Detroit Treads Mud Mats

Faith fowler the organization s executive director.

Detroit treads mud mats.

Workers and volunteers were hard at work turning old tires into mud mats at cass community social services in detroit. Yet with all this strength it weighs only 5 8 pounds and it floats. To date cass has picked up over 30 000 tires from the streets of detroit. The organization started making mud mats from the tires in 2007 and now the new detroit treads sandals.

Post consumer tire waste is one of the biggest environmental problems that many everyday citizens are not aware of. Mud mats traditionally come with multicolored pieces in between tire treads. Faith fowler the organization s executive director. Since 2007 ccss has used more than 35 000 illegally dumped tires in detroit to make mud mats and the detroit treads sandals said the rev.

Since 2007 ccss has used more than 35 000 illegally dumped tires in detroit to make mud mats and the detroit treads sandals said the rev. De tread applies a two prong methodology to eradicating the issues of post consumer tire waste and tire blight. Detroit treads sandals are being made by the cass community social services from illegally dumped tires in the city of detroit and providing jobs for local labor to do it. Twelve formerly homeless men are employed in this program.

To create a unique stylish and sustainable sandal that affords wearers a comfortable way to express their detroit pride while empowering ccss workers to gain vital skills. Cass began collecting abandoned tires to make its mud mats and to date has collected over 35 000 tires which are now also being used to make detroit treads sandals. Twelve formerly homeless men are employed in this program. Go treads are made of flexible high strength high impact polypropylene copolymer with special additives to give this durable plastic even greater toughness.

Detroit treads will also utilize student volunteers from across the state and country that will be trained and supervised by the at risk youth employed by green industries. To date cass has picked up over 30 000 tires from the streets of detroit. Cass community social services collects illegally dumped tires from vacant lots in detroit and recycles them into indestructible mud mats. Cass community social services collects illegally dumped tires from vacant lots in detroit and recycles them into indestructible mud mats.

The smooth finish of go treads allows the snow and mud to shake off for easy cleaning.