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Feuerteufel keeps Löwenberger fire brigade in suspense
The fight against a fire in a silo near Teschendorf developed into a veritable battle of materials for the fire brigade. Only after several hours they got
Already the fifth fire at the Essen Thelen Group
A serious fire broke out on January 03rd on the premises of the tire warehouse of the Thelen Group in Essen. The column of smoke could be seen from afar, but that
Fuel from used tires
New ideas are constantly being developed in order to get the old tire mountain under control. This is how biologists in Guatemala came up with the idea of designing mosquito traps from old tires. Background:
Scrap tire store burns on New Year's Day
A fire broke out in a tire shop in People's Bach (Rems-Murr district) on New Year's Day. There, cardboard boxes, Christmas trees, pallets and old tires went up in flames for an unknown reason.
Tire fire on New Year's Eve
The fire of 2.500 used tires in Essen's northern district on New Year's Eve almost had devastating consequences. When the fire brigade arrived at the hall at around 23:48 p.m
Tire sin near Much in the Rhein-Sieg district
In the middle of a forest near Niederbech, a stranger unloaded a whole truckload of old tires between the years. In addition he obviously had the old tarred road
Floods slow down rubber production
Brakes on rubber production Thai experts are expecting a rubber harvest loss of 10 percent this year. This is due to heavy rains that have hit the plantations since January 1st.
Used tires and liquor bottles
On information about an environmental offender who, between December 15, 2016 and January 2, 2017, had four old winter tires marked "Winterstar" and two
Waste tire disposal at the Egelsee
An unknown perpetrator threw a total of 17 old tires from different manufacturers from a parking lot at the end of the upgraded section of the B 30 to the Egelsee or let them roll down.
Old tires in the Black Forest
Between December 4992th and 12th, an unknown environmental offender threw 20 old tires from the K38 into a wooded area between Friedenweiler and Kleineisenbach. Should
Hundreds of old tires dumped illegally
One of the two cases of illegal tire disposal that the police in Wetteraukreis dealt with in December has already been cleared up. A hefty fine awaits the perpetrator. It
Three cases of illegal tire disposal
A total of 45 tires were disposed of in December in the communities of Kirchberg and Bischofsmais: 16 tires in Untermitterdorf, on a forest path to Raindorf, between December 7 and
Study: Asian low-end tires threaten retread industry
The retreading of worn tires, which are then put back on the market, is not only environmentally friendly, it also represents an important branch of the economy
60 used tires illegally dumped
In December, 60 old tires were disposed of in a parking lot on the B 500 in Schluchsee, Baden-Württemberg. The police suspect that the tires with a truck
Shredding tires in the desert
Around 14 million used tires lie in the scorching sun in Sulaibiya, Kuwait. With German technology, they are now to be given a new purpose, which is reported
Illegal dumping of rubbish drives road maintenance companies to insanity
On November 26.11.2016, 20, almost 160 car tires were recovered from a piece of forest just behind the town limit sign in Werne in the Unna district. An average of XNUMX is loud
Carelessly thrown into the forest
Around 70 old tires without rims were simply thrown into the forest between Schwabmünchen and Leuthau. An employee of the city of Schwabmünchen discovered the landfill at a
Leutkirch police are looking for environmental offenders
In Bad Wurzach, Upper Swabia, four car tires were probably disposed of on November 21 or 22.11.2016, 314 on a green strip at the Frauenlob car park on state road XNUMX. People,
Environmental sin before asylum accommodation
A man with a silver-colored car and a large trailer was observed on Friday 18.11.2016/19.11.2016/XNUMX and on Saturday XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX around noon, as he
Increased illegal waste tire disposal
In Merseburg in the Saale district, there are increasing complaints about illegal disposal of used tires, possibly triggered by the change from summer to winter tires. District spokeswoman Kerstin Küpperbusch therefore announced measures
Garbage dump in the Rhine
The fact that the environmental sin only comes to light when the water is low doesn't make it any better: Dormagen has had several old car tires and other scrap for years
Repeatedly dumped old tires at the wildlife park
On the night of November 9th, unknown perpetrators probably unloaded 38 old tires directly at the feed store of the wildlife and hiking park in Silz (Rhineland-Palatinate). It is not
Water filter made of rubber granulate in the test phase
It was already known that rubber granulate, the material obtained from old tires, is extremely versatile. However, further areas of application are still being developed: researchers at the Bauhaus University in Weimar
A mountain of tires in the countryside
The Reifenberg can already be seen from a distance: In the Wallenser Feldmark near the Humboldtsee in the direction of Fölziehausen, one or more unknown perpetrators have approx.
