Tyres: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 109800 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Tessa Munt
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to remove end-of-life tyres from the green list waste category under the Waste Shipment Regulations.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 4 Feb 2026
The export of waste tyres is subject to controls set out in existing UK legislation. The Environment Agency (EA) has recently completed a review into its approach for regulating the export of waste tyres. As a result of this, the EA has launched enhanced ...