According to a report from the Federal Highway Administration, in the United States alone, around 280 million used tires are tossed away each year, with only 30 million of those getting recycled, retreaded, or reused. A separate report from the Tire Industry Project for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development says the Earth generates one billion end-of-life tires annually. If that’s not a staggering enough statistic, as many as four billion more are likely sitting in landfills worldwide, just waiting for something to be done
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