Ecuador sets a world precedent by removing and processing more than 47,000 tires from the Galapagos archipelago

The 28% of the microplastics that exist in the sea come from out-of-use tyres. Ecuador reaffirms its leadership in environmental defense with a new milestone: 47,000 out-of-use tires (NFU) have been removed from the Galapagos Islands in the last six years, as part of the program “Galapagos Free of Used Tires” created by SEGINUS, [...] The entry Ecuador marks a world precedent when removing and processing more than 47,000 tires from the Galapagos…