Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)RegulationsWaste Tyre Regulations, 2009Part 1 : Interpretation and Purpose of Regulations4. General prohibitions |
No person may-
a) | manage waste tyres in a manner which does not comply with these Regulations; |
b) | recycle, recover or dispose of a waste tyre, or knowingly or negligently cause or permit a waste tyre to be recycled, recovered or disposed of, at any facility or on any site, unless the recycing, recovery or disposal of that waste tyre is authorised by law; |
c) | recover or dispose of a waste tyre in a manner that is likely to cause pollution of the environment or harm to health and well-being; or |
d) | dispose of a waste tyre at a waste disposal facility two years from the date of commencement of these regulations unless such a waste tyre has been cut into quarters, and no quartered waste tyres may be disposed 5 years from the date of promulgation of these regulations unless such waste tyres have been shredded, excluding in both instances bicycle tyres and tyres with an outside diameter above 1400mm and tyres used as engineering material. |