Why?
Retreading is a highly practical and efficient form of recycling. Retreading makes it possible to re-use worn tyres. Instead of dumping tyres with worn out tread and good sidewalls, they can be rebuilt and put back to work again, and again.
Commitment to the environment
Protecting our environment for future generations is also important to the employees of Bandag. Not only is the retreading process environmentally friendly but Bandag Manufacturing Pty Ltd is accredited to ISO 14001.
Reduce pollution
Tyre dumps are a major source of pollution. Not only are they an eye- sore, they attract vermin, hold water, create a breeding ground for mosquitoes and, most dangerously, are highly combustible, releasing toxic fumes and dense smoke into the atmosphere when ignited.
With retreading, tyres stay on the road longer so fewer tyres pile up in landfill dumps.
Conserve oil
Studies conducted in the USA show that it takes around 80 litres of crude oil to produce one new truck tyre.
On the positive side, to retread a worn truck tyre takes only one fifth of the oil required to produce a new tyre. With approximately 350,000 retreads produced annually in New Zealand, retreads are already helping to save around 22 million litres of oil every year.