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Waste [[Tyres]], also known as End of Life Tyres ([[ELT]]) comprise both car, van and large vehicle truck tyres which are generally collected as a [[Source-Separated Collections|source-separated]] waste stream under [[EWC]] code [[EWCChap16|16 01 03]] | |||
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
A [[Tyres|tyre]] is 'a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, lorries, and bicycles'<ref>Collins, 2019. [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tyre Definition of tyre. Collinsdictionary.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]</ref>. | A [[Tyres|tyre]] is 'a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, lorries, and bicycles'<ref>Collins, 2019. [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tyre Definition of tyre. Collinsdictionary.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]</ref>. | ||