Tyres
Overview
A tyre is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, lorries, and bicycles[1].
The preferred method of treating waste tyres is for source-segregated tyres to undergo a waste recovery operation to produce tyre-derived rubber materials[2]. 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[2].
Macro Tonnages
The most recent information published by DEFRA [3] [4]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):
Car Tyres
Large vehicle Tyres
Mixed Tyres
Van Tyres
References
- ↑ Collins, 2019. Definition of tyre. Collinsdictionary.com. [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tyre Recovery Association, 2014. 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].
- ↑ Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016
- ↑ UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data