I agree. I also have been wondering a lot lately about where does all the tires that wear away each year go? Street sweepers, the oceans? Millions of tires each year. It’s frightening to think what that does.
Which then produces oils, heavy metals, and mineral toxins absorbed by plant material and aquatic systems. An additional danger before decomposition are uncontrollable toxic fires from large piles of disposed tires. Only 35% of tires get reused or recycled, as it's difficult to do so cost-effectively.
Tires are also filled with carbon black, which is fairly similar to soot/ash from fires, so I wouldn’t say it’s a completely unprecedented compound in nature, either.
