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Tire rubber is a huuuuge source of airborne microplastics.
by wonder_er 3y ago
Tire rubber is a huuuuge source of airborne microplastics.
- Enginerrrd 3y agoAnd now they're experimenting with using it in road paving.
- poo-yie 3y agoPardon my ignorance here. Isn't rubber (used in tires) different from plastics? Honest question. I've always thought of them as being different things. Not that I want micro-rubber particles in my lungs either.
- wonder_er 3y agoGreat question. I think because plastic and rubber are both petrolium byproducts, the 'shreds' of both are bad. I googled, found: > Current tires consist of 19% natural rubber and 24% synthetic polymers (plastics), as well as metal and other materials. So tires have both rubber and plastics. both are bad, and both get ejected into the environment at a horrific rate. :(
- ChatGTP 3y agoIMO this is why EVs aren't really the solution, not only is the mining bad, we still have tire rubber happening and that's also bad. E-bikes and public transport would make for a much healthier world. Yes bikes have tires but the dust would pale in comparison.