Abstract

Abstract: Motor vehicle ownership has skyrocketed in the previous two decades. The World Health Organization (2015) reports that 53% of motorised vehicles are in middle-income countries and 46% in high-income nations. The latest predictions predict that by 2040, the number of cars made will grow. The worldwide tyre industry, which produces about a billion tyres, using over two-thirds of the world's natural rubber. India accounts for 6% of the world's 1.6 billion discarded tyres produced each year. In addition, India imports around three lakh tonnes of tyres for recycling each year. They are subjected to high-temperature thermochemical processes in order to create industrial oil and other derivatives. This paper attempts to summarise the most important regulations and procedures regarding the reuse and recycling of ELTs that are now being carried out in India as well as in other countries across the world. Additionally, it investigates in depth the option that presents India with the greatest potential for achieving safe end-of-life handling procedures for tyres

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