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Automotive & Tire Circular Solutions
Strengthening circular material management across the automotive industry and end-of-life tire systems.
Our work delivers measurable improvements across the automotive and tire ecosystem.
Reducing waste and improving material recovery are critical to performance across the automotive value chain. From packaging and production materials to high-value battery components and end-of-life tires, significant opportunities exist to recover materials and reintegrate them into durable, high-value applications.
RRS partners with OEMs, supply chain partners, recyclers, and state agencies to design practical, scalable solutions that strengthen recycling systems, expand end markets, and advance circular material flows.
Our team brings experience supporting initiatives ranging from supplier-led waste reduction frameworks to statewide tire program modernization.
Our experience
Supporting the development of frameworks to reduce waste in automotive packaging and dunnage through the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment
Advancing battery recovery and recycling solutions through programs like NextCycle Michigan
Designing scrap tire strategies, including legacy tire remediation and sustainable funding models
Supporting rubberized asphalt through technical workshops, performance research, and specification development
We take a systems-based approach, evaluating how materials move through supply chains and where interventions will have the greatest impact.
Our work includes:
Assessing material flows, infrastructure, and recovery performance
Evaluating market conditions and end-use opportunities
Identifying operational and financial barriers to recovery
Designing program, policy, and investment strategies
We help clients move beyond disposal and low-value uses (such as landfill or tire-derived fuel) toward higher-value applications.
Outcomes
Increased material recovery and diversion
Expansion of high-value end markets
Reduced reliance on disposal pathways
Stronger, more resilient supply chains
Clear program and policy frameworks for implementation
We work across the automotive and tire ecosystem to address material recovery challenges at every stage
Automotive Packaging and Dunnage Systems
Battery Recovery and Recycling Systems
Scrap Tire Program Design and Optimization
Market Development for Secondary Materials
Policy, Regulatory Strategy, & EPR
