The growth is expected to continue as Spain tries to eliminate its stockpiles and comply with the EU directives.
Regulation
Spain has adopted the EU directives through the National Plan for Used Tyres. There is no national level legislation governing scrap tire recycling. But provinces have passed legislation that promotes integrated management systems for scrap tire recycling. The Waste Management Act of 1998 provides broad guidelines for scrap tire management. While the Act stipulates that producers and marketers of products are responsible for waste management, it leaves the method adopted for waste management to the producers themselves. Producers can develop their own disposal schemes, form a group to implement such schemes or finance the public waste management service.
Tire manufacturers and importers have formed NEDES, an association that provides expertise and helps in developing programs for improving scrap tire disposal.