Once we had 2 billion tires scattered around the U.S. landscape, but now 90 percent of the piles are gone. Ground rubber from tires is becoming roadways, playground equipment and auto floor mats.
Colorado's Tire Mountain, the world's largest dump, where fear of fire is a constant concern. (Photo: John Sheerin/Bridgestone)
Tires. We don’t think about them all that much unless a) we have a flat; b) we have to buy new ones; or c) the summer tires just aren’t cutting it in the winter, or vice versa. But tires are a big deal in the environment, because we produce — and discard — so many of them. In 2009, the most recent year available, we generated 296 million scrap tires, with passenger cars accounting for 189 million of them.
Full Article -> http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycl...percent-are-gone-thanks-to-recycling-programs
Tires. We don’t think about them all that much unless a) we have a flat; b) we have to buy new ones; or c) the summer tires just aren’t cutting it in the winter, or vice versa. But tires are a big deal in the environment, because we produce — and discard — so many of them. In 2009, the most recent year available, we generated 296 million scrap tires, with passenger cars accounting for 189 million of them.
Full Article -> http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycl...percent-are-gone-thanks-to-recycling-programs