TECH FOCUS: SUSTAiNABlE MOBiliTy A sustainable world needs sustainable tires We've known for decades that the CO2 emitted from our vehicles is horrible for the environment. Even if you've ignored the science that connects tailpipe emissions to climate change, the brown hue in the sky about any major city is a good visual representation of what we're doing to the planet with each commute. Less known, and only recently garnering any coverage in the press, are tire particulates. Oh sure, at one point in all of our lives we've " burned rubber " by stomping the accelerator and marveling at UPDATE A 2020 SySTEMiQ study found that 78% of ocean microplastics come from tire dust. the black signature of our hubris left upon the asphalt. But it's unlikely that we connected those marks on the road with the idea that bits of plastic (some of which from tires) would eventually end up in our bodies. The tire particulate issue isn't new, but the public's awareness of it is. Like the June 2024 21 CleanPNG Saskia Madlener