Energy Recovery from End-of-Life Tyres: Untapped Possibility to Reduce CO₂ Emissions

In this paper the possibility to reduce CO₂ emissions by energy recovery from waste tyres is discussed. The objective of the study is to analyze the end-of-life tyre market in Latvia, to assess the amount of used tyres available and to calculate the potential reduction of CO₂ emissions by energy recovery from tyres in mineral products industry. Calculation results show that an improved collection and combustion of end-of-life tyres in the cement industry can save up to 17% of the present CO₂ emissions in the mineral products industry.