Where Your Tires End Up
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The U.S. generates a staggering 300 million scrap tires each year. Once a major waste problem, most tires now have a second life, burned as fuel or turned into things like asphalt and athletic fields. But some people worry that the push to recycle has overshadowed potential environmental and health risks. We explore efforts to turn discarded tires into usable products.
Guests
Michael Blumenthal
Vice president, Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA)
Hilary Miller
Program Manager for the Technical Services and Operations Program in the Maryland Department of the Environment’s Land Management Administration
Elana Schor
Staff reporter for Greenwire
David Brown
Public health toxicologist
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