About 35% of scrap tyres imported in Cyprus yearly go by means of the port in Limassol with out being topic to an environmental payment.
And 1000’s of them find yourself in unlawful landfills whereas some 12,000 tons of them find yourself on the cement manufacturing facility in Vassiliko the place they’re burned and used as gasoline.
That is info the Audit Workplace on Thursday offered MPs with whereas expressing concern over the hazards posed by the buildup of such a big inventory of tire waste.
MPs additionally heard that vital gaps got here to the fore as regards the tire waste administration system.
These concern the gathering, transport, momentary storage and re-use and restoration of waste.