Everything that leaves a workshop in someone else’s van
Tyres are where we started, and they are still the biggest pile on the yard. They are not the only one. Oil, batteries, scrap metal, the skip and the car nobody will repair leave the same way, and the duty of care under section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 follows every one of them.
Waste tyre directory
Carriers whose name, another public register or their own declaration points to waste tyre. Part-worn and scrap casings leaving a garage, a tyre bay or an MOT centre.
Directory published
Waste oil directory
Carriers whose name, another public register or their own declaration points to waste oil. Engine and gearbox oil, oil filters and oily water from a workshop sump.
Directory published
Waste battery directory
Carriers whose name, another public register or their own declaration points to waste battery. Lead-acid vehicle batteries, and the traction packs that come with electric work.
Directory published
Scrap metal directory
Carriers whose name, another public register or their own declaration points to scrap metal. Body panels, exhausts, brake discs, alloys and the rest of the skip.
Directory published
General waste directory
Carriers whose name, another public register or their own declaration points to general waste. The skip on the forecourt: packaging, rags, workshop sweepings and site clearance.
Directory published
End-of-life vehicles directory
Carriers whose name, another public register or their own declaration points to end-of-life vehicle. A car not worth repairing, which goes to an authorised treatment facility.
Directory published
Registered waste carriers across England
Shading shows all registered waste carriers in each county, whatever they collect. The tyre directory is a narrow slice of this: the map on the county pages counts carriers whose name, another public register or their own declaration points to waste tyres.
Most registrations
- Greater London43,234
- Kent18,677
- Essex17,355
- West Yorkshire16,901
- Hampshire16,806
- West Midlands15,214
- Devon14,767
- Greater Manchester14,624
- Somerset11,332
- Norfolk11,006
Where the businesses come from
All of them come from the Environment Agency public register. Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right. It is a register of waste carriers, not of tyre carriers: the same list covers oil, batteries, metal, general waste and end-of-life vehicles.
These businesses are registered waste carriers with the Environment Agency. Some are listed here because their registered name suggests this waste; others because their name and postcode match a record on another public register, such as a scrap metal dealer licence or an authorised treatment facility permit. Neither is a statement by the carrier. A register records what a business is permitted to do, not what it does. Always confirm with the carrier before you hand over waste.