Tyres

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 waste stream under EWC code 16 01 03

Picture of Waste Car Tyres - picture from Pellon Tyres and Autocentre all rights reserved

Overview

A tyre is 'a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, lorries, and bicycles'.

The preferred method of treating waste tyres is for source-segregated tyres to undergo a waste Recovery operation to produce tyre-derived rubber materials. It is illegal to landfill untreated, whole tyres. ‌

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.

Macro Tonnages

The most recent information published by DEFRA is summarized in the pie chart below, with 323,109 tonnes of rubber waste generated in the UK in 2016 (tyres being part of this category and the broader tonnages summarized in UK Waste Tonnage):

Rubber Wastes
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Data Table
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF)	14229
Mining and Quarrying (MQ)	3
Industrial (Ind)	5,263
Construction (Con)	1,341
Commercial (Com)	293,875
Household (HH)	8,397

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.

Car Tyres

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 50 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.

Authority	Stream	Facility	Operator	Address	Material	Tonnes	Reporting Year
West Lothian	Source segregated recyclate	Other Method	Not Available	Not Available	Car tyres	2,436.17	Jan21 - Dec21
Cardiff County Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Atlantic Recycling Ltd	Ty - To - Maen Farm, Newton Road, Rumney, Cardiff, Glamorgan	Car tyres	2,350.16	Apr21 - Mar22
Inverclyde	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Not Available	Not Available	Car tyres	1,831.80	Jan21 - Dec21
East Riding of Yorkshire Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Credential Environmental Ltd	Plots1, 2 & 7, Breighton Airfield, Breighton, Selby, North Yorkshire	Car tyres	190.34	Apr21 - Mar22
Argyll & Bute	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Not Available	Not Available	Car tyres	188.00	Jan21 - Dec21
Greater Manchester WDA (MBC)	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Wheeldon Bros Waste Ltd	Yeargate Industrial Estate, Unit 1-4 New Road, Heap Bridge, Bury, Lancashire	Car tyres	152.72	Apr21 - Mar22
Buckinghamshire Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	A S M Metal Recycling Ltd	A S M Metal Recycling Ltd, Griffin Lane, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire	Car tyres	132.47	Apr21 - Mar22
Telford and Wrekin Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	D M E Tyres Ltd	Unit 1 Zone 2, Ring Road, Burntwood Business Park, Burntwood, Staffordshire	Car tyres	92.24	Apr21 - Mar22
Gwynedd Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Credential Environmental Ltd	Plots1, 2 & 7, Breighton Airfield, Breighton, Selby, North Yorkshire	Car tyres	77.79	Apr21 - Mar22
North Yorkshire County Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Vellco Ltd	Ropery Lane, Weaverthorpe, Malton, North Yorkshire	Car tyres	60.87	Apr21 - Mar22
Central Bedfordshire	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Other/Exempt	New Recycling Ltd - Unit F1, Airfield Industrial Estate, Cheddington Lane, Long Marston, Tring, Herts HP23 4QR	Car tyres	59.11	Apr21 - Mar22
Bristol City Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	R J King & Sons Ltd	Belle Vue, Pitway Lane, Farrington Gurney	Car tyres	56.24	Apr21 - Mar22

Large vehicle Tyres

Below is a list of local authorities that sending this material to a single waste operator.

Authority	Stream	Facility	Operator	Address	Material	Tonnes	Reporting Year
Pembrokeshire County Council	Source segregated recyclate	Exporter - recycling (qu19)	Other/Exempt	TD Tyre RecyclingOld Brs YeardAlltycnap RoadJohnstownCarmarthenSA31 3NE	Large vehicle tyres	44.05	Apr21 - Mar22
Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Envirotyre U K Ltd	Reed Point, Spalding Road, Sutterton, Boston, Lincolnshire	Large vehicle tyres	25.88	Apr21 - Mar22
Thurrock Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Other/Exempt	Tyre Reclaim; Tyre Reclaim, Unit 12, Fulton Road, Manor Trading estate, Benfleet	Large vehicle tyres	15.16	Apr21 - Mar22
Fenland District Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Credential Environmental Ltd	Plots1, 2 & 7, Breighton Airfield, Breighton, Selby, North Yorkshire	Large vehicle tyres	13.54	Apr21 - Mar22
East Sussex County Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Other/Exempt		Large vehicle tyres	8.11	Apr21 - Mar22
East Sussex County Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reuse (qu35)	Pountney Tyres Limited	Medow Road Industrial Estate, Dale Road, Worthing, West Sussex	Large vehicle tyres	7.91	Apr21 - Mar22
Buckinghamshire Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Other/Exempt	4 Lad Group; Simba Business ParkPortsmouth RoadFishers PondEastleighSouthampton	Large vehicle tyres	0.12	Apr21 - Mar22

Mixed Tyres

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.

Authority	Stream	Facility	Operator	Address	Material	Tonnes	Reporting Year
Lancashire County Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Recycling Lives Ltd	D1/ D2 Longridge Road, Red Scar Bus Park, Preston, Lancashire	Mixed tyres	8,725.31	Apr21 - Mar22
Norfolk County Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Wiser Recycling Ltd	St lves Resource Recovery Facility, Caxton Road, St lves, Cornwall	Mixed tyres	4,205.06	Apr21 - Mar22
Cornwall	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Henry And William Henry Orchard	Burnt House Garage, Dobwalls, Liskeard, Cornwall	Mixed tyres	4,043.60	Apr21 - Mar22
Highland	Source segregated recyclate	Other Method	Not Available	Not Available	Mixed tyres	3,251.04	Jan21 - Dec21

Van Tyres

Below is a list of local authorities that sending this material to a single waste operator.

Authority	Stream	Facility	Operator	Address	Material	Tonnes	Reporting Year
Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Envirotyre U K Ltd	Reed Point, Spalding Road, Sutterton, Boston, Lincolnshire	Van tyres	25.88	Apr21 - Mar22
Central Bedfordshire	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Other/Exempt	New Recycling Ltd - Unit F1, Airfield Industrial Estate, Cheddington Lane, Long Marston, Tring, Herts HP23 4QR	Van tyres	19.22	Apr21 - Mar22
Fenland District Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Credential Environmental Ltd	Plots1, 2 & 7, Breighton Airfield, Breighton, Selby, North Yorkshire	Van tyres	13.54	Apr21 - Mar22
Pembrokeshire County Council	Source segregated recyclate	Exporter - recycling (qu19)	Other/Exempt	TD Tyre RecyclingOld Brs YeardAlltycnap RoadJohnstownCarmarthenSA31 3NE	Van tyres	9.56	Apr21 - Mar22
East Sussex County Council	Source segregated recyclate	Reprocessor - recycling (qu19)	Other/Exempt		Van tyres	8.11	Apr21 - Mar22