125 discarded tires, Shreveport Clean Up: Montessori / Anderson Island / Stoner Hill
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By STEVEN ASHLEY
WITH each new model introduction, automakers take pains to point out how much they have done to reduce their vehicles’ negative effects on the environment. A rundown of the advances can involve almost every aspect of the car’s design and production: carbon dioxide output has been cut; paint application has changed to a water-based process; recycling and waste reduction at the factory has been improved to a point where nothing goes to a landfill.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/automobiles/20TIRE.html?ref=automobiles
