Environment Agency gives OK to Tyres as Fuel
The Environment Agency has given cement producer Cemex permission to use as a substitute fuel at its Rugby plant. This decision comes following a trial rigorously controlled and monitored by the Environment Agency.
According to the Environment Agency’s area environment manager, Ian Withers, the agency is satisfied with the trial’s results. “We have studied the report and the results of the tyre trial in great detail before coming to this decision,” he said. “We are satisfied that Cemex has met the requirements of its Permit and can now burn tyres in accordance with the conditions in the Permit.