Illinois County Offers Tire Recycling Event

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  Consumers are already feeling the economic impact of a new tax on imported tires, which raised the price of tires from countries like China by 35 percent. But the new tax has had several ripple effects on the environment.

  Some dealers …

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  In an effort to balance the state’s budget, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has cut the $4 million funding that would have been used to clean up the largest tire stockpile in the nation, according to The Denver Post.

  The program is …

• Recycling Mysteries: Tires

  Let’s be honest: Tires make the world go round. Unless you’re a professional speed walker, your method of transportation probably involves tires of some sort.

  But these tires don’t last forever. Whether it’s an irreparable flat or loss of tread, eventually …