Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)RegulationsWaste Tyre Regulations, 2009Part 3 : Duties of Tyre Producers, Tyre Dealers and Waste Tyre Stockpile Owners7. Duties of tyre dealers |
| 1) | A tyre dealer must classify any used tyre in his/her possession or control as either a part worn tyre or a retreadable casing and any tyre not falling into either of these categories must be classified as a waste tyre. |
| 2) | A tyre dealer must mutilate or cause all waste tyres with a load index of 121 or less in his/her possession or control, or must cause such waste tyres to be mutilated, which includes, but is not limited to- |
| a) | the cutting of the bead of a waste tyre in two places; |
| b) | punching a hole with a minimum diameter of 50mm in the sidewall; or |
| c) | making a cut of at least 100mm in the sidewall. |
| 3) | A tyre dealer must manage all waste tyres in his/her possession or control, or cause such waste tyres to be managed in accordance with the approved integrated industry waste tyre management plan of the producer. |