From 1 July 2006, a charge was introduced for disposing of tyres at our Household Recycling Centres.
Where?
Belton, Barton and Cottage Beck Household Recycling Centres currently accept tyres. Please follow the link to find out what else can be recycled at these Household Recycling Centres.
Why?
Car tyres (and other car parts) are not recognised in law as household waste. So this means local councils don't have to provide facilities to dispose of car tyres. However, the decision was taken previously to provide three sites for householders to dispose of car tyres.
When you go to a garage to have new tyres fitted on your car, you may notice that such outlets charge for the disposal of the old tyres. Some people choose not to pay this and instead to use the Household Recycling Centres.
Changes in the law have meant that that the recycling or disposal of tyres is a very specialised and expensive process. As a result, a small number of business outlets have taken advantage of the services provided at the household recycling centres in order to avoid this costly process. With the increasing cost of tyre recycling, this situation is unsustainable.
Because of this increase in cost, SITA, the site operators have asked the council for permission to make a small charge, equivalent to that charged by tyre fitting organisations. The council has reluctantly agreed to this. The council will not incur any costs associated with this scheme, but instead the money will be retained by SITA to cover the increasing cost of dealing with tyres.
How much?
From 1 July, a charge of £2.50 will be made for each tyre deposited at the Household Recycling Centres. Only car tyres will be accepted.
No thanks...
We cannot accept tractor or lorry tyres.
What happens to the tyres?
Once collected, the tyres are shredded so that they can be recycled and made into rubber for things such as coverings for children's playgrounds or stationery products.