UK Trials Recycled Tyre Rubber in M1 Motorway Asphalt, Reusing 750 Tyres per km

Britain launched a pioneering road construction trial in 2019, incorporating recycled tyre rubber into the asphalt of the M1 motorway. The project aimed to assess how the material would hold up under the demands of heavy traffic on one of the country's busiest routes. Beyond performance testing, the initiative also addresses the challenge of managing large volumes of waste tyres. The technology behind the trial, Tarmac's ULTIPAVE R system, has since been approved for wider deployment across the country. The move signals a broader shift toward sustainable and environmentally conscious infrastructure development in the UK.