Episode 70 of The Tyre Recycling Podcast explores the complex world of tyre recycling in the UK with Peter Taylor, examining the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. This follows on from discussions with Darren Lindsey from the BTMA in Podcast 68, and Stefan Hay from the NTDA in Podcast 69. These discussions centre on the potential for change in how the UK handles its waste tyre arisings
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Chapters
00:12 Introduction
00:33 Potential for change
01:09 Discussion opens
01:50 UK has a long established collection system that works
02:20 Issues arise when the tyres are moved on
02:24 Answers lie with government
03:02 Tyres could be size reduced
03:22 Why is it taking so long to bring about change?
04:03 T8 Legislation should have been dealt with in 2022
04:41 Perhaps government thinks that EPR is a solution
04:58 A Lack of enforcement
06:04 PR needs to be properly underpinned
06:34 reimporting end products with a massive Carbon Footprint
07:33 India started introducing EPR
08:00 UK and European exports undermine the domestic process in India
08:29 EPR will achieve nothing without regulatory underpinning
09:02 EU Waste Transhipment rules could see more tyres coming into the UK
10:50 Enforcement is the issue 12:01 Does the UK have the capacity to process?
12:47 Always a need for exports
13:10 Cut tyres would create feedstock security for larger projects
14:15 If change does come, will government find funds to support the industry?
14:17 Government will probably not have the funds
15:05 The markets will click in and provide a solution
15:56 Australian ban on whole tyre exports
17:10 Concluding remarks
