The Tyre Recovery Association has called on the European Commission to tighten its proposed approach to waste-tyre exports to India, advocating mechanical processing before shipment, according to a report by Tyre & Rubber Recycling.
The publication reports that TRA has submitted objections to a draft delegated regulation setting out which non-OECD countries could continue receiving specified non-hazardous waste from the EU for recovery from 21 May 2027.
According to its report, the association argues that country-level assurances and documentary checks provide insufficient protection against whole tyres being diverted into unsuitable treatment operations. TRA is calling for exports to be restricted to mechanically processed tyre shred.
The Commission’s draft annex includes a rubber-waste entry under the India country heading covering Basel codes B3040, B3080 and B3140, described as “Rubber waste, including end of life tyres”.
The row records “No” in the column headed “Prior notification and consent procedure applicable”. It contains no express requirement to shred tyres before export. That entry concerns the specified procedure and should not be read as removing all other applicable waste-shipment requirements.
In its accompanying draft explanation, the Commission concludes that India meets the relevant requirements for managing rubber waste under Articles 42 and 43 of the Waste Shipment Regulation. TRA’s reported intervention challenges whether the proposed safeguards are sufficient for waste-tyre shipments in practice.
As reported by Tyre & Rubber Recycling, TRA secretary general Peter Taylor OBE wants the Commission to make pre-export processing a condition of the trade, rather than relying on checks after whole tyres have been shipped.
For collectors, processors and exporters, the distinction is operational: a processing requirement would affect the form in which tyres could leave the EU and the preparation needed before shipment. It would still leave the suitability of the receiving facility and its treatment process to be established.
The proposal remains a draft, rather than an adopted authorisation. The Commission published it on 18 September, with consultation running until 16 October. The new export framework is due to apply from 21 May 2027, with continued access for specified waste streams dependent on inclusion in the authorised-country list.
Tags: TRA, Tyre Recovery Association, waste tyre exports, India, European Commission, Waste Shipment Regulation, B3140, tyre shredding, end-of-life tyres, tyre recycling
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