| Under European law it is no longer
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| | set up in 2004 and operates a responsible
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| possible to dump car tyres into landfill
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| | recycler scheme which aims to ensure that
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| sites which means we have to find a
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| | all their members dispose of tyres in a
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| solution to the problem of what to do
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| | way that is environmentally friendly.
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| with old tyres when they have reached the
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| | This could mean recycling them,
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| end of their life. According to the Lets
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| | reprocessing them or finding another use
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| Recycle website, there were nearly half a
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| | for them. Most tyre retailers are using
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| million tonnes of waste tyres generated
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| | registered members of the TRA to collect
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| in 2004 and more than half of these were
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| | and dispose of their old tyres and will
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| either recycled or reused, some 15% were
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| | often display a certificate so that you
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| also used as fuel, 7% exported and 6%
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| | can be sure they are dealing with old
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| used in landfill construction. However,
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| | tyres responsibly, however, if you don't
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| nearly 59000 tonnes still ended up in
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| | know for sure just ask them.
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| landfill which was a waste of a resource,
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| | Although most tyres are disposed of
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| a fire hazard, and a threat to the
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| | properly by responsible citizens, there
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| environment. As more and more people
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| | are still some people who choose to dump
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| become car owners, the problem of what to
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| | their tyres illegally in the countryside,
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| do with used tyres is set to continue.
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| | particularly as the removal and disposal
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| Tyres are classed as 'controlled waste'
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| | of old tyres usually involves a small
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| so there is a Duty of Care placed on
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| | fee. Dumping tyres illegally is not only
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| waste producers to dispose of old tyres
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| | harmful to the environment; it is also
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| responsibly and in an environmentally
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| | unfair on the others who choose to
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| friendly way. The EU landfill directive
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| | dispose of their old tyres in the proper
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| banned the dumping of whole used tyres in
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| | manner.
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| 2003 and now even shredded tyres cannot
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| | What happens to old tyres?
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| be deposited in landfill sites. The only
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| | There are many ways that old tyres can be
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| exceptions to this are new tyres, tyres
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| | disposed of responsibly and these include
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| with a diameter larger than 1400 mm and
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| | the following:
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| bicycle tyres, which can still be
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| | Landfill Construction
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| disposed of in landfill sites. One thing
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| | Tyres can be used as part of a Leachate
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| you as a consumer can do is to extend the
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| | draining system in landfill sites,
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| life of your tyres and collectively over
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| | although only a relatively small number
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| time this can reduce the amount of tyres
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| | of tyres are used for this purpose out of
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| being disposed of each year.
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| | the millions that are scrapped each year.
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| Extending the life of your tyres
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| | Tyres used in this way are exempt from
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| Having your tyres retreaded or buying
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| | landfill tax.
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| retreads is environmentally friendly,
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| | Reprocessed
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| cheaper, and they are just as safe as new
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| | When tyres are grinded down or shredded
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| tyres. Since January 2004, it is
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| | into small granulated bits or 'crumbs'
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| mandatory for all retreaded tyres to be
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| | they can be used for a variety of
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| manufactured to ECE regulations and for
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| | different purposes such as surfacing for
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| retread producers to be licensed.
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| | sports and play areas, underlay for
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| However, in order to have your tyres
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| | carpets, soles for shoes and even for
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| retread they have to be kept in good
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| | road construction.
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| condition as they can only be retread if
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| | Fuel
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| the tread hasn't worn down too much.
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| | Old tyres can replace some of the coal
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| Keeping your tyres in good condition not
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| | used to fuel cement kilns but stringent
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| only extends the life of your tyres and
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| | air emission limits apply to this type of
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| reduces the number of tyres that need to
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| | operation
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| be disposed of, it is also safer. Protect
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| | Serving another purpose
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| your tyres by driving at sensible speeds
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| | Tyres can also be given a second life by
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| and avoid unnecessary acceleration and
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| | serving another purpose including as play
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| braking. Far less oil is used to retread
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| | items in children's play areas, motorway
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| a tyre than to make a new tyre,
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| | embankments, crash barriers at racing
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| (approximately 4.5 gallons less on a
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| | tracks, noise insulation, containers for
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| passenger car) so energy and natural
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| | compost heaps, protection for shrubs and
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| resources are saved in the process.
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| | trees and so on, the possible uses are
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| Tyre Disposal
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| | limited only by the imagination.
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| The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) was
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