Final Conference of the EU Project "Tyrec4Life

Tyrec4Life, the EU Project dedicated to the reuse of crumb rubber from scrap tyres for street paving, was concluded on September 2015 with a final conference at the Valentino Castle in Turin and the participation of all project partners: the Metropolitan City of Turin (leader of the initiative), Politecnico di Torino, FIAT Research Center, Brillada & C., Patrimonio Città di Settimo Torinese, Ceipiemonte. As part of the LIFE+ actions plans financed by the European Union, Tyrec4Life supports development and innovative policies for the protection of environment and, although scrap tyre products still have a limited employement in the reuse market, this project highlighted several advantages for incentivating their use, including considerably improved performances of street paving.