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A Nigerian company is giving old tyres a second life, turning waste into bricks, floor tiles and even flip-flops. “If you take a five-minute walk or ten-minute walk, I guarantee you that you will spot at least ten tyres,” said Ifedolapo Runsewe, Freee Recycle’s managing director. “Then you find them in drainages, you find them in street corners where they ideally shouldn’t be,” she added. According to a report by the Tire Industry Project, one billion end-of-life tyres are generated globally every year. An estimated four billion are currently in landfills and stockpiles worldwide. Freee Recycl…

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