The effective Chinese ban on recycling materials has prompted a Gold Coast businessman to invest in tyre recycling technology.
Adrian Fuller, who owns Adrian's Metal Recyclers, has invested in a Canadian invention which turns discarded tyres into bricks to be used as paving, retaining walls and house foundations.
Mr Fuller said the days of buying material from the public and putting it into a container and sending it overseas are over
Mr Fuller claimed to be the first in Australia to convert used rubber into recycled materials, recently securing the patent from Canadian company Eco-Flex.