The Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2017, as amended (S.I 400 of 2017) place obligations on persons who supply tyres to the Irish market, whether as retailers, importers or manufacturers, and on people who manage waste tyres. Suppliers of tyres are required to register with an approval body, there is no longer a self-compliance option as there was in the 2007 regulations.

According to the Tyres Regulations, a tyre retailer is anyone who, for the purpose of trade, or in the course of business as a wholesaler or supplier, sells or otherwise supplies tyres to other persons in the Irish market, including the end user of the tyre.

Check their invoice for the supplier’s producer registration number. You should not buy tyres from a supplier/producer that is not registered. You should not fit tyres if the EMC has not been paid.

All tyre retailers are legally required to do the following:

• Join Circol ELT as a tyre retailer
• Report tyre sales every month to Circol ELT
• Charge the correct Environmental Management Cost (EMC) as a separate line item on any invoice generated. The EMCs are specified in the 8th Schedule to the Tyres Regulations

The legal obligations that apply to tyre retailers are enforced by the local authorities. Contact your local authority or Circol ELT if you have any questions about your legal obligations as a tyre retailer.

Retailers can take back old tyres when selling new ones to a customer and must charge the EMC to the customer for each new tyre purchased. Circol ELT will collect all waste tyres from its members for free. The EMC pays for the collection and recycling of the waste tyres.  

If you have any queries in relation to your obligations as a supplier, producer, waste collector, recovery operator or farmer, please contact Circol ELT at the following details:

Phone: 01 4618600
Email: info@circolelt.ie
Website: www.circolelt.ie

Useful links
Learn more about tyres and tyres compliance on the Circol ELT website.

Learn about the key national stakeholders in the tyres system, including those involved in compliance with legislation for WEEE, batteries and end-of-life vehicles.