Despite the ban on whole tyre exports, tyres and other wastes continue to be exported from Australia
A joint operation between the Australian Border Force and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has resulted in the seizure of 730 tonnes of waste tyres in the past 12 months.
Part of the cause was the demand from some markets for a feedstock of tyres to supply pyrolysis plants in countries where environmental standards were not as strict as they are in Australia.
“The illegal export of waste is a lucrative business where exporters are motivated by h...
