But there is also a vast trade to backyard pyrolysis operations that do not, according to local authorities. Australia, a major exporter of tyres to Southeast Asia and India, said in August it would ban waste exports, including tyres, although it did not give a timeline. There are no such requirements in Britain, however, which means that small firms can easily obtain licenses to collect waste tyres and sell them abroad. Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it fully implements the rules of the Basel Convention but needs to do more about waste tyres. India's Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association estimates that most imported waste tyres end up in pyrolysis plants, according to the group's deputy director, Vinay Vijayvargia.

Source: The Star October 18, 2019 07:38 UTC