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Tires are saving us — and killing us, too

The Verge: Energy

That’s a massive figure that ignores the nearly 250 million tires that are disposed of annually in North America, roughly half of which are burned. This is also a climate resiliency play. When 6PPD reacts with ozone, it becomes 6PPD-quinone. Harrigle says we scrap 250 million tires every year in North America.