Dec 8, 2020
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About Us
TNML Inc. is a company that started in 2020 by four passionate undergraduate Commerce students looking for a way to change the world. We want to demonstrate that reducing and reusing waste to make products that are beneficial to both the consumer and environment, is possible. That is why our mission at TNML is “to restore the environment in ways that are valuable to people and the planet.”
Product Description - EnvironmenTire
EnvironmenTire is Canada’s first bicycle tire made from 100% natural recycled rubber. We have created a socially and environmentally responsible tire, using natural rubber waste found in scrap yards across the country of Vietnam. Only 10% of excess rubber is recycled in Vietnam, and the other 90% is either left to sit in scrap yards for hundreds years to come, or burned, polluting and contaminating the air with heavy fumes (Hansen, 2019). The rubber industry is also one of the leading causes of environmental destruction in Vietnam, which has led to deforestation across the country (Christansen, 2019)- diverse tropical forests have been artificially converted to monocropped plantations.
To solve these environmental issues that are occuring in Vietnam, we have created a bicycle tire that will take excess rubber that would have otherwise been disposed of unsustainably.
EnvironmenTire is not only a product that you can feel good about buying, but it is also a high-quality tire that will be sure to make one’s cycling experience enjoyable. Our tires are the ideal fit for any road bike, whether you are cycling to work or taking a leisurely ride with friends. The tire is made with 100% natural recycled rubber, which allows for excellent tensile strength, creating a longer-lasting tire (VCBS, 2020). We offer various sizing for the tire width so that our customers can find their greatest balance of comfort and grip, in order to create the optimal cycling experience. See Figure 2 for the various dimensions we offer for EnvironmenTire. Each tire comes with a one year warranty, where we will receive the damaged tire and repair it for no cost to the consumer. Additionally, for each tire sold, 5% of the profits will go towards an organization, ‘Forest Trends,’ where they will purchase land in Vietnam, to ensure that it is protected and free from monocropping and/or artificial farming, allowing the land to thrive organically. See Figure 1 to see the product design.
Figure 1
This is what EnvironmenTire will look like. Made from 100% recycled natural rubber, and stamped on will be the dimensions, the product name, EnvironmenTire, and “this is made from 100% recycled material.”
Figure 2
These are the various dimensions we offer for EnvironmenTire. There are three different widths, and two different diameter sizes. For consumers unsure of which width and diameter to choose, we recommend the 25mm with 700cc as it the most popular option among road cyclists (Western Bike Works, 2020).
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