IT REALLY IS ABOUT TIME THE EA LISTENED!!!!!


The TRA urge the EA to Listen

The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) is urging the UK Environment Agency (EA) to “listen to the recycling industry to avoid the inadvertent promotion of unregulated businesses over reputable and regulated operations”.

According to TRA, EA has failed to heed to repeated calls to amend its proposed new “Fire Prevention Plan”, which requires larger spaces for current recycling capacities – potentially increasing operating costs for regulated waste management sites.

AND HERE'S ONE REASON WHY

NOT MUCH RECYCLING WENT ON

One of the big headaches of tyre recycling (and there are plenty) is the extracted tyre wire. Firstly you need a pretty heavy duty processing line to take the tyres from whole to 25mm WIRE FREE chippings. Once you've achieved that you're left with a massive quantity of tyre wire, particularly in the case of truck tyres which contain thick bead wire re-enforcing. How easily you dispose of this wire depends entirely on the scrap wire market which is one of the most fluctuating and unstable markets in the world. Just securing a buyer doesn't mean it's over! price of the wire depends on quality, e.g. some buyers insist on rubber free wire which is impossible to achieve without massive investment in an additional wire cleaning process line. Sometimes you have to cut your losses and dispose of the wire free to who ever will take it, then 3 months later there may be a surge in development in the East and the wire becomes sought after again. Without adequate space to store tyre wire until the market recovers you end up giving away what may later be a valuable commodity. The tyre wire problem often ends up putting 'pop up' tyre recyclers out of business very quickly. Imagine, they've just started up, are collecting tyres rapidly to bring some cash in, the often inadequate machinery can't handle the quantities coming in, frequent breakdowns are inevitable, on top of that they've now got tonnes of tyre wire without a buyer secured. Hardly surprising many abandon ship with the gate fees they've been paid by the tyre fitters and head for foreign parts.

Here at S W Tyre & Rubber Recyclers, we have been dealing with these problems 'legally' for many years. No dumping, no attempting to export tyres that clearly don't fit the Legal Export Criteria. We're still here recycling the South West's tyres because we have the right machinery, on site engineers and knowledge of ALL the problems recycling tyres brings. You can trust that when we take your tyres, they will be dealt with legally, safely and knowledgeably.

Your Duty of Care DOES end with us.
Tel: SW Tyre & Rubber Recyclers Ltd 01736 757626 or email info@tyrerecycler.com

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News from the Tyre Industry Federation.
It is illegal to ship used tyres in
any form out of the UK for
disposal
• Used tyres in any form can only be shipped out of the UK for reuse or recovery.
• Exporting waste is a complex process. Guidance from the Environment Agency is
available here.

Tyre Industry Fed Guidelines for Exporting

Exemptions - Crazy loophole!

Exemptions are self regulated so the applicant doesn't have a visit from the EA to ensure the site is suitable, nor does the EA check that the applicant has planning permission or indeed that the applicant has permission from the site owner (if leasing) to carry out the proposed storage and or processes. Neither does the EA check that the applicant has a valid use for, or method for disposing of the whole tyres or shredded tyres if processed! It's completely mad. Licensed sites lay out tens of thousands to ensure their site meets license regulations, and also to obtain the WAMITAB COTC certificate which is pretty intense. They then continue to pay an annual fee to maintain their license plus have several visits a year from the EA to check they're adhering to license regulations! In recent years the EA is frequently updating & changing the regulations and the battle to maintain an annual all clear gets harder. Thus with just a little of this knowledge many pop up tyre collectors/recyclers are skipping the legalities and opting for a nice easy little Self Cert Exemption. And what happens when the Exempt site is full? (which doesn't take long), usually, the collector vanishes leaving behind a massive tyre heap which becomes the responsibility of the landlord!

An Example of the result of Self Cert Exemptions

Is exporting tyres a viable option?

20,000 tyres plus tonnes of shredded tyres illegally stored in Port Talbot suggest not!

