Governmental Regulation No. 80 establishing requirements and procedure for collection, return to producers and recovery or disposal of waste tyres. Country/Territory Estonia Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste non-domestic sources Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Access-to-information Waste management Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Regulation applies to waste generated from tyres specified in clause 25 (3) 5) of the Waste Act i.e. end-of-life tyres. The user of tyres means a natural or legal person who uses tyres. A producer shall ensure that the users of tyres are provided, through the points of sale of distributors not later than by 1 September 2010, with information on the fact that end-of-life tyres can be returned free of charge at the collection points of end-of-life tyres (locations and telephone numbers where the relevant information can be obtained). A producer shall organise national information campaigns at least once a year through media channels, national newspapers, magazines or other similar channels available to the public and provide the users of tyres at least with the following information: (a) the prohibition to dispose of end-of-life tyres as unsorted municipal waste; and (b) the possibilities for returning end-of-life tyres. Users of tyres shall collect end-of-life tyres separately from other waste. Upon the recovery of end-of-life tyres, the tyres which can be retreaded or reused shall be sorted out. Full text English Website www.legaltext.ee