Tyre Recycling

Since 2006 there has been a complete ban from sending either whole tyres or shredded tyres to landfill.

In 2008, The Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007 came into effect and supports the environmentally sound management of waste tyres. 

From October 1st 2017,those with obligations must join Circol ELT,  the sole compliance scheme approved under the 2007 Regulations. Circol ELT is the only compliance scheme for End of Life tyres in the Republic of Ireland, operating under direct approval from the DCCAE (Department of Communication, Climate Action and the Environment).

Those obligated to join Circol may include, but not be limited to:

• Autodealerships
• Garages
• ATFs
• Farmers that employ tyres to secure silage

Visit Circol Elt for more information on joining the compliance scheme.

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Producer And Supplier Obligations

• Manufacturers, retreaders, remoulders and importers are required to provide details of the quantities of tyres they place on the market.
• Wholesalers and retailers are obliged to transfer waste tyres to authorised waste collectors only.
• Wholesalers and retailers are required to provide details of tyres sold and waste tyres taken back and transferred to authorised waste collectors.

Authorised waste collectors who collect tyres are required to register with their Local Authority from February 2008. They are obliged to report on the quantities of waste tyres collected and transferred to third parties including farmers, recyclers, retreaders, remoulders and other facilities accepting tyres for recycling.

Recovery operators are required to issue “Certificates of Recovery” to authorised waste collectors depositing waste tyres with them.

Farmers

Provision has been made in the Regulations to enable a farmer who requires waste tyres to anchor silage covering to store up to eight waste tyres for every square metre of the floor area of his or her silage pit, without the need to have a waste permit.