Continental South Africa Wins Green Award

South Africa’s Institute of Waste Management, in conjunction with the provincial economic development and environmental affairs department, has given Continental Tyre SA the inaugural Eastern Cape Clean Industry Award for the manufacturing sector. The award particularly recognised the company‘s “transparent and traceable environmental management system”. In reaction to the announcement, Continental SA managing director Claudio Boezio said: “It‘s great to be recognised for our efforts with this award, and it‘s even better to know our efforts are reducing the harm our planet endures on a daily basis.

Continental SA recycles scrap tyres by means of brick manufacturing furnaces. Scrap components are recycled into wheel barrow tyres, or soles for shoes and briefcases. A continuous air monitoring programme is in place to monitor the emissions from the furnaces to ensure that they comply with legislation.”