One Nigerian Entrepreneur's Solution For Millions of Old Tires | World Wide Waste | Business Insider
Published at : 23 Dec 2025
We make nearly 2 billion tires every year, while old ones continue to pile up. They can act as breeding grounds for mosquitoes and cause hard-to-put-out fires. Some countries recycle a majority of them, and one Nigerian entrepreneur is aiming to get hers to do the same.
00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Roadside Tire Collectors 01:46 - A New Nigerian Tire Recycler 02:45 - History of Rubber 03:44 - Waste Tires and Fires 04:28 - US Tire Recycling 04:41 - Tire Recycling Process 05:54 - Making Rubber Bricks 07:24 - A $12 Billion Recycling Industry 08:16 - From Waste Tires to Playgrounds 08:50 - Family and Future 09:33 - Credits