Waste Tyres polluting Greece

30.000 tons of waste tyres, stored indefinitely near Livanates, a village in Greece. Aν identical problem can be found at Larissa, near another recycling plant.

With massive increase of tyre waste generation, It is important to understand ways of disposing the used tyre.

Tyre waste is not hazardous but when burnt, it produces thick smoke that contains gases and particulates that could be dangerous to human and animal health. Tyres are prone to high risk of fire hazard. In addition, during rainy season, tyres serve as a good breeding ground for mosquitoes and they occupy a larger storage space when accumulated.

Tyres contain 1.5% by weight of hazardous substances listed in Annex 1 of the Basel Convention (Technical Working Group of the Basel Convention, 1999). If recycling facilities are insufficient it results in accumulation of used tyres. Incidents of tyre fires are extremely dangerous. Depending on the quantities of the material, the fire may go on for several days creating a black smoke that cover large parts of the country.

Open burning of tyre releases particulate matter and gases such as sulphur compounds, hydrocarbons, and oxides of carbon and nitrogen that are toxic to human beings and to the environment. The process also releases toxic pyrolitic oil into the environment. It is estimated that a single passenger car tyre releases about 2 gallons of pyrolitic oil during burning. Extinguishing the fire with water may enhance transportation of the oil leading to soil and water contamination. Also, storage of tyres outdoors creates a conducive environment for breading of mosquitoes.

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