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Tyres: Waste Disposal

Commons · Question 26519 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Tessa Munt

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her timetable is for laying statutory instruments to withdraw the T8 waste exemption for end-of-life tyres announced in August 2025; and what steps her Department is taking to sup

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 7 Sep 2026

Defra is finalising the drafting of the legislation to withdraw the T8 waste exemption for end-of-life tyres, and it will be laid in parliament when parliamentary time allows.Regarding domestic reprocessing, there are a range of options for recycling tyre...