RTG50 – Recovered Tyre Gravel as 50mm chips – is a quality controlled product, derived directly from the chipping plant used to process tyres for the cement industry and offers the landfill industry an alternative material as a leachate drainage blanket saving finite aggregate resources.

The use of tyres in landfill engineering is not new, and in the past has focused on the use of either whole (loose-tipped or baled) or shredded tyres. The EU Landfill Directive has now been fully implemented and whole and shredded tyres are banned from disposal in landfill. Recent indications from DEFRA however, suggest that the European Commission considers the engineering use of such secondary materials to represent recovery, which means that the construction of a leachate drainage layer from RTG50 falls outside the requirements of the Landfill Directive.

Against this background, Sapphire brings a new approach to the use of end of life tyres for landfill engineering.

Recovered – the re-use of end of life tyres as a replacement for landfill drainage engineering replaces the reliance on virgin aggregates.

Tyres – the collection and processing of end of life tyres from the UK waste stream is supported by fully EA compliant documentation with proof of legal disposal.

Gravel – continual high levels of process control, underwritten by an ISO 14001 compliant management system, ensures the production of a consistent 50mm product, ideally suited for use within an engineering environment.

Download:
RTG50 – Technical Support Sheet
RTG 50 – FAQs