how can i recycle old car tyres?

Answer 1

they come under hazardous waste now and require a permit 2 destroy or re-use.
ask the environmental agency, they'll b able 2 give u the full facts.

Answer 2

These days the law has tightened up quite considerably for car tyres as there are millions of them. What ever you do don't burn them as this causes tremendous pollution because of all the substances they are made up of and if you get caught you will be prosecuted for it.
Best way is to speak with your local tyre change centre, hopefully they will say yes and but may charge you a small fee as they have to pay to dispose of their tyres.
There are a number of manufacturers that put remolds on old tyres so they could be used again. Also some are shredded in order to make bases for carpets and I also believe they are also some types of road surface ( though I can't confirm that).

Answer 3

For all the people giving the burning suggestion the thumbs down, there are millions of tyres shredded and burnt in cement kilns around the UK. They are used as an alternative fuel to coal and burn at a high temperature (approx. 1450 degrees Celcius)) which burns off all of the harmfull gasses. All of these kilns are covered by WID (waste incineration directive) under the eye of the Environment Agency.
Take your tyres to a recycling center to be sure that they are disposed of properly, and they will more than likely be used as an alternative to fossil fuel.

Answer 4

If you don't have a local recycling centre which will take them...

the surfaces of a lot of horse riding arenas are made from shredded car tyres. Try contacting a company specialising in this and asking if they (or their suppliers) want your tyres.

Answer 5

Take a STANLEY KNIFE or similar, cut the tyre near to the tread, round alongside the tread, then open the tyre up, this SHOULD result in something that resembles a fat egg cup?

Paint the whole thing white, with masonry paint or similar, and use it as a planter for the garden, everyone one did this a few years back, think its time to start again for the sake of the environment!

Hope that all makes sense, difficult to explain, easier to draw!

Answer 6

You cant, Kwik ripoff want £1 to dispose of em for you, I use a DeWalt alligator saw with a Tungsten Carbide tipped blade, cut them up put bits in the Dust bin or take the bits to the Council tip.
Local Councils are too thick or lazy to recycle tyres.

Answer 7

hi there.. well once years ago we had about 3 tyres from one of my ex's old cars. We turned them inside out. Painted the outside white and put flowers in them. You need to cut around the centre of the tyre. Need two men to do it as well as they are very hard to turn. But.. they last for years and years. We grew flowers - potatoes - tomato's - herbs..

You can paint them any colour as well. Imagine how funky it would look..

take care now..

Answer 8

pay a recycle company £1 per tyre to get rid of them for you.

or you can cut the side walls off, turn them inside out, and then plant potatoes in them. stack another tyre on top and fill with soil as the plant grows. easy.

Answer 9

I have heard that you can use the really worn tyres to make a composter. Put the larger ones on the bottom, then the smaller ones on top, put your biodegradeable stuff in the who in the centre, and put an old bit of carpet on top, weighed down with a stone. Saw it somewhere ....

Answer 10

If the tyres are in good condition, its definately worth taking hem to a new and used tyre fitting company. They will usually buy them off of you. (roughly about £5 a tyre)

Unfortunatley, don't know much about knackered ones though!...

Answer 11

Turn them inside out, paint if you wish, fill with soil/compost and use as planter.

Alternative: take to tyre shop you got new ones from, they should take them or take to Civic Ameneties recycling centre.