Making rubber crafts and reusing used tires requires the right tools for precision and durability. Here are 4 essential ...

Rubber tire mulch has been a popular playground surface choice for many schools. As tire mulch ages, degrades, and leeches paint and potential toxins, concerns arise that are hard to ignore .

A one-piece wheel-and-tire combo, the blue 3D-printed tire is 100% biodegradable, made from materials including natural rubber, bamboo, molasses, and orange zest.

It's easy to paint Akron's rubber story with black-and-white or sepia tone strokes. The city's relationship with the tire industry, in particular, can feel distant. Once a bustling tire manufacturing ...

The rubber dandelion can be used to make tires. Biobased World “The rubber dandelion comes from northwest China, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, but it can grow in snowy areas of Ohio,” she says.

But tire manufacturing consumes some 70 percent of the world's rubber supply, so interest from the industry means the demand will better support guayule development, says Yulex CEO Jeff Martin.