A New Perspective on Constantine

Disposed-off tires are a present-day environmental hazard, and despite all the government regulations and recycling efforts, people still dispose of vehicle tires improperly. Many people stockpile them ignorantly or dump them knowingly in vacant spaces. Regardless of the reason, such actions have many long-term effects. 

You must know why you should recycle left-out tires after removing them from vehicles and cleaning up dumping areas to mitigate the rotting rubber’s disastrous impacts. 

Let’s understand how exactly these sustainable tires bear negative consequences on our environment. 

Waste of Natural Resources

Producing tires includes the use of natural resources. Most tires have natural rubber as their primary component, and about 90% is available from rubber trees in the Southeastern region of Asia. These trees can completely mature in around five to six years. After they grow fully, tire producers sap the trees daily for another 20 to 25 years. 

Rather than using scarce resources, it is also possible to use synthetic rubber. However, the rubber is available at the price of a single oil barrel per tire. All the newly tire manufacturing companies take away the limited resources. 

It is possible to recover most of such resources and reuse them when you recycle the tires and they’re about to expire. While it offers new life to some tires at retreading plants, the same is not valid for most tire varieties. 

Tires Create Pollution

As tires don’t decompose, they suspend harmful chemical components into the ground, air, and water, altering the ecosystem when they pile in junkyards and landfills. Waste tires release methane gas into the environment by getting sunlight for a long time. The greenhouse gas contributes to the carbon footprint resulting in climate change.

When a tire is burnt, it suspends black toxic gas into the nearby air. The smoke carries many chemicals with it that were used for manufacturing tires. Due to this reason, it is not possible to extinguish tire fires with water. You wash away all the chemicals when you spray water on such a fire. Later they collect as groundwater deposits and pollute the ponds and lakes. 

Burning scrap tires for a long time destroys beneficial soil bacteria. Without this bacteria, animal and plant species don’t thrive.

Leaching Soil

Metals, rubber, and other components present in the tire break down and infiltrate the soil they sit on. With rainfall, these contaminants get deeper within the ground and spread. Groundwater can become tainted from such pollutants. 

Landfill Buildup

Most landfills quickly get overcrowded with tires and other such waste. The tire’s rubber material also traps gasses such as methane, causing them to bubble the surface after burying them. Many owners banned throwing away tires to preserve room for commercial and household garbage. 

Conclusion

The average expense of cleaning old tires is around $93 per ton. It is a relatively low price to stop many adverse environmental problems due to rotting tires. Many states have introduced reimbursement programs encouraging tire recyclers to reduce the problem. Thus, recycling old tires is best to avoid the above negative environmental consequences. 

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