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. 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Roadside Tire Collectors 1:46 - A New Nigerian Tire Recycler 2:45 - History of Rubber 3:44 - Waste Tires and Fires 4:28 - US Tire Recycling 4:41 - Tire Recycling Process 5:54 - Making Rubber Bricks 7:24 - A $12 Billion Recycling Industry 8:16 - From Waste Tires to Playgrounds 8:50 - Family and Future MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: How People In Gaza Turn Trash Into Cash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw4CH-Jg6lY How The World's Largest Paper Company Makes 1/3 of Cardboard Boxes In America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lsC0aXyY6g How Disney's Magical Trash Tubes Ended Up In New York City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_9ngalquVU ------------------------------------------------------ #recycledtires #worldwidewaste #insiderbusiness Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/ Insider Business on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider Insider Business on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderbusiness Insider Business on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsider Insider Business on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Insider Business on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider One Nigerian Entrepreneur's Solution For Millions of Old Tires