Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)

Regulations

Waste Tyre Regulations, 2009

Part 2 : Reuse, Recycling and Recovery of Waste Tyres

5. Reuse, Recycling and Recovery of Waste Tyres

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1)A tyre producer, when developing his/her integrated industry waste tyre management plan as contemplated in regulation 6(3) must make provision for the reusing or recycling of that waste tyre before recovering the energy potential or disposing of that waste tyre.

 

2)A waste tyre processor who undertakes an activity involving the reuse, recycling or recovery of a waste tyre must, before undertaking that activity, ensure that the reuse, recycling or recovery of the waste tyre is more sustainable than the disposal of such a waste tyre.