Be they powered by fossil fuels, batteries, or hydrogen, cars are here to stay. So what can be done to make tires greener? In this episode of Stereo Chemistry, C&EN reporters Alex Scott and Craig Bettenhausen look at where the rubber meets the road, literally. Scott examined efforts to make tires more sustainable in a recent cover story for C&EN. He found people working on the movement and fate of tiny specks of tire-and-asphalt dust in the environment as well as large-scale efforts to shift to biobased and recycled raw materials when making new tires.

C&EN Uncovered, a project from C&EN’s podcast, Stereo Chemistry, offers another look at subjects from recent cover stories. Read Scott’s May 29th, 2023, cover story about how the tire industry is pushing to become more sustainable at https://bit.ly/42MMseA.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3Kw5gID.

Credits

Executive producer: Gina Vitale

C&EN Uncovered host: Craig Bettenhausen

Cover story reporter: Alex Scott

Audio editor: Mark Feuer DiTusa

Story editor: Michael McCoy, Ariana Remmel, Laura Howes

Copyeditor: Sabrina Ashwell

Show logo design: William A. Ludwig

Episode artwork: Pyrum Innovations

Music: “Hot Chocolate” by Aves

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