Puerto Rico Cemex plant begins scrap tyre burning

摘要

Mexican cement giant Cemex began burning used tyres for plant fuel in Puerto Rico recently, a move that is intended to relieve a garbage crisis but has raised concerns about environmental and health risks.Cemex SAB's plant in the southern city of Ponce is the first to burn scrap tires for fuel in the US Caribbean territory, Cemex Puerto Rico President Carlos Jacks said. Jacks said the practice will eliminate a noxious waste product from the island's garbage dumps. Puerto Rico, an island of nearly 4 million people, generates about 5 million used tyres annually and faces a severe shortage of space for its garbage. Currently, only about 10 percent of the island's solid waste is recycled.