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Schwalbe launched the Green Marathon in June of 2023, and eight months on the German brand is now sharing detailed insights into the research methodology it has followed to measure and share the impact of this sustainability-focused product. Positioned as “the world’s first bicycle tyre with a closed material loop”- …

Schwalbe has received series deliveries of recycled carbon black (rCB) from Pyrum Innovations AG, producing the first new series tyre. The rCB comes from the recycling of used tyres, which Schwalbe collects from specialist dealers throughout Germany with the Schwalbe Recycling System. The used tyres are collected via the dealer …

Schwalbe has collected 20,000 used tyres from a cellar in Freising. For 23 years, Ingo Ruhland collected tyres in the basement below his bike store of the same name in Freising, Germany, hoping that the used tyres could eventually be recycled instead of incinerated. Now the time had come and …

Vittoria has launched a programme, Vittoria Re-Cycling, to recycle used bicycle tyres and inner tubes, involving bicycle shops in Italy. The company is offering the services of Esosport, a specialist in the collection and recycling of waste in the sport industry since 2009, to its shops, bearing all the costs. …

Schwalbe has started a pilot project to develop an innovative feedstock recycling system for used bicycle tyres. To do this, the bicycle manufacturing specialist is cooperating with Pyrum Innovations AG and the Technische Hochschule Köln – University of Applied Sciences. The project partners are carrying out research within the framework …

SunGod is introducing its Infinite 100% recycled frame option across its range of lifestyle and performance sunglasses. The new Infinite frame has been developed through ‘meticulous’ quality controls and discussions with the manufacturing team and SunGod said it has ensured that its manufacturing process can function as a complete life-cycle. …

Halfords has launched a new bike recycling scheme pilot at four stores across Wales. The Pre-Loved scheme, which will be evaluated before being rolled nationwide, will encourage customers to trade in pre-loved bikes for gift cards at its stores. Bikes will then be serviced and resold with a discount. Halfords …

Specialized UK has announced a new nationwide recycling scheme to tackle battery recycling for electric bikes. In the UK, sales of Specialized Turbo e-bikes have more than tripled in the last two years alone. To get ahead of the potential long-term impact of e-bike batteries before their end of life, …

The National Bicycle Tyre Recycling Scheme now has 200 collection sites, or Velorim Centres, across England, Scotland and Wales. The scheme is targeting 1,000 collection points by the end of 2021. Bike shops, hire-schemes, bike repair centres and retailers across the UK have signed up to recycle all their scrap …

Gecko has patented a cellular rubber technology, offering a new way for bike tyres to be recycled. Rebecca Morley catches up with director Richard Adams