United Kingdom
Legal system
Free-market system
Impacts on health and on the environment
Technological innovations
Main ELT management organisation
The British Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (BTMA)
Opportunities and drivers
Main ELT recovery methods, products and applications
Major changes in legislation/policy since 2016
Barriers and challenges
ELT Data:
Metric kilotons
%
Total Generated
552.5
100.0%
Material Recovery
106.6
19.0%
Civil Engineering Applications
20.0
4.0%
Energy Recovery
34.5
6.0%
No Recovery
411.5
74.0%
Backfilling
0.0
-
Incineration
411.5
74.0%
Landfill Includes Stockpiled
0.0
-
Unknown
0.0
-
Total recovery (material + energy)
141.1
26.0%
Total collected (coverage of data)
552.5
100.0%