70 000 tyres a day: How South Africa’s waste tyre crisis is spiralling out of control

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The South African  ·  9 January 2026  ·  By Nick Pawson

South Africa is producing an estimated 70 000 waste tyres every day, and the system meant to deal with them is not keeping up.

The article looks at overflowing depots, the risk of fires and illegal dumping, and REDISA’s warning that the situation is getting worse.

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