Independent research has proved that Vulcanised rubber derived from auto tyres has a beneficial effect in promoting soil aeration and enhancing plant growth.

ANAXIOM are a SEPA licensed waste site that accepts most types of waste tyres at their plant in East Kilbride.  Deliveries are accepted from any registered waste contractor or hauler.

The tyres are fed into a shredding machine that processes up to 5 tonnes of tyres an hour to produce shredded pieces of between 100mm to 150mm.

Recoverable material is approximately, 35% of a tyre (by weight) ferrous metal, around 2% is textile (colloquially known as “fluff”), 60% is rubber that has been treated with sulphur.  This produces vulcanised rubber, a compound that is tough and durable with many varied and valuable uses. 

The shredded pieces are then fed by conveyor into granulating machines that progressively reduce the pieces down to approximately 20mm.  At this stage most of the metal is separated out using powerful overhead and rare earth magnets to produce vulcanised rubber shred.

VULCANISED RUBBER SHRED is a material that is used for the following:

• Equine and livestock use as loose surfacing.
• Pathway & drainage areas.
• Base layers for sports, playground and recreational surfacing.
• Weed control & soil preservation when loosely spread.

For smaller size rubber granules & crumb the 15mm –20mm shred is fed into another granulator, over an air table to remove the majority of the “fluff” and through another over-band magnet to remove any remaining metal.  The material is supplied in bulk loose, in 500kg sacks or in convenient 25 Kg. poly Bags.

VULCANISED RUBBER GRANULES of different graded sizes from 10mm down to 0.5mm (fines) are typically used for:

• Surface dressing for all types of grass.
• Top layers bonded to create sports, playground & recreational areas.
• Plant reinforcement aggregate and infill.
• Many types of moulded products.