Jim Fairweather, CEO of Tyrecycle, outlined the key issues raised in the recent federal inquiry into end-of-life tyres, conducted by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation and Science.
Although the main plank of the inquiry’s brief was to examine the commercial and economic aspects of tyre recycling, Fairweather emphasised that the sector’s successes are not overshadowed by areas where the system is failing.
Any regulatory adjustments, he argued, should focus on market gaps rather than creating additional burdens for a functioning recycling sector.
Tyrecycle supports mandatory, market-based regulation and increased government procurement. Fairweather added that Tyrecycle supports stewardship that directly addresses undesirable outcomes such as dumping, labelling it “unacceptable” for any tyre to be dumped.
