The Redesigning of Tires and the Recycling Process to Maintain an Efficient Circular Economy

Dan Dobrotă, Gabriela Dobrotă, Tiberiu Dobrescu and Cristina Mohora
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Dan Dobrotă: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Lucian Blaga Univesity of Sibiu, 550024 Sibiu, Romania
Gabriela Dobrotă: Department of Finance and Accounting, Constantin Brâncuși Univesity of Targu Jiu, 210141 Targu Jiu, Romania
Tiberiu Dobrescu: Department Robots and Production Systems, Politehnica University of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Cristina Mohora: Department Robots and Production Systems, Politehnica University of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 19, 1-21

Abstract: The redesigning of tires is addressed from two points of view, namely the structure of the materials and the constructive shape of these products. The necessity for research is justified by the fact that even during the product design stage, there may be situations that can irreversibly affect the separation of product components (rubber and insertion), and because it is strictly necessary to achieve the reuse and recycling of waste components. The proposed redesign refers to the inscription of the types of materials that are present in each area on the lateral surface of the tire. Thus, the new redesign has positive effects both economically and socially. To highlight these, a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has been applied and the net present value (NPV) as well as the internal rate of return (IRR) have been determined for the classic scenario and for the two proposed scenarios. Testing the financial sustainability of the proposed solution was done through sensitivity analysis. An analysis of the new tire design from the point of view of the circular economy was also presented. The results obtained have highlighted the effectiveness of the proposed solution from a technical, economic, social, and protection of the environment point of view.

Keywords: tire redesign; circular economy; cost-benefit analysis; energy consumption; environmental pollution; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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