Zero Waste: Tyres

The Ministry for the Environment has commissioned Firecone to assess the nature and size of the problems associated with the current regime for managing end-of-life (EOL) tyres, and the costs and benefits of the range of potential solutions for addressing those problems. Specifically, Firecone has been asked to advise on:

• the nature and size of the weaknesses of the current regime, and overall tyre management situation, including greater clarity about which aspects are working well and which are not (considering the full range of environmental, social and economic costs and benefits)
• the range of potential solutions that could be adopted to address those weaknesses identified - from ensuring improved compliance with existing laws and regulations, through to facilitating or subsidising the re-use of tyres or their constituent parts
• the broad environmental, social and economic costs and benefits of each of those potential solutions identified
• the next steps that should be taken to develop those solutions that look to be preferable.

For the full report go to:

http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/waste/management-end-of-life-tyres-jan04/html/page1.html