Contribution to Reuse and TDP Consumption in Australia
Measures each facility’s share of all rubber material that stays within Australia for reuse, manufacturing into new products, or other beneficial applications (including domestic energy recovery).
This includes:
- Whole EOLT (end-of-life tyres) repurposed in approved applications in Australia.
- TDP (tyre-derived products) sold to secondary manufacturers to produce products for the Australian market, used in another application within Australia, or recovered for domestic energy generation.
- Whole EOLT or TDP transferred to another facility for further processing into a product used domestically.
Each facility is scored according to its share of total contributions to the Australian domestic market.
Scoring bands:
- 0% – No contribution
- <2% – Minimal contribution
- 2–7% – Moderate contribution
- 7–15% – High contribution
- >15% – Very high contribution
This approach ensures the program measures and promotes local reuse and circular economy outcomes across the entire sector.
Proportion of Tyres Managed and Processed Recovered for Beneficial Use
Assesses how much of the material managed by the facility is recovered for beneficial use (not landfilled).
Recognises that while some landfilling may be unavoidable (due to contamination or residual fibre), participants should aim for maximum recovery.
Scoring bands:
- <50% – Low recovery
- 50–75% – Basic recovery
- 75–80% – Good recovery
- 80–90% – High recovery
- >90% – Excellent recovery
Facilities sending higher proportions of EOLT and TDP to beneficial recovery receive higher scores.
Achieving Best Material Outcomes in Line with Circular Economy Hierarchy
Focuses on the quality of the final outcomes for materials handled at the facility, in line with circular economy and waste hierarchy principles:
- Disposal – No processing, or landfilling
- No Processing – No transformation, direct disposal
- Export for Energy Recovery – Sending to overseas facilities to use as a fuel
- Export for Recycling/Reuse – Overseas partners who recycle or reuse
- Domestic Energy Recovery – Domestic energy-from-waste
- Domestic Recycling/Reuse – Local processing for new products or direct reuse
Facilities investing in technology and operations that prioritise domestic circular outcomes achieve higher scores.
Compliance with Australian Environmental, Social and Regulatory Standards
Assesses a facility’s compliance with best practice standards, based on TSA’s annual external audit.
Scoring depends on the number of open high-risk and medium-risk audit findings:
- >3 high-risk findings – Low compliance
- 1–2 high-risk findings – Moderate compliance
- No high-risk, >2 medium-risk – Good compliance
- No high-risk, ≤2 medium-risk – Very good compliance
- No high/medium risk – Best practice
This ensures participants manage risk and maintain trust in the Scheme.
Verified Overseas Destinations for Exported Material (if applicable)
Recognises the importance of verified overseas markets for exported material.
Scoring is based on the percentage of exported material sent to overseas sites independently verified through the FEMV program or equivalent:
- 0% – No verified end markets
- >0–<10% – Minimal verification
- 10–20% – Moderate verification
- 20–50% – High verification
- >50% – Best practice verification
Bonus: National Contribution to Reuse and TDP Consumption
This bonus criterion recognises the broader contribution of nationally operating organisations to reuse and TDP consumption within the state where their facility operates.
It is only applied if it improves the facility’s overall star rating — ensuring that participants are rewarded for these additional efforts without negatively impacting their performance in the core criteria.
Scoring bands:
- 0% – No contribution
- >0–<5% – Basic contribution
- 5–20% – Good contribution
- 20–50% – High contribution
- >50% – Outstanding contribution
