Tyres: Waste Disposal
Lords · Question HL7629 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Boycott
To ask His Majesty's Government what checks are carried out by DEFRA or the Environment Agency in relation to 'end of life' tyres exported to India to ascertain whether operators involved in the shipment of tyres have taken all necessary steps to ensure w
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 4 Jun 2025
To assess if ‘end of life tyres’ will be managed in an environmentally sound manner, the Environment Agency operates on a risk-based basis to carry out checks on destination sites, to ensure that they operate to broadly equivalent UK standards. Checks may...