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UK's Waste Tyres Ignited in India: Health Crisis Looms

3/29/2025

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A shocking BBC investigation uncovers that millions of UK waste tyres, meant for recycling, are instead sent to India, where they are incinerated in unsafe pyrolysis plants. This alarming practice releases harmful toxins into the air, endangering local communities' health. Activists are calling on the UK government to recognize these tyres as hazardous waste to protect both people and the environment.

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Story summary

A shocking BBC investigation uncovers that millions of UK waste tyres, meant for recycling, are instead sent to India, where they are incinerated in unsafe pyrolysis plants. This alarming practice releases harmful toxins into the air, endangering local communities' health. Activists are calling on the UK government to recognize these tyres as hazardous waste to protect both people and the environment.