Tyre wear is a major contributor to polluting microplastics small particles which dont biodegrade and tend to accumulate in the environment, leaking harmful toxins into the air and our waterways. And although theres no respective EU regulation yet, a London-based startup has developed a device that can capture these particles. The Tyre Collective started out as a masters project by three former students of the Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, who founded the startup in 2020. It claims to have developed the first-ever device that captures tyre pollution. The team discovered that tyre particles are…
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