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Are burnt out sports car tires recycled?
The high-speed driving done by sports cars and race cars can wear the tires out quickly. During a NASCAR race, cars may change their tires multiple times. One racing season produces thousands of waste tires with the potential to create environmental hazards....
Why are tire stockpiles considered hazardous to the environment?
The waste tires we produce every year is a growing problem with far-reaching implications. Over the past few decades, we have learned a lot about the issues this hazardous material can cause for our environment. Tire recycling facilities and...
World Aquatic Animal Day and Why it Matters
April 3, 2021 will mark the second annual World Aquatic Animal Day. This effort started by the Animal Law Clinic at the Lewis & Clark Law School as part of their Aquatic Animal Law Initiative aims to raise awareness of the aquatic animals that live in...
5 Ways to Reduce Tire Wear and Waste in a Fleet
The country depends on trucking fleets to transport consumer products, food, and building materials from coast to coast. Operating such a fleet of trucks inevitably involves maintaining the tires on which every load rides. Without proper care and...
International Sports Car Racing Day: Love the Race, Hate the Waste
Celebrated on the third Saturday in March each year, International Sports Car Racing Day corresponds with the 12 Hours of Sebring race in Sebring, Florida. This endurance race brings drivers and spectators from all over the United States to hear the roar of...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Recycling Solutions
There’s something to be said for continuously communicating the importance of recycling and exemplifying the kind of actions necessary to recycle effectively. However, the priority placed on improving our planet’s state was severely overcome by the pandemic....
Becoming Your Own Boss: Starting a Tire Recycling Business
For decades, old car and truck tires have dotted the landscape. Tossed in scrap heaps and buried in landfills, they pose a significant environmental hazard. In the last 50 years, the tire disposal problem has risen to the forefront of environmentalists’...
Any Tips for Getting Rid of Old Tires?
Old tires are everywhere, but that doesn’t mean that people know what to do with them. It has become abundantly clear over the past few decades that we cannot dump them all in landfills without harming the environment. At Eco Green Equipment, we are devoted...
What To Do With Those Old Tires
Despite the recent advances made in tire recycling technology and reusing scrap rubber, the question of what to do with old tires still plagues many of us. Most waste haulers and landfills will not accept tires anymore. If they do, there is usually a limit...