Industry alarm at lack of progress to update UK waste regulations – pressure mounts India’s ATMA reveals UK role in export of polluting baled end-of-life tyres European Union updates legislation to clamp down on polluting waste exports to non-OECD nations…
European nations are leading contributors to the pollution, environmental damage and safety concerns caused by large scale export of end-of-life tyres (ELTs), according to the Indian tyre trade body the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA). Figures show there was a…
Britain must face up to the reality of its actions if it is to live up to His Majesty’s Government rhetoric, says the Tyre Recovery Association. The disruption caused by Houthi attacks on international shipping have lifted the veil many…
Britain faces an environmental assault from the illegal disposal of end-of-life tyres as the impact of the Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping come home to roost. With 75% of the UK’s waste tyres heading to the Indian sub-continent via…
The announcement by DEFRA that the current exemptions regime for the handling of mechanically-recovered end-of-life tyres (known as T8 Exemptions) will be withdrawn is welcomed by the Tyre Recovery Association which has strongly advocated the move. The TRA’s fully permitted…
31st May 2022 Britain’s Tyre Recovery Association has slammed the waste compliance standards of some signatories to the Basel Convention at this year’s European Tyre Recycling Association Conference taking place in Brussels this week. Explaining his association’s criticism, association director,…
In response to the growing interest in tyre pyrolysis in the UK and beyond, the Tyre Recovery Association is to launch a sub-group of interested members to address a number of matters of common importance. The aim of the new…
UK firm Murfitts Industries has created a soccer pitch made from recycled tyres for Spanish soccer champions FC Barcelona. The recycled polymeric infill is called PRO-gran and is being used across four continents since its launch in 2017. The artificial…
PAS 107 Quality Products from the TRA TRA members will be the first in Britain to offer Quality Protocol (QP) audits for Tyre Derived Rubber Materials (TDRM) to all its members. Based on the BSI Publicly Available Standards (PAS 107)…
Tickets for this year's tyre industry dinner are now on sale, so book today to guarantee your place. With live cabaret, a special charity raffle, dancing to the music of ABBA and the thrill and excitement of the casino tables…