Waste tyres are a problem that Bahia, Argentina, seems to have no solution for, with an estimated 150,000 tons of tyres arising each year in Argentina.
The impact of the waste tyres is due to several factors, among which are their composition since they contain 80% rubber, 15% steel and 5% textile fibre, and compounds that take thousands of years to degrade.
A report in La Nueva looked at the issue in some detail.
In Bahai, it is widespread to see a large number of abandoned tyres in vacant lots, which can contribute to the proliferation of rodents, insects, mosquitoes, and associ...
