Assessing of various methods of cast-off tyre disposal

Production of cast-off tyres and ways of dealing with this waste have been analysed. Possible ways of processing cast-off tyres such as “use as fuel” and “tyre crushing” have been compared in terms of their environmental impacts. The presented research is ecobalance and despite using the knowledge of LCA method, the method itself according to ISO standards is not applied. Use for energy (“use as fuel” process) was assessed as more environmentally efficient, i.e. with lower environmental impacts than “tyre crushing”.