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I get that "no punctures means less waste", and "Every year, 20%* of tires are discarded as scrap due to flats and rapid pressure loss (12%) or irregular wear a
by henry_bone 5y ago
I get that "no punctures means less waste", and
"Every year, 20%* of tires are discarded as scrap due to flats and rapid pressure loss (12%) or irregular wear and tear caused by poor tire pressure (8%), i.e., the equivalent of 200 million tires, or 2 million tonnes*. That’s 200 times the weight of the Eiffel Tower."
However, there is still the problem of getting rid of
"a flexible load-bearing structure made from glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP)".
I would hope there is a way to degrade, reclaim or reuse these materials.
- toomuchtodo 5y ago> I would hope there is a way to degrade, reclaim or reuse these materials. Plasma gasification