Fewer than 50 percent of used tires are actually recycled. The remaining tires become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and rodents, and serve as targets for arsonists.
Only 9% of plastic waste has been recycled. Plastic finds its way to the oceans where it endangers, and often kills, marine life.
Coal can be used to produce liquid fuels, however current methods have serious drawbacks. They are expensive, consume large volumes of water and produce too much CO2 and other pollutants.
