With over 240 million tires discarded every year, tire recycling has taken on a more important role in solid waste management. Since 1995 the B.C. Utility Authority Tire Recycling Program has recycled over 145,000 tires. In addition to disposal concerns, tires have also been targeted as a health threat due to the introduction of West Nile-like virus into the United States. Tires, in addition to bird baths, leaky outdoor faucets, bottles and cans, are excellent breeding grounds for mosquitoes. In order to eliminate these potential breeding grounds, standing water needs to be removed.
Tire recycling is a step towards a solution.
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