from a gravity supported system, where in the wall retains the earth through the physical weight of the wall itself, to fully reinforced where further reinforcement is used to obtain the desired strength and stability. It is common practice in construction of slabs for residential and commercial buildings to use permanent internal formwork, which is the use of nonconcrete materials to reduce the material costs when pouring the slab. Common practice is to use polystyrene blocks to offset the amount of concrete used however it is possible to utilise tyres in the place of polystyrene blocks furthermore it is possible to use site generated waste that would require to be disposed of using other means. Using tyres in road and paving construction is ideal for use in areas where the existing strata is of too poor quality to meet the required

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