Petition · Department for Business and Trade
Ban baled tyre exports to protect UK tyre recycling
Closed
74 signatures
What the petition asks
According to reports each year the UK has 50 million waste tyres that need recycling and around half of those are exported to India. We believe this is harming the UK recycling industry.
This has led to toxic emissions and carbon black waste, often violating environmental rules due to poor regulation, outdated technology, and weak enforcement—posing a serious environmental threat.
If we don't act now many UK tyre recyclers will be forced to close. We believe if this happens there will be no alternative but to rely on these exports which we feel are poorly run and inadequate.
If we don't act now many UK tyre recyclers will be forced to close. We believe if this happens there will be no alternative but to rely on these exports which we feel are poorly run and inadequate.
Timeline
| 16 Jul 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
74
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Business and Trade
Opened
16 Jul 2025
Closed
16 Jan 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 16 Aug 2026.