3 Sep 2024

Tyres Make The World Go Round

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 3 September 2024

6.5 million tyres reach their end of life in New Zealand every year, but this month, a milestone, our first ever national tyre recycling scheme - Tyrewise -  is fully operational. From the first of September, tyre shops and other tyre generators can have their end-of-life tyres collected for free. 

Jesse talks to Tyrewise Implementation Project Manager, Adele Rose.

Gary Coker collected 87.5 tyres from the Utuhina Stream mouth in one day.

Gary Coker collected 87.5 tyres from the Utuhina Stream mouth in one day. Photo: Supplied

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