Why Local Governments Are Key to Expanding Tyre Recycling in India
Why Local Governments Are Key to Expanding Tyre Recycling in India The Local Mandate: Addressing a 2.8 Million MT Crisis India's annual generation of over 2.8 million metric tonnes (MT) of tyre waste is fundamentally a local governance crisis . While national policies set the direction, the operational fallout overflowing landfills, compromised public health due to mosquito breeding, and millions of rupees spent on mitigating toxic fires lands squarely on the shoulders of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and local municipal bodies. Therefore, the expansion of the tyre recycling sector in India cannot succeed without local governments transitioning from mere waste managers to active catalysts and enablers of recycling infrastructure. The Undeniable Burden on Municipal Resources Local governments bear the brunt of the costs associated with poorly managed tyre waste, making them the primary beneficiaries of a functioning recycling ecosystem: Financial Strain and Cost Avoidance Indian cit...