1. Publication of the decree and organization of the sector
1.1 European context
Since July 16, 2007, Directive 99/31/EC of April 26, 1999 has prohibited the landfilling of used tires. Tires are not considered as final waste, as they have a high potential for recovery, either as a raw material or as an alternative fuel.
However, there are no specific European regulations governing the organization of used tire collection and recovery operations.
Each European country is therefore free to set up the organization of its choice. As illustrated in figure 1 , three types of organization coexist in Europe:
the extended...
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Bibliography
Websites
ADEME, À chaque déchet des solutions – Used tires :
https://www.ademe.fr/ (page consulted on July 5, 2011)
ALIAPUR, R&D Valorisation :
https://aliapur.fr/fr/ (page consulted on July 8, 2011)
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Standards and norms
- Détermination de la granulométrie des granulats issus de pneus usagés non réutilisables. Méthode basée sur le tamisage mécanique des produits. - XP T47-752 AFNOR - 2007
- Détermination du format des produits issus du broyage primaire. Méthode basée sur la mesure automatisée de la plus grande longueur projetée. - XP T47-753 AFNOR - 2007
- Détermination du taux de fils métalliques ferreux dans les granulats issus...
Regulations
French Environment Code, articles R 543-137 to R 543-152 (consolidated version July 18, 2011).
Arrêté du 8 décembre 2003 relatif à la collecte des pneumatiques usagés (JORF n° 294 du 20 décembre 2003, page 21825). [NOR: DEVP0320406A].
Arrêté du 23 juillet 2004 relatif à la communication d'informations relatives à la mise sur le marché et l'élimination des pneumatiques (JORF...
Patents
Method of determining at least one format characteristic of a tire fragment, and method of examining a sample of tire fragments (Visiopur) FR2903182 (A1).
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
French Association of Tire Importers (AFIP)
Aliapur, the main collective body for the used tire industry:
Association pour le recyclage des déchets de l'automobile de Guyane (ARDAG) :
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