Thousands of tires hitting the roads may end up in them

LANSING Michigan may have a sustainable answer – at least in part – to the contentious issue of fixing its roads: asphalt made from recycled rubber tires. A partnership among state regulators, Michigan Technological University and county road commissions has been looking for ways to reduce the piles of used tires, said Kirsten Clemens, the scrap tire coordinator at the Department of Environment…