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Tuesday 24 November 2009
TYRE DUMP AT STRAWBERRY LANE
LETTER TO THE CORNISHMAN
RE: News item nov 19th 'Huge Tyre dump could attract arsonists'.
Sir,
The frustrating thing about this particular story is that the problem need never have occurred but there is a simple solution.
Within a short distance of Strawberry Lane, SW Tyre & Rubber Recyclers have been
Legally accepting, collecting and processing tyres into re-useable products for 7 years. They are the only tyre disposal company in Cornwall that shreds and reclaims 100% of every tyre at their depot in St Erth, ensuring that tyre fitters do not unwittingly fail in their 'Duty of Care'. They would be able to process all of the dumped tyres within 1 week. Problem solved. Knowing this, why have the EA allowed 12000 tyres to remain at the Strawberry Lane site posing serious risks as outlined by Councilor Bob Amos?
Garages and tyre fitters have a 'Duty of Care' to ensure their tyres are disposed of correctly, evidently in the case of the 12000 tyres at Strawberry Lane, this has not happened.
Your article also mentions that some of the tyres may be exported to China! Exported for what purpose? on whose authority? Readers may be aware of the recent case of 40 containers of baled tyres exported illegally to Vietnam for which the perpetrators are facing criminal charges. http://www.end-of-life-tyres.com/page2.html
Regards the intention to use the Strawberry Lane, baled tyres in the local lily and duck ponds. An extensive Tyre Reef project attempted in Florida was branded an 'Ecological Disaster' after chemicals released by the tyres led to the creation of a ‘dead zone’ that is now inhibiting fish life and coral growth of the surrounding natural reefs. This area is now the subject of a 'Military Clean-up'. Is this really what we want in Cornwall? Readers interested to hear more can visit http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1283
Tyres remain a 'controlled waste' until the base materials are reclaimed. It is illegal to dispose of controlled waste without the relevant Waste Management Licenses. How long is the EA going to allow sites like Strawberry Lane to pop up all over England posing a massive threat to the environment, public health and a threat to the existence of all Legal, Licensed, and regulated Recyclers?
RE: News item nov 19th 'Huge Tyre dump could attract arsonists'.
Sir,
The frustrating thing about this particular story is that the problem need never have occurred but there is a simple solution.
Within a short distance of Strawberry Lane, SW Tyre & Rubber Recyclers have been
Legally accepting, collecting and processing tyres into re-useable products for 7 years. They are the only tyre disposal company in Cornwall that shreds and reclaims 100% of every tyre at their depot in St Erth, ensuring that tyre fitters do not unwittingly fail in their 'Duty of Care'. They would be able to process all of the dumped tyres within 1 week. Problem solved. Knowing this, why have the EA allowed 12000 tyres to remain at the Strawberry Lane site posing serious risks as outlined by Councilor Bob Amos?
Garages and tyre fitters have a 'Duty of Care' to ensure their tyres are disposed of correctly, evidently in the case of the 12000 tyres at Strawberry Lane, this has not happened.
Your article also mentions that some of the tyres may be exported to China! Exported for what purpose? on whose authority? Readers may be aware of the recent case of 40 containers of baled tyres exported illegally to Vietnam for which the perpetrators are facing criminal charges. http://www.end-of-life-tyres.com/page2.html
Regards the intention to use the Strawberry Lane, baled tyres in the local lily and duck ponds. An extensive Tyre Reef project attempted in Florida was branded an 'Ecological Disaster' after chemicals released by the tyres led to the creation of a ‘dead zone’ that is now inhibiting fish life and coral growth of the surrounding natural reefs. This area is now the subject of a 'Military Clean-up'. Is this really what we want in Cornwall? Readers interested to hear more can visit http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1283
Tyres remain a 'controlled waste' until the base materials are reclaimed. It is illegal to dispose of controlled waste without the relevant Waste Management Licenses. How long is the EA going to allow sites like Strawberry Lane to pop up all over England posing a massive threat to the environment, public health and a threat to the existence of all Legal, Licensed, and regulated Recyclers?
Friday 10 July 2009
Stedmundsbury, Barhnam Ind Estate
CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK TO YOUR BROWSER.
ITS AN AMAZING STORY WITH SOME ASTOUNDING PICTURES.
http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/live/documents/reports/Z25%20Enforcement%20Action%20-%20Unauthorised%20storage%20of%20tyres%20Little%20Heath%20Industrial%20Estate%20Barnham.pdf
ITS AN AMAZING STORY WITH SOME ASTOUNDING PICTURES.
http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/live/documents/reports/Z25%20Enforcement%20Action%20-%20Unauthorised%20storage%20of%20tyres%20Little%20Heath%20Industrial%20Estate%20Barnham.pdf
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