Will the UK government end export of baled whole tyres and deliver on its objective of a zero-waste circular economy?
At the Ardencote Hotel, Warwick, on Tuesday 16th September 2025, the Tyre Recovery Association will hold their annual Briefing Day, with Keynote speaker – Georgia Elliott-Smith, Director of campaign group Fighting Dirty. And the largest gathering of UK tyre recycling industry to discuss the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Waste Minister, invited.
Speaking in parliament on waste tyres in April, the minister committed to “a little more action under this government” and “to stop outsourcing our waste problems to other countries”.
* National and specialist media are invited to attend this one-day event and register to receive presentations on the future of tyre recycling in the UK. *
DEFRA announced reform of the T8 exemption. When does the government plan to actually pass the regulations needed?
Key challenges in the UK
- T8 exemptions – when will the measure announced in July’s policy paper take effect?
- Ending export of environmental responsibilities and introducing shred only
- UK falling behind new waste regulatory standards introduced in continental Europe
- Will the Environment Agency’s review into waste tyre exports lead to meaningful change?
- The UK has at least 150,000 tonnes of licenced idle domestic tyre recycling capacity
Outline Programme
- Keynote Address – Georgia Elliott-Smith, CEO, Fighting Dirty
- Market and Data Insights – Astutus Research
- Tackling Illegal Waste Shipments – The EA National Environmental Crime Unit
- Prospects for Pyrolysis – The Update – Weibold Consulting
- Opportunities for Rubberised Asphalt – The European View – ETRA
- A New Future for Retreading – Vaculug Tyres
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel – A Major ELT Opportunity – Wastefront Limited
- Points of View
- Resolving the Export Problem – George Eustice, Penbroath Consultants
To register attendance, book an interview or arrange access to conference content, please contact the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) office@tyrerecovery.org.uk.
About TRA: The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) unites businesses dedicated to responsible tyre recycling. A cornerstone of the body is its support for the Responsible Recycler Scheme. All TRA members are fully accredited by the scheme, which ensures that all tyres collected, recycled or reprocessed by them are disposed of or reused in an environmentally friendly or acceptable methods. However, markets for tyre recovery continue to grow and develop, and as the EU Landfill Directive is applied right across Europe, a new international dimension will evolve. The Tyre Recovery Association has the independent ability to pursue its broader objectives at both industry and government levels, generate performance data specific to its members’ interests, as well as develop stronger links across the tyre recycling world.
See more at: www.tyrerecovery.org.uk
