Tire Burning
is not recycling.
Tire rubber can and should be recycled. Rubberized Asphalt Concrete (RAC) is one of the best ways to recycle rubber. Most if not all of the used
tires could be used in RAC. RAC is better, longer lasting, uses only 2" versus 4" of material to make the road cover, is quieter and, tah dah, the
tires on the cars and trucks last longer because the surface is more giving. It is a truely win-win product. I urge you to oppose tire burning
and at the same time promote the use of RAC.
Tire burning is bad. The synthetic rubber when burned creates a toxic soup of mutagenic, carcinogenic and teratogenic substances. It creates dangerous
small particulates which carry these substances deep into the lungs where they lodge and are not respired out. It is a cheap form of fuel for the
industry and an expensive form of health impacts on the community. |