The Black Bear Having The Negative Carbon Footprints

On average, around 1.5 Billion tyres are either thrown away or burnt in the open air.

We all are working hard to make our life more cheerful but the cost for this is paid by nature. We are adding modern technology to our lifestyles which makes our work easier but is difficult for nature to digest its side effects in a short period. One of the most common utilities that we use in our daily life is automobiles, which is one of the factors of increasing pollution. Just consuming the fuel is not only the pollution created by automobiles but their different parts also create pollution. Tyres, the more you accelerate your vehicle more microplastic it will shred from the tyre. And after it is utilized in vehicles, there is no proper channel to recycle or decompose it.

On average every year, around 1.5 Billion tyres are either thrown away or burnt in the open air. If they are thrown away, then their microplastic will reach the ocean and if they are burnt in open air then it releases toxic fumes which are very dangerous. According to research, around 28% of the total microplastic in the ocean came from tyres and brakes of cars and bikes. The proper utilization, as well as proper recycling of these, are required to carve the issue of pollution caused by tyres.

A company named Black Bears Carbon BV, based in the Netherlands is trying to make an impact in the recycling of tyres. Its plant in the Netherlands can process 1 Million tyres every year and it is planning to open 1000 such plants across the world with the help of local partners.

They break down tyres into two parts one part (40%) has been burned down to small pellets which contain Carbon Black which has a huge demand in the manufacturing of keyboards, pen inks, paints, pipes, fuel caps, and many more things. The remaining 60% is utilized in powering the plant through the gas and fuel collected from the burning of tyres. The company is having a negative carbon footprint. The recycling of tyres can reduce Co2 emission equivalent to planting 1 Billion trees and also it is supporting one of the most heated topics around the world “Circular Economy”.

The world is expanding at a rapid pace and we need to find solutions to save our environment as well as to reduce waste. Circular Economy is of the “Master Stroke” that can help in reducing the waste and utilizing the waste to their optimum level.