Industrialization and Coastal Environments

New Law Hopes To Break Border Tire Cycle

A new law will allow California to help fund recycling and reuse programs for discarded tires in Mexico. California ships millions of discarded tires to Mexico annually, thousands of which flow back across the border as litter to San Diego.

California's Integrated Waste Management Board sends millions of tires to Mexico every year to keep them out of California landfills. Many drivers in Mexico wring more road life out of the old tires before finally throwing them out. People also use the discarded tires to build structures like retaining walls and staircases. Come rainy season, thousands of those tires wash back into California.

1. What is the issue, controversy or event in the story? What are the basic facts?

Tires that are shipped to Mexico that end up in the TJ River Valley

2. What information is missing from the story?

How they will implement the building and operation of the recycling plants

3. What would be your next steps if you were creating a follow up to this story?

The changes that have been made and how that has effected waste in the water