Summary

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 494
Story Slug TIRE RECYCLING (01/12/1998)
Location AUSTIN, TEXAS
Format PKG
Date 1/12/1998
Archive Time 22:56
TRT 1:38
Supers AUSTIN, TX ED MASTRONUNZIO, TIRE DEALER RUSS RHEA, REPORTING HAYS CO., TX ROGER FALK, SCRAP TIRE BROKER
Video Description CAR PULLING INTO BAY, CU WORKER REMOVING TIRE, TIRE STORE; AUTOMOTIVE TIRES; SOTS; TIRES CHANGED; LUG NUTS ON WHEELS TIGHTENED; STANDUP; USED TIRES; TIRE RECYCLING PLANT, STANDUP, PILE OF TIRES, GARBAGE, TRASH
Script LEAD: TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SCRAPPED TIRES ARE SITTING AT DUMP SITES ACROSS THE STATE. A STATE RECYCLING PROGRAM HAD HELP CUT THE NUMBER OF TIRES THAT ARE ILLEGALLY DUMPED, BUT THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE SCRAPPED THAT PROGRAM. RUSS RHEA SHOWS US HOW THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS STEPPED IN TO TAKE UP THE SLACK. ANNCR TAG: IN AUSTIN ALONE IT'S ESTIMATED THAT ONE MILLION TIRES A YEAR NEED TO BE PROPERLY DISPOSED.-END-
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