Fewer old tyres may end up in landfill after a team from the University of South Australia (UniSA) tested and verified the structural integrity of earth-packed-tyre walls, opening up new opportunities for the reuse of end-of-life tyres in the construction industry.
Although such walls have been used in niche construction projects for many years, robust data supporting their integrity was lacking, limiting their wider use by architects and engineers, researchers from UniSA said media release on Monday.
