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A 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 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>. | ||
The preferred method of treating waste tyres is for source-segregated tyres to undergo a waste recovery operation to produce tyre-derived rubber materials<ref name="foo">Tyre Recovery Association, 2014. [https://tyrerecovery.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/TDRM-A4-Report-2014-v2.pdf TYRE-DERIVED RUBBER MATERIALS End of waste criteria for the production and use of tyre-derived rubber materials (TDRM). Natural Resources Wales, Environment Agency, NIEA], pp.5–11. [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>. | |||
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The Quality Protocol developed by [[WRAP]] in 2009 and updated in 2014 defines the [[End of Waste Criteria]] for the production of tyre-derived products. Once these have been met then waste tyres ceases to be waste as the material has been fully recovered<ref name="foo" />. | |||
== Macro Tonnages == | == Macro Tonnages == | ||