The Challenge
A Mountain of
Discarded Tires
Mining operations produce some of the world's largest tires - and when they reach end-of-life, the industry has had no good answer for what to do with them.
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Massive Scale Mining tires are among the largest rubber products on earth. End-of-life stockpiles are growing faster than the industry can manage them.
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Environmental Liability Landfilling or burning tires releases toxic compounds. Increasingly strict environmental regulations are forcing mining operators to find better solutions.
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A Broken Supply Chain Tire manufacturers rely heavily on virgin natural rubber - a material with a volatile supply chain and significant land and water footprint. Reclaimed rubber at scale remains elusive.
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Untapped Value The rubber locked inside end-of-life mining tires represents enormous untapped material value - if only it could be reliably recovered at quality.