ZSL #048 The rubber story and the road to sustainability

ZSL Wild Science Podcast by Zoological Society of London

Aug 22, 202501:04:06Science & Medicine

What do car tyres, yoga mats and trainers have in common? They all contain natural rubber, tapped from trees by millions of small farmers, mostly in Asia. While natural rubber production is renewable, its impact on the e...

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