Nemoder@lemmy.mltoFuck Cars@lemmy.ml•Car tires shed quarter of all worldwide microplastics
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8 days agoThere has been some recent investment in trying to make plant based rubber in the US again:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelharley/2022/09/08/bridgestone-develops-guayule-shrub-as-sustainable-alternative-to-rubber-trees/
They frequently do! Like when they report on catastrophic flooding by finding a stopped up drain and standing in it ankle deep and shouting about how awful it is as cars drive by behind them on the slightly wet roads.