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Old 08-08-2003, 07:03 PM
Jan Flora
 
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In article , zxcvbob
wrote:

David J Bockman wrote:
I found this article to be of enormous interest:

Garbage into Oil!

http://www.discover.com/may_03/featoil.html


I've wondered for years why old tires were not ground up, the steel
removed with magnets, and the rubber mixed with crude oil at the refineries.

Regards,
Bob


In Europe, I've heard that they're mixing ground up old tires in asphaltic
concrete for road surfaces, with really good results.

Jan