New Delhi, April 4 -- Imagine you are on vacation in an offbeat destination in India - a village known for its scenic beauty and clean air - when you suddenly see black smoke rising and feel a burning sensation in your lungs.

That would be frustrating and infuriating, right?

While you can always cut your trip short or go elsewhere, this is a daily reality for people who live in such areas.

The BBC recently published a report on how the UK dumps its used tyres in India instead of recycling them. Millions of them are sent to Indian villages to be burnt in the absence of oxygen -- a process called pyrolysis. The reason? Exporting the tyres to get rid of them is cheaper than recycling them there.

The problem is that many of these factorie...