Rubber, Vermont

Rubber, Vermont is a town in Vermont where they highly invest in recycling- so much so, that many actually consider Rubber, Vermont to be the recycling capital of the world. In 1996, they struck a deal with local tire companies in which they convert all of the "trash" materials that are removed from old/non-working vehicles, put them through a series of chemical processes, and then are re-purposed into playgrounds, houses, and schools.