Guides

Reference notes on the paperwork side of scrap tyres. Each one names its sources; none of it is legal advice.

• How to check a waste carrier registration

  What a CBD number is, where the Environment Agency register lives, and what upper and lower tier actually mean when someone collects your tyres.

• Duty of care and waste transfer notes

  Under section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, responsibility for waste stays with its producer. See what paperwork records a transfer.

• What happens to waste tyres in the UK

  Whole tyres and shredded tyres have both been banned from landfill for two decades. Where they go instead, and why the collection chain is worth checking.