Shredders to Ban Used Tyres

The 16 member companies of the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) are to ban tyres from their feedstock, the British Metals Recycling Association has announced. The ban will come into force on 7 July. The announcements leaves question marks over where vehicle dismantlers who do not have tyre recovery arrangements will disposal of their tyres. Up till now the BMRA had recommended a charge of £1.50 for each tyre delivered.

“Suppliers found to deliberately conceal tyres in loads or bales will not be tolerated, and defaulters may find themselves banned,” BRMA director general Lindsay Millington, told the letsrecycle.com website. She promised that there would be “a crack down on illegal operators who flout the end-of-life vehicle regulations requirement that tyres must be removed as part of the de-pollution process. BMRA shredder operators have agreed a common position that suppliers found to deliberately conceal tyres in loads or bales will not be tolerated, and defaulters may find themselves banned.”

The 16 shredder operating companies are: EMR, Sims, Norton, Easco, Dunn Bros, CD Jordan, Ampthill Metals, H. Williams, TJ Thomson, Morecambe Metals and BW Riddle in England; John Adam and Christies in Scotland; J Lawries in Northern Ireland.