Helesi has entered into an agreement with Ecoelastica, an NGO established in 2004 by major tyre manyfacturers, such as Michelin, Goodyear, EMA, Elastrac and Pirelli, to tackle tyre waste in Greece. Under the agreement, Helesi collects, transports and recycles all used domestic and industrial tyres in Northern Greece.
The recycling unit mechanically discards the metal and synthetic fibres in the tyres, producing rubber granules, processing around 2.5 tones of tyres per hour. The grains produced in the recycling process have a wide range of uses such as in the construction of stadia grounds, roads and the manufacturing of various plastic products.
Helesi has gone one step further and, through its in-house R&D department, has developed a unique methodology to utilise the rubber granules to produce wheels for its range of two wheeled bins, at a considerable saving on the costs previously incurred. The Company operates one of the few vertically integrated facilities in Europe.
The tyre recycling facility also offers additional benefits, as Helesi not only lowers its cost base, but also fulfils its aim of introducing and supporting a system of environmental management within the business, ensuring the environementally safe disposal of used tyres.
The unit operates according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
