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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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 | 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>. It is illegal to landfill untreated, whole tyres. | ||
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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" />. | 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 == | ||
The most recent information published by DEFRA <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition Digest of Waste Resources 2018] reporting data from 2016</ref> <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>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]]): | The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition Digest of Waste Resources 2018] reporting data from 2016</ref> <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>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]]): | ||
[[File:Rubber Waste Pie Chart.png|frame|center|Rubber Waste - Tonnage Reported as Generated by DEFRA in 2016]] | [[File:Rubber Waste Pie Chart.png|frame|center|Rubber Waste - Tonnage Reported as Generated by DEFRA in 2016]] | ||
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 == | == Car Tyres == | ||
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 5 December 2019
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]. 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[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):
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 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
Large vehicle Tyres
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
Mixed Tyres
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
Van Tyres
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
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