The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) is clamping down on those illegally burning tyres in open spaces.
Burning of tyres releases a dangerous toxic soup of pollutants that is extremely harmful to the environment, and poses a danger to human life.An increased number of incidents of burning of tyres have been noted, especially in the areas of Lilianton in Boksburg, Knights in Germiston as well as Brakpan.
According to CoE it is believed that the perpetrators target companies disposing of old and worn out truck tyres.
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Those responsible supposedly remove the tyres at no cost to the company and they take them to any secluded open space to burn and remove copper wires inside the tyres, and then sell it on the black market.
Children, the elderly, those with asthma and compromised immune systems are most at risk, and the toxic emissions could lead to fatalities.
Those found to have caused the environmental degradation or pollution from the burning of tyres will be charged under the National Environment Management Act.
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