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Driving sustainable outcomes for Australia's used tyres is our priority.

We run the national and voluntary Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme (TPSS) to help reduce the environmental, health and safety impacts of tyres which reach their end of life in Australia.

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Stockpiling and Illegal Dumping of Tyres: Cost to Local Governments and Others - Report

The scale and cost of illegal dumping and stockpiling can be difficult to quantify due to its widespread, illicit and varied nature.

This report provides a reasonable estimate of the cost and scale of illegal dumping and stockpiling associated with end-of-life tyres:

cleaned up by local governments (good estimate)
cleaned up by state government agencies (reasonable estimate)
in known large stockpiles (reasonable estimate).

Dumped and stockpiled waste is offensive and hazardous to the environment and humans. Dumped tyres collect water and become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

Additionally, when they burn, tyres release thick, toxic smoke, as well as liquid chemicals from thermal decomposition that are washed away in fire-fighting run-off and can seriously pollute the downstream environment.

Dumped tyres are a costly nuisance to local councils and land managers.