It also initiated the establishment of five factories to cut, recycle and export these tyres. Previously, the Director-General of the Kuwait Public Authority for Industry, Abdul Karim Taqi, announced that 48 million out of 57 million tyres were cut in Arhiya. The government is also shifting the remaining tyres to a new site in Salmi, designated for collecting damaged and used tires. A Kuwaiti Municipal Council member, Hassan Kamal, stated that "an area of 2 million square meters has been allocated for the establishment of tyre recycling plants in Salmi." He added: “The designated site will include about 52 plants to recycle tyres, paper, and plastic.”
