Sustainable products made from recycled rubber from used tyres make a valuable contribution to the environmentally friendly optimisation of safety, protection and comfort in road traffic. Asphalt modified with recycled rubber powder improves road quality and helps to reduce road noise. The latter is minimised by attractive ELT noise barriers. Even in the garage, low-maintenance protective strips, bumpers and floor panels made of rubber granulate (ELT) prevent dents, scratches in the paintwork and slips. Driveways are safely spruced up with attractive lamps, edging and kerb ramps made of recycled rubber.
Recycled rubber powder optimises road quality
Rubber powder made from recycled old tyres is perfect for modifying asphalt and bitumen for road construction. The addition of high-quality, recycled rubber powder (ELT) has been proven to improve the quality of roads and motorways. It prevents rutting and cracking caused by climatic influences. This results in significantly lower maintenance costs. Open-pored asphalt mixtures, which are particularly suitable for reducing road noise, can also be produced with rubber modification. However, numerous other additives can also be used for the production of porous asphalt mixtures.
NEW LIFE partner Kurz Karkassenhandel equipped its heavily trafficked premises with rubber-modified asphalt back in 2019. The rubber powder AOKTO produced in-house was used. The open-pored surface of the asphalt has a higher volume for absorbing noise emissions. For Managing Director Hanna Schöberl, the asphalt "still looks like new. We don't see any signs of wear or ruts and will only use the open-pored rubber asphalt in future."
The technology has already been used to pave millions of kilometres of road, but is still in its infancy in Europe. In Baden-Württemberg, a road was recently equipped with recycled rubber asphalt. Neither the alleged odour development during paving nor the supposedly poor storage stability could be detected. It even turned out that bitumen emissions were reduced by a third as a result of rubber modification with AOKTO. As limit values must be complied with from 2025, this is a point that should not be underestimated.
Visually appealing protection for people and vehicles
In garages, multi-storey car parks and underground car parks, robust, low-maintenance impact protection made of recycled rubber granulate (ELT) on kerbs or walls prevents injuries and scratches to the vehicle's paintwork. The ELT edge protection is slip-resistant, easy to clean, simple to install and impresses with its attractive appearance.
Bumpers made of recycled rubber granulate are used to brake vehicles efficiently to prevent them from hitting walls or driving over certain areas. The bumper is particularly helpful when parking in tight and confusing situations. Garage floor slabs made of sustainable rubber granulate (ELT) are slip-resistant, frost and break-proof, impermeable to water and low-maintenance. The easy-to-clean floor is particularly suitable for heavy-duty use, even in workshops, garden sheds or hobby rooms.
Whether for edging garage driveways, supporting palisades or boundary posts: boundary systems, lamps and illuminated bollards made from recycled rubber granulate from old tyres offer a wide range of applications for the decorative improvement of protection and safety. Available in various shapes, colours and sizes, the elements are easy to clean, extremely weather-resistant and reduce damage in the event of collisions. The ELT lamps and bollards provide sufficient light.
Minimise kerb damage, noise and risk of slipping
Drive-over and kerb ramps made of rubber granulate (ELT) create a smooth transition between the road and kerb. The extremely weather-resistant and durable rubber ramps make it easier to drive gently over kerbs and reduce the risk of damage. Obstacles such as hoses or cables can be easily bridged thanks to rubber granulate drive-over ramps. Hoses, cables and tyres are protected and damage is prevented in the long term.
Noise barriers made of recycled rubber granulate (ELT) are not only an effective and certified noise and visual barrier, but also an attractive design element. The rubber elements are enclosed between steel or stainless steel pipes as a support system. The sound-absorbing drainage mould is turned towards the source of the noise. The other side can be freely designed - for example with a customised paint finish. Individual frequency requirements can also be realised.
The range of applications for sustainable recycled products in road transport is rounded off by anti-slip mats for securing any type of load during transport. The anti-slip mats with high coefficients of sliding friction reduce the ability to slide on smooth loading surfaces and therefore also the pre-tensioning force required when lashing down and the number of lashing devices required.
