Certification, Licenses and Insurance
Environmental Disposal
How are my old tyres and batteries disposed of?
Easy Tyre is committed to looking after the environment and its natural resources. Easy Tyre is a keen supporter of green initiatives like tyre recycling and finding the most environmentally friendly ways of disposing of tyres and battery waste materials.
Easy Tyre adheres to the Duty of Care Regulations, which are part of the Environmental Protection Act. Easy Tyre will only employ the disposal services of a collector who has a valid Waste Carriers Licence, who takes the waste to a Licenced Recovery Facility, and issues and records the transfer on a Waste Transfer Note.
What do they do with recycled rubber?
The majority of our tyres are shredded into a range of rubber granules and fine powders. The number of modern applications that utilise recycled rubber is increasing. This product may be used in items such as sporting and playground surfaces, building insulation, tile adhesives, civil engineering applications and even new tyre manufacture.
Health and Safety
The following link is our Health and Safety method statement which contains the method and processes involved in the safe execution of our work.
Health and Safety Method Statement.
Public Liability Insurance Easy Tyre Dartford
Public Liability Insurance Easy Tyre Maidstone
Waste Carriers License
AlloyGator Certificate of Training
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What is AlloyGator?
A totally British product which solves a problem that I am sure we have all experienced. Have you ever had that awful feeling when you hear the sound of your precious wheels grating along the kerb? No matter how careful a driver you are, there are always potholes and others who force you into the roadside edge. Thanks to AlloyGator now there is a solution to that potential damage.
AlloyGator is such a simple idea, but then the best ones usually are, this product simply fits between your wheel and the tyre. If and when the inevitable happens, the product takes the..
What is TPMS?
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Direct TPMS vs Indirect TPMS
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