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With the latest level of unemployment and government attention to recycling in Africa, tyre recycling is fast becoming hottest topic among business-minded youths.
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John Stone, said this has raised a larger question of whether tyre recycling is a viable business or not. Tyre recycling business involve taking used tyres, converting them to another material which can be used in industry or civil engineering processes. As tyre recycler, one must ensure that disposal is safe, and process of conversion is environmental friendly, and production cost is low. To successful start this business, the following things are required;
- Site for storage and processing
- Consistent supply of waste tyres
- Good understanding of the market
- Industry related permit/license
Understand the Market
Identify customers that will need your products, recycled tyres in this case. This knowledge will help you to determine the types of product that you will offer and equipment specifications for recycling process. Road construction firms would need shredded tyre to mix with asphalt. Tyre derived fuels are used in heating plants and incinerators. Tracks, playgrounds works require use of recycled tyres.
Tyre manufactures would appreciate the use of rubber tyre to produce new ones. Carbon black, steel and oil are examples of high-value products obtained from tyres. So look around you and identify those industry that would need recycled tyres.
Find a Site
It is important that you find site in industrial area because you don't want to spend so much money on transportation. Look for good location that will allow you to receive, store and process large numbers of tyres without problem. Recycling tyres is a noisy and dusty process, ensure that local authority allow such level of noise. This site should have good road access that will allow trucks to take tyres to site and recycled tyres from site. Ensure that the site is secured and means of preventing fire and firefighting equipment must be available in case of accident.
Set Up a Recycling Plant
It is compulsory that you procure new equipment, used ones might just be everything that you need. You will need forklift to handle incoming tyres and other materials on site. A shredder with capacity to produce rubber crumb of different sizes is needed, customers will require for different sized based on needs.
Large scale shredders often come with powerful magnets that can metal from rubber, this will allow you to maximize profit as you can sell metals to steel companies too. Buy containers for storage of recycled rubbers.
Locate Sources of Feedstock
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Without dependable source of used tyres, the business will suffer. Contact parks, organizations that disposes tyres, managers of logistics vehicles, haulage companies, automobile repair centers, companies with several fleets of automobiles. Get you business listed on local business directories, it will ensure that you are more visible to people who can give you feed. To ensure that your business is profitable, you need to get tyres not more than 150 miles radius of your site. This is highly recommended and you should take it serious.
Obtain Relevant Licenses and Permits
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You don't want to run against government laws, so check licensing requirements for tyre recycling in your state. Each states would have different licensing guidelines and different registration requirements. Also, they may have requirements for storage, financial assurance, tyre pile cleanups and processing. You may need to have permits relating to public health, air quality and fire safety.
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We wish you success in your business
Posted from my blog with SteemPress : https://kowaste.com/2018/06/28/how-to-turn-waste-tyres-recyclng-into-gold-mine/
