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== Macro Tonnages ==

A recent Hansard ~~report~~<ref>https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-04-29/debates/DF1C0690-5CAF-4B76-98FC-49F46D94ED16/RecyclingOfTyres#:~:text=According%20to%20global%20trade%20data,to%20rudimentary%20batch%20pyrolysis%20sites.</ref> ~~indicating~~ the UK disposes of around 600,000 tonnes of tyres each year. A BBC news item<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14jy2dd8jeo</ref> reported the figure at closer to 700,000 tonnes per year, with both indicating around 300,000 to 350,000 tonnes being exported to India for disposal.

A recent Hansard publication<ref>https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-04-29/debates/DF1C0690-5CAF-4B76-98FC-49F46D94ED16/RecyclingOfTyres#:~:text=According%20to%20global%20trade%20data,to%20rudimentary%20batch%20pyrolysis%20sites.</ref> reported the UK disposes of around 600,000 tonnes of tyres each year. A BBC news item<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14jy2dd8jeo</ref> reported the figure at closer to 700,000 tonnes per year, with both indicating around 300,000 to 350,000 tonnes being exported to India for disposal.

These figures contrast with the most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> summarized in the pie chart below, with 237,297 tonnes of rubber waste generated in the UK in 2020 (tyres being part of this category and the broader tonnages summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]) and export figures reported by the [[EA]] indicated around 98,000 tonnes of End of Life tryes were exported in 2023.

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The difference in these figures ~~can be accounted for~~ the use of an exemption from waste permitting ~~exemptions~~ for tyres

The difference in these figures are a result of the extensive use of an exemption from waste permitting [[T8]] which allows for the handling of up to 60 tonnes of truck tyres and 40 tonnes of any other tyres in any 7 day period - waste exemptions do not require waste returns to the regulator i.e. they do not report the tonnage handled and therefroe the tonnage is not captured in the reported DEFRA figures. In 2024 the [[EA]] had just over 1,000 sites that had registered a [[T8]] exemption.

==Local Authority Tonnage==

The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of tyres, but the following tyre headers in the page are a selection of those captured by local authorities handling tyres and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]].

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 == Macro Tonnages ==
-A recent Hansard report<ref>https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-04-29/debates/DF1C0690-5CAF-4B76-98FC-49F46D94ED16/RecyclingOfTyres#:~:text=According%20to%20global%20trade%20data,to%20rudimentary%20batch%20pyrolysis%20sites.</ref> indicating the UK disposes of around 600,000 tonnes of tyres each year. A BBC news item<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14jy2dd8jeo</ref> reported the figure at closer to 700,000 tonnes per year, with both indicating around 300,000 to 350,000 tonnes being exported to India for disposal.
+A recent Hansard publication<ref>https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-04-29/debates/DF1C0690-5CAF-4B76-98FC-49F46D94ED16/RecyclingOfTyres#:~:text=According%20to%20global%20trade%20data,to%20rudimentary%20batch%20pyrolysis%20sites.</ref> reported the UK disposes of around 600,000 tonnes of tyres each year. A BBC news item<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14jy2dd8jeo</ref> reported the figure at closer to 700,000 tonnes per year, with both indicating around 300,000 to 350,000 tonnes being exported to India for disposal.
 These figures contrast with the most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> summarized in the pie chart below, with 237,297 tonnes of rubber waste generated in the UK in 2020 (tyres being part of this category and the broader tonnages summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]) and export figures reported by the [[EA]] indicated around 98,000 tonnes of End of Life tryes were exported in 2023.
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 [[File:Rubber Graphic.png|800px|frameless]]
-The difference in these figures can be accounted for the use of an exemption from waste permitting exemptions for tyres
+The difference in these figures are a result of the extensive use of an exemption from waste permitting [[T8]] which allows for the handling of up to 60 tonnes of truck tyres and 40 tonnes of any other tyres in any 7 day period - waste exemptions do not require waste returns to the regulator i.e. they do not report the tonnage handled and therefroe the tonnage is not captured in the reported DEFRA figures. In 2024 the [[EA]] had just over 1,000 sites that had registered a [[T8]] exemption.
 ==Local Authority Tonnage==
 The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of tyres, but the following tyre headers in the page are a selection of those captured by local authorities handling tyres and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]].