Government working on tyre recycling norms

The new legislation expected to help the trade to be organised

The Government of India is working on a new legislation for tyre recycling, which could change the way tyre manufacturers work in a long run. A draft of the regulation is under the consideration of the Ministry of Environment and Forest now.

The draft waste tyre management rules envisage the creation of authorised waste collection and storage centres. An integrated waste tyre management plan is to be submitted with an assessment of quantities and types of tyres that will become late tyres, how the waste tyres will be managed, provide options for recycling/re-use or recovery, the mechanism to ensure safe disposal