Views sought over impending full PRI

TyreTrade.ie is seeking the views of stakeholders in the tyre trade – Manufacturers, Importers and Retailers on news that the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG) is getting ready to put in place a new regulatory regime for the management of waste tyres in Ireland.

The Tyres Working Group, set up by the DECLG is charged with the implementation of a full Producer Responsibility Initiative (PRI) for tyres.

The full PRI will comprise the following features:
A single compliance scheme for end–of-life tyres to be operated by Repak;
The ending of the self-compliance option
Formalisation of the existing recycling charge into a visible environmental
management charge which would be set by the Department and reviewed in two years.
As part of the detailed design of the scheme, the Department is open to considering – in consultation with the tyres and waste industry – whether the funding model is predicated upon a front-loaded or back-loaded model.
A full audit and registration and reporting component (‘black box’) with a role for the WEEE Register Society
he new regime including enforcement and compliance measures is to be underpinned by a robust legislative base, including fixed penalty notices for certain breaches.

Stakeholders in the tyre supply chain are now being invited to take part in a quick survey to establish if they understand how the PRI will operate, if they are in favour of the PRI and other relevant questions.
To protect the integrity of the survey respondents will be asked to supply company name, email address etc…. These details will be treated in strictest confidence.

Click here to take the survey