Illegal tyre store in Port Talbot

£200,000 clean-up bill for illegal tyre waste that posed 'significant fire risk' to Port Talbot

In 20 years of recycling rubber In St Erth, we've seen a lot of tyre collectors come and go.  First thing we do is approach them to see if we can work together.  They generally aren't interested in this and normally respond with "we're going to put you out of business" which is an interesting business aim!. The last ones in our area collected tyres on an Exemption and stored them on private property near Hayle.  

Anyone can get an Exemption certificate (which is self regulated) without site approval.  It's a ridiculous loophole which allows the storage of 40 tonnes of tyres (5000 tyres) to be stored without a Waste Management License, without a concreted area for them to go on, without Risk Assessments, without background checks!  If that isn't ridiculous, what is?

We first reported the Strawberry Lane Tyre Dump to the EA when there were only 2000 tyres there (Exemption allowed the storage of only 1000 tyres at the time).  It wasn't until we approached Andrew George over 18 months later to intervene and encourage the EA to tackle the problem which had escalated in that time to nearly 20,000 + tyres (as predicted), that the problem was addressed. The poor woman who owned the site had been renting it out and had no idea tyres were stored on her land. She ended up having to foot the bill to have them removed to a licensed site. 

Once you start collecting, unless you have a valid and constant use for the tyres they mount up fast and end up down tin mines or fly tipped on other peoples land! We process all of the tyres we collect into safe useable products and sell them Nationwide, and yet we and other licensed tyre recyclers continue to be relatively unsupported by the Environment Agency or indeed Local Council. The E A needs to put some effort into tracking down the fly tippers and preventing the collection of tyres for other than proven lawful purposes.  It shouldn't be that hard

Lack of immediate action has and will continue to result in this.....

Tyres dumped in Crofthandy Mine, Redruth 

To ensure your tyres are disposed of legally, responsibly and with the good of the Environment in mind call us on 01736 757626

Legal Statement: 
We at S W Tyre & Rubber Recyclers (Consort Consultants Ltd) do not seek to accuse or defame any specific individual or company by publishing articles or posts which may be of interest to the general public and our Facebook followers, friends and customers. We only publish news items and posts based on information we discover or receive which has been confirmed as factual. 
Our posts should not cause and are not intended to cause offence to any persons or companies operating within the law and abiding by Environmental legislation.
For many years SW Tyre & Rubber Recyclers have worked along side various Tyre Recycling companies throughout Cornwall and the rest of the UK to help reduce fly tipping and illegal tyre dumps,. We have a strong interest in the protection of the environment and strive to effectively recycle 100% of the waste we process. If you have any information regarding the 40% rise in tyre dumping in the SW Cornwall region this year alone please contact the EA, Local Council or the Police. It is a serious issue.

TYRE AND WASTE OFFENCES UK 2015 ENDING IN PROSECUTION


LINCOLNSHIRE

DEVON

PORTSMOUTH

COUNTY DURHAM

CHELMSFORD

NOTTINGHAM

DONCASTER

The Export of UK Tyres - Not sustainable" says ETRA (European tyre recycling Association)

Your tyres aren't necessarily disposed of legally even if your tyre/waste collector has a waste carriers license. 100,000 Tyres found illegally stored in Lincolnshire recently (see attached article) were collected by licensed carriers throughout the UK, baled and transported to Lincoln supposedly for 'Export'! Although, this never happened, and once those responsible had pocketed the cash, the tyres were abandonned. Not exported! not recycled! not re-used! Just dumped for someone else to deal with.

The trade in Tyre Export is governed by strict guide lines and many UK waste tyres don't fit the export criteria and those trying to export find difficulty tapping into an already stretched market. ETRA reports that the demand for exported tyres is waning and dependency on export as a method of managing the UKs waste tyres is unsustainable, particularly when taking into account the unfeasibly low collection fees charged and the cost of transportation to Export Docks!

At S W Tyre & Rubber Recyclers - We turn your waste tyres into safe useable products. Recycling is the only truly sustainable way to dispose of our UK waste tyres.

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The Environment Agency recently urged landowners to be mindful of their responsibilities and wary of the use of their land after two were forced to pay for the removal of 100,000 tyres and 3,000 cubic metres of plastic bales respectively from their properties in Lincolnshire.

 100,000 TYRES BALED FOR EXPORT? ABANDONNED!!

