SourceMaterial @source-material.org · Mar 27 Our graphic here explains the journey of the tyre: Garages are charging drivers an 'environmental disposal fee' for a tyre, but then flog it on extremely cheaply to buyers so they make a bigger profit. (thread)
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UK buyers, many without a proper permit, then flog them onto ships bound for India so they make a bigger profit. (Instead of actually recycling them, which would cost a lot more.) This undercuts the UK tyre recyling sector in turn.