Kuwait is transforming its ‘tyre graveyard’ into a new smart city

Over 42 million vehicle tyres dumped in Kuwait’s sands are being recycled to tackle the country’s waste problem.

Residents of the nation’s suburbs have long been frustrated by mountains of tyres producing clouds of toxic black smoke when set alight.

Seventeen years of tyre dumping has sparked a series of massive blazes and created an immense environmental risk for residents.