Rubber pollution

Rubber Pollution
LocationGlobal
CauseImproper disposal of rubber products
Wear and tear, abrasion of rubber products
ParticipantsVarious environmental organizations

Rubber pollution, similar to plastic pollution, occurs in various environments, and originates from a variety of sources, ranging from the food industry processing chain to tire wear. Synthetic and natural rubber dust and fragments now occur in food, airborne as particulates in air pollution, hidden in the earth as soil pollution, and in waterways, lakes and the sea.

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