Tyres

Norman Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many tyres were (a) purchased, (b) reused and (c) disposed of by (i) landfill, (ii) incineration, (iii) illegal fly tipping and (iv) other means in each year since 1992. [99271]

Mr. Meacher
The Used Tyre Working Group, which comprises representatives from the tyre industry and officials from the Department of Trade and Industry and the Environment Agency, has compiled statistics on-------
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|1996 |
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|1997 |
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|1998 |
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|19991|
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|2000 |
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|2001 |
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|Reused2               |
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|Retreaded             |
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|Recycled              |
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|Energy recovery3      |
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|Total recovery        |
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|Other (inc. landfill)4|
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|Used tyre arisings5   |
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The level of tyre fly-tipping is not separately identified. However, the Environment Agency responded to over 1,300 incidents involving tyres in 2002. The actual total is likely to be substantially higher since many incidents are reported directly to local authorities and do not feature in Environment Agency statistics.Government, through the Department of Trade and Industry, are shortly to issue a follow-up paper to its 2002 consultation on a possible statutory producer responsibility mechanism for used tyres. This follow-up paper invites views on the introduction of statutory reporting requirements through both the new tyre supply and used tyre disposal chains with the aim of improving the information base, promoting responsible tyre recovery and disposal practices while at the same time making it increasingly difficult for those fly-tipping tyres. The paper will also seek views on the introduction of a single point for the reporting of tyre fly-tipping incidents.-------------------
|Government Region|
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|East Midlands    |
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|East of England  |
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|London           |
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|North East       |
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|North West       |
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|South East       |
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|South West       |
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|Wales            |
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used tyres since 1995. The statistics, which are based on information supplied to the UTWG on a voluntary basis, are indicative in nature since the quality of the source data varies.