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It's very tempting to throw things away or even drop them in a recycling bin when we are done with them. Is there a better way?
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Tire Pollution
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In the United States alone, around 281 million tires are thrown out each year. This pollution of rubber not only harms in its physical form but also as it degrades into microplastics it seeps into watersheds and eventually into organism causing health damages and possible death. Tires themselves are often thrown into landfills where they can often catch on fire causing air pollution or just take up large amounts of space that could have been something beneficial. What can we do to stop this or possibly reuse or recycle tires?
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