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Originally Posted by cbush
I remember from the early 60s folks would drive their cars with two wheels on the curb over a storm drain. Would elevate the car so they could crawl under and drain the oil.  They still dump it on the ground in much of the world 
Yea, things are better now--but we can always do more.
Finding a use for recycled materials is still a challenge.It is interesting how they have taken old tires, and made them into a valuable commodity. So that is an example of progress in recycling. |
LOL, progress? ROFLMAO!
The largest use for "recycled" tires is to burn them for fuel.
Iffn you are concerned with the environment, burning tires probably isn't high on your list of good things.
They can be chopped up to use as a playground material, but that's crazy expensive for what you get because of the steel in the rubber.
There's only one reasonable use for old tires that i know of:
