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ELT Recycling Disposal in India
The law says that the originator of the waste will be responsible for its disposal. In the case of End of Life Tyres (ELTs), the implementation of this law is yet see the light of the day in India, and presumably all across Asia. Used tyres are still at the mercy of private waste yards for collection and processing, if at all. This waste, which was in the hazardous waste category till a few months back in India, is handled in a completely non organised manner all across the continent. The stakeholders have been minimally involved in this disposal chain.
Need For Scrap Tyre Disposal Policy
The year 2020 has been a year like no other. The pandemic has brought everyone on the same platform. We all have been a mute witness to the rage of Nature and the apocalypse it can create. The question which persists in my mind is ‘Have we really learnt any lessons from the same?’ Are we going to treat Mother Earth better and build a sustainable planet for our future generation? On a brighter note, most economies are showing signs of phenomenal recovery. The automobile sector looks to be one of the biggest beneficiaries.
Making ELT Recycling Profitable
The law says that the originator of the waste will be responsible for its disposal. In the case of End of Life Tyres (ELTs), the implementation of this law is yet see the light of the day in India, and presumably all across Asia. Used tyres are still at the mercy of private waste yards for collection and processing, if at all. This waste, which was in the hazardous waste category till a few months back in India, is handled in a completely non organised manner all across the continent. The stakeholders have been minimally involved in this disposal chain.
The ‘Why Nots’ Of Tyre Recycling
Where do we stand as the Indian recycling industry compared to the European or western world?
I don’t know how many people out there actually know this, but about 37 percent of all tyres in the world are recycled in India. That means about almost one out of three end-of-life tyres in the world are recycled in India. This is a humongous number, which talks about our recycling strength. But the sad part is that most of our recyclers in India do not make decent revenue vis-à-vis most of the European or western recyclers. This is a sad truth but very true as of now.
