UK Waste Tyres Misused in India
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Millions of UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India
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Majority of UK 's exported waste tyres are sold into the Indian black market, BBC has been told.
UK tyres meant for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces in India .
70% of tyres imported by India end up in makeshift industrial plants, where they are subjected to extreme cooking.
Bigger businesses have tightly regulated environmental permits and are inspected regularly.
But smaller operators can apply for exemption and trade and lawfully export more easily.
Many traders told the BBC they exported volumes of tyres in excess of permitted limit.
Indian government has made it illegal for imported tyres to be used for pyrolysis.
Defra says it is considering reforms on waste exemptions.
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