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Fields of Waste: Artificial turf, touted as recycling fix for millions of scrap tires, becomes mounting disposal mess

Nearly three decades ago, the federal government issued a somber warning. Americaโ€™s scrap tires had to go somewhere without gobbling up landfill space. Billions of cast-off tires already had accumulated in ugly stockpiles and millions more were  โ€œscattered in ravines, deserts, woods, and empty lots,โ€ sparking toxic fires that burned for months, the Environmental Protection […]

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