#5 Wheels Of Travel
Everything mostly runs on wheels today. And what do wheel have? Tires!
You know that you need to replace your vehicle's tires every once in a while as per the said norms. So, you get the new tires. But happens to the old ones now that they are no longer usable? Where do they end up? What do they become?
#4 Dump
Did you know that tires are one of the most problematic sources of waste in the world? I bet most of you didn't.
Initially, tires were dumped at landfills. But these tires would trap methane gas and make it bubble up to the surface. Which is quite problematic.
Here's a much easier and modern way of dealing with this tire problem!
#3 Tire Recycling!
Tires are highly durable and non-biodegradable. Which means that they cannot be disposed of that easily. And like what we mostly do with nonbiodegradable products we opt for recycling. Used tires are a continuous source of waste and take up precious landfill areas. But with the help of new technology, numerous after-uses have been found for these tires.
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#2 259 Million Tires
Over 259 million tires are discarded every year. But the very things that make them problematic, make these tires top candidates for recycling- cheap availability, bulk, and resilience of these tires.
The automotive industries are constantly growing, which means the tire wastage is too. Which calls for an effective method of recycling these tires.
#1 Recycling
In this video you will see how discarded tires are recycled and how a new life is breathed into them, making them completely okay for reusability. This is a big step in big tire recycling especially. And a very effective way of dealing with the wastage! Watch the video to see how!
