BAFTA-winning BBC journalist Paul Kenyon joined The Tyre Recycling Podcast to discuss “The Tyre Scandal” and the potential for a part 2 with host Richard Wilson of Tyre & Rubber Recycling.
Paul Kenyon Discusses UK Waste Tyre Crisis
Paul, whose File on 4 programme “The Tyre Scandal” exposed the illegal export of UK end-of-life tyres to India, discusses what he hoped to learn at the summit, noting Australia is at a “more advanced stage” than the UK. He reveals the “epiphany moment” of his investigation: realising India lacked the legal pyrolysis capacity to process the sheer volume of tyres being exported from the UK.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to Episode #80 & Paul Kenyon
1:46 After publishing “The Tyre Scandal,” what are you hoping to learn from the tyre recycling sector here in Australia?
4:11 What first drew you into investigating tyre waste and the recycling issues?
7:05 Which of the regulatory gaps you found are the most concerning?
8:09 Which actors (companies, government) need to be held most to account?
12:09 How do we highlight this issue in the wider media and keep it in the public eye?
17:01 How can we change public opinion, and why is the issue so distant?
18:45 How can we build support for domestic recycling in the UK?
21:48 What’s next for you? Are any follow-ups to “The Tyre Scandal” planned?
22:52 Conclusion to Episode #80
