A rubber manufacturer in Beijing, China, plans to set up a plant this year to recycle used tires.
While environment experts say the plant will reduce pollution, the firm is worried it won't have a large enough supply to feed its appetite.
"We have talked to a few big recycling stations about their support, but the supply could still be a problem," said Hu Jiaqing, vice general manager of Shanghai Honglei Complete Equipment of Fine Rubber Powder Co.
The plant, which is scheduled to open this August, will be capable of recycling 50,000 tons of used tires each year, accounting for about 90 percent of the city's used tires.
The tires will be turned into fine rubber powder to make new rubber products, according to Wu.
Currently, the city produces about 6 million waste tires each year. But only about 10 percent of them are ever recycled, according to the tire division of the China Rubber Industry Association. Shanghai Daily
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