Specification for the production of tyre bales for use in construction

This specification has been developed by the Waste and Resources Action Programme in collaboration with the British Standards Institution. It provides a specification that can be adopted by suppliers for producing tyre bales such that potential customers will be assured that they are producing a construction material of consistent and verifiable quality. The production, handling, storage, and placement of standardised tyre bales are covered. This publicly available specification is not a British Standard and does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Users are responsible for its correct application. A list of terms and definitions is supplied. The loading and operation of tyre balers is illustrated. Information is given on the production of a reference bale and bales of alternative dimensions. Annexes are provided on: factory production control; the measurement of tyre bale properties; engineering properties and behaviours of tyre bales associated with their use in construction; and applications of tyre bales in construction.