By Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA (Reuters) – Madyan Helles gathers waste car tires and recycles them into products that are utilized as a base layer for synthetic turf at sports centers in addition to in farming in the impoverished Gaza Strip.
The 27-year-old man, who has a geology degree in environment and water resources, lives not far from a scrapyard where damaged vehicles are accumulated prior to being compressed, shredded, and gotten ready for export – a website that motivated him in his task.
He gathers the tires from anywhere he can discover them, consisting of those disposed on the streets, which are often set fire to in demonstrations.
Helles then utilizes a shredding maker to turn them into little pieces of rubber granule infill that are utilized often in building tasks, in farming to make synthetic soil and likewise for synthetic grass.
They can likewise get a brand-new life in tires for kids’s toys and bikes.
“My task maintains the environment and helps in reducing environment dangers,” Helles said, who wants to broaden his business beyond him dealing with his own.
“It should grow and soak up all squandered tires in Gaza Strip so that we can eliminate them securely and effectively,” he informed Reuters.
In Gaza City, Ubayda Nassar, from the Shijaia sports club, where the pitches are made from synthetic turf, said every one needed 50 kg to 60 kg of rubber granules each year.
“We utilized to import rubber granules in the past for high rates, today they are available in Gaza. We assistance regional items,” Nassar said.
(Reporting by Nidal Almughrabi; Editing by Alison Williams)
