About a quarter of scrap tires are left in landfills each year , according to the EPA . The agency says that if you want your tire properly disposed of, it is best not to put them on the street or leave them out for anyone else to see. So he ended up in Germany at a company that did precision-grinding of pharmaceuticals for time-release capsules . The plant can grind out up to 100 million pounds of powder per year .
About a quarter of scrap tires are left in landfills each year , according to the EPA . The agency says that if you want your tire properly disposed of, it is best not to put them on the street or leave them out for anyone else to see. The plant can grind out up to 100 million pounds of powder per year .