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From "Tire dust makes up the majority of ocean microplastics" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37726539&p=3#37728049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37
by westurner 3y ago
From "Tire dust makes up the majority of ocean microplastics" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37726539&p=3#37728049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37726539&p=3#37728049 :
>> Years of creating artificial reefs from old tires are catching up.
> People probably don't even realize that most tires are synthetic rubber and thus are also bad for the ocean.
> Is there a program to map the locations of old synthetic tire reefs, and what is a suitable replacement for reef reconstruction and regrowth?