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Millions of UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India (www.bbc.com)
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[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I honestly don't understand it. There are recycling plants in the UK which shred the tyres into small rubber granules to be used in playgrounds. These also I believe can be mixed with bitumen. Surely it should be comparable with the price of shipping them overseas, nevermind the environmental impact?

[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We need to build hundreds playgrounds a day with the amount of tyres we need to recycle in England. Maybe we should focus on making cities smaller, more accessible by bikes and pedestrians, reducing the total need for cars. As James May just said, "cars don't belong in town and cities"

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