Company reaches 3m tyres milestone.AN ECO-FRIENDLY eco-friendly adj → ecológico eco-friendly adj → non nuisible à or qui ne nuit pas à l'environnement eco-friendly adj company has recycled its three millionth tyre Tyre (tīr), ancient city of Phoenicia, S of Sidon. It is the present-day Sur in Lebanon, a small town on a peninsula jutting into the Mediterranean from the mainland of Syria S of Beirut. - enough to stretch from its base in Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port, town and district (1991 pop. 78,800), Cheshire, W central England. Ellesmere Port, located on the Manchester Ship Canal near its junction with the Shropshire Union Canal and the entrance into the Mersey estuary, is the principal town of the district. to Barcelona. DUNweedin'', at Canal Side, near Oil Sites Road, passed the landmark in just five years, doing more than its bit to solve the problems associated with the millions of car tyres discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. by motorists in Britain every year. Company director Graham Glassbrook said: "It's a great landmark to reach, but we have no intention of stopping here. "Stretched out, the tyres would cover more than 1,000 miles of road, which shows we are having a major impact in dealing with the problem." DUNweedin' uses tyres to create safety mats and chippings for children's playgrounds. caption here |
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