Tonnes (the equivalent of 40.3 million car tyres or 69%) went to productive outcomes, according to the 2018-19 Australian tyre consumption and recovery report* commissioned by TSA.

Of the 323,000 tonnes:

• 85,000 tonnes (the equivalent of 10.6 million used car tyres) for reuse
• 190,000 tonnes (the equivalent of 23.8 million) for processing into tyre derived products
• 48,000 tonnes (the equivalent of 5.9 million) for use whole in thermal processing