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New checks on recycling tyres after BBC reveals millions sent to furnaces in India
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The UK Environment Agency is to introduce increased controls on tyre exports. It comes after a BBC investigation found that millions of used tyres are being burned in illegal plants in India. The report said it was “highly likely” that some of the UK’s tyres were being diverted to these “dangerous incinerators”. The plants cause serious pollution and pose a risk to public health. Campaigners and the tyre recycling industry have welcomed the move…
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New checks on recycling tyres after BBC reveals millions sent to furnaces in India
Anna Meisel File on 4 Investigates Getty Images The UK generates about 50 million waste tyres every year The Environment Agency said it is introducing enhanced checks on the export of tyres from the UK after the revealed millions were being sent to furnaces instead of being recycled in India. A report by the EA acknowledged it is “highly likely” that a proportion of exported tyres were diverted to illegal furnaces. These makeshift industrial p…
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