The new enlarged EU has created a single market with freedom of movement for goods, persons and capital.

The fact that end of life tyres are classified as waste undoubtedly creates hurdles for the development of certain markets. This classification can create difficulties concerning permits, emissions, transportation and incineration. Even for use in civil engineering applications this denomination raises problems of perception in the minds of the general public.

Many Member States are supporting actions to gather all the used tyres with the collaboration of tyres producers and importers. The problem is that in many cases gathering is the last step of the process, so there is no technical solution for the use of the huge stocks of used tyres.