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Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)

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Waste Tyre Regulations, 2009

Part 3 : Duties of Tyre Producers, Tyre Dealers and Waste Tyre Stockpile Owners

7. Duties of tyre dealers

 

1) A tyre dealer must classify any used tyre in his/her possession or control as either a part worn tyre or a retreadable casing and any tyre not falling into either of these categories must be classified as a waste tyre.

 

2) A tyre dealer must mutilate or cause all waste tyres with a load index of 121 or less in his/her possession or control, or must cause such waste tyres to be mutilated, which includes, but is not limited to-
a) the cutting of the bead of a waste tyre in two places;
b) punching a hole with a minimum diameter of 50mm in the sidewall; or
c) making a cut of at least 100mm in the sidewall.

 

3) A tyre dealer must manage all waste tyres in his/her possession or control, or cause such waste tyres to be managed in accordance with the approved integrated industry waste tyre management plan of the producer.