A tyre recyclers point of view with regard to the recent discovery of dumped tyres in Crofthandy Shaft near Reduth.

Fly Tipping - Redruth Cornwall

The increase in Fly tipping in Cornwall, whether it's general building waste, tyres or household objects, shows the total lack of respect and consideration the offenders have, not only for the environment but for the people who live in Cornwall.  

Most of us try hard to decrease our impact on the Environment by recycling conscientiously, even if this means paying a recycling fee.  Surely it's better to pay the fee and do our best to make our small corner of the world a better, safer and more beautiful place.  Recycling tyres and reclaiming 100% of the waste is not a cheap or easy practise but we have dedicated over 16 years to doing just that. S W Tyre & Rubber Recyclers have prevented thousands of tonnes of waste tyres and other industrial rubber from going into landfill, being fly tipped or baled and buried.  These tyres have been processed at our site in St Erth into safe, useable products. 

We operate under very strict Environment Agency Legislation which enables us to maintain our license and continue to provide a valuable service to our customers and the environment.   We would like to take this opportunity to thank our many loyal customers who recognise this service and have continued to support us throughout the years.  Particular thanks to Malcolm Drew Ltd in St Day and MJB tyres Hayle, Redruth and Newquay, with whom we have a much valued working relationship, long may that continue.
 
For more information about the services we provide and/or the products we produce please call 01736 756546 or email info@tyrerecycler.com - 

Recycling rubber the right way!

Legal Statement: 

We at S W Tyre & Rubber Recyclers (Consort Consultants Ltd) do not seek to accuse or 
defame any specific individual or company by publishing articles or posts which may be of interest to the general public and our Facebook followers, friends and customers. We only publish news items and posts based on information we discover or receive which has been confirmed as factual. 
Our posts should not cause and are not intended to cause offence to any persons or companies operating within the law and abiding by Environmental legislation.
For many years SW Tyre & Rubber Recyclers have worked along side various Tyre Recycling companies throughout Cornwall and the rest of the UK to help reduce fly tipping and illegal tyre dumps,. We have a strong interest in the protection of the environment and strive to effectively recycle 100% of the waste we process. If you have any information regarding the 40% rise in tyre dumping in the SW Cornwall region this year alone please contact the EA or the Police. It is a serious issue.

News links

TYRES DUMPED IN MINESHAFT - REDRRUTH

FLY TIPPING IN CORNWALL NEEDS TO STOP!!

Update for Tyre Fitters
Know your Duty of Care

Here's where to go to check your Tyre Collector has the correct licensing.

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY REGISTER
 
Your tyre collector should be able to give you a copy of their Carriers License and/or Waste Management License.

Your tyre collector should ALWAYS issue you with a Waste Transfer Document, failure to do so is ILLEGAL!

You should be informed about how your tyres will be disposed of.

Remember, You are responsible,  if you're tyres are not disposed of legally, you can be liable and face prosecution!

The Environment Agency has been recently visiting Garages in Cornwall to ensure they have
the correct paper work regarding their waste tyres.

Don't be caught out for the sake of a few pence!

Tyrefitters... 

If you're offered cheap disposal by unlicensed collector operating from the Falmouth area then your tyres may end up fly tipped and you may be prosecuted! Below is a reminder of the Strawberry Lane tyre dump near Hayle. Tyres were gathered up for a cheap price by unregistered collectors. If tyres can be traced back to the original source then the tyre fitter as well as the collector will be prosecuted, fined and possibly receive a custodial sentence.

http://www.westbriton.co.uk/…/story-11381696-det…/story.html

S W Tyre & Rubber Recyclers are fully licensed to collect tyres and recycle them legally and conscientiously. We've been recycling tyres and other rubber waste for over twenty years! We provide you with a legal waste transferral document which ensures your Duty of Care ENDS with us. All tyres are processed at our Hayle premises and 100% of each tyre is recycled!

We collect in a sign written van as shown in the picture. If anyone approaches you calling themselves SW Tyres, unless they are in our sign written vehicle, or carrying proof of Company, then they are not from S W Tyre & Rubber Recyclers.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss our services please call our land line 01736 757626. Thank you

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