# 2018 Honda CR-V - Where does all that tread go?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-cr-v-where-does-all-that-tread-go/126624>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [October 12, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-cr-v-where-does-all-that-tread-go/126624 "2018-10-12T15:28:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![BillWelsch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@BillWelsch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillWelsch)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-cr-v-where-does-all-that-tread-go/126624/1 "2018-10-12T15:28:40Z")

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OK - we all know that tires wear out. But where does all that worn out tire go? Simply into the air, so we can all breath old tire rubber? Isn’t this contributing to air pollution? Is this better than your old cigars? Thanks. Bill

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-cr-v-where-does-all-that-tread-go/126624/2 "2018-10-12T15:45:08Z")

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It becomes dust on the side of the highway, not vapor into the air. Rubber is not lighter than air so it settles on the ground unless blown by the wind. But it still eventually settles.

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**Author:** ![BillWelsch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@BillWelsch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillWelsch)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-cr-v-where-does-all-that-tread-go/126624/3 "2018-10-12T19:00:02Z")

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Thanks, Mustangman. Given all the dust blowing around, I’ll bet I’ve inhaled at least one tire before it settled!