TRA announces details of Tyre Recycling Day 2016
The annual Tyre Recycling Day, organised by the TRA, is to be held in partnership with the RMA on 20 May 2016 at the Ardencote Manor Hotel, Warwickshire.
Over 1000 British jobs could be lost if environment agency proposals are implemented, says TRA
The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has raised grave concerns that over 1000 jobs will be lost if the Environment Agency’s (EA) proposed new fire prevention guidelines are implemented in full.
EA’s proposed Fire Prevention Plan will inadvertently promote unregulated businesses and increase risk of site fires says TRA
The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) is urging the Environment Agency (EA) to listen to the recycling industry to avoid the inadvertent promotion of unregulated businesses over reputable and regulated operations. While the TRA and other waste streams have repeatedly been calling for amendments to the EA’s proposed new Fire Prevention Plan over the past four years, especially to proposed stack heights and the fire breaks between them, the recommendations have, as yet, gone unheeded. The TRA believes that if due action is not taken, unregulated businesses will profit while those with a proven, professional and regulated background will rapidly be forced out of the industry.
Tyre recovery and the circular economy
In 2014 the European Commission produced a report titled ‘Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe’. In this report the Commission defines and describes the importance of minimising waste throughout all industries.
First ever PAS 107 QP certificate presented to CONICA LTD at Recycling Day
In December 2014 the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) added a new Quality Protocol option to PAS 107 to support sustainable tyre recycling. After passing the audit and inspection process CONICA LTD was awarded the first ever Certificate of Qualification during the TRA’s Recycling Day conference on the 19th of June, in what represents a significant milestone for the tyre recycling and recovery industry.
TRA adds Quality Protocol Option to PAS 107 – new standard will help sustainable tyre recycling
TRA adds Quality Protocol Option to PAS 107 – new standard will help sustainable tyre recycling
‘WISH’ Proposals for the Safe Storage of Waste Tyres Counter-Intuitive and Arrogant
Proposals by the ESA – led ‘WISH’ group have been branded counter-intuitive and arrogant by Britain’s Tyre Recovery Association whose members handle more than three quarters of the country’s end-of-life tyre arisings.
Serafin Group has acquired UK based companies Charles Lawrence International Ltd and Playtop Licensing Ltd
Munich based Serafin Group has acquired UK based companies Charles Lawrence International Ltd and Playtop Licensing Ltd. The transaction was completed on the 18th October 2013. The full press release can be viewed here
Panorama investigation highlights the importance of using responsible recyclers
A major investigation by BBC TV’s flagship current affairs programme, Panorama, has highlighted the importance of garages, tyre retailers and vehicle dismantlers using responsible recyclers for the collection of their waste tyres.