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Tires-too many are still going to landfills.

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#1 Shortpoet-GTD

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Posted 26 October 2013 - 05:54 AM

290 million tires are scraped yearly in the US with 27 million ending up in landfills. :sad:

But they can easily be recycled into roadbed projects, furniture and art.
With sea levels rising, they could easily become storm surge breakers along coastlines.
(Better protection against the likes of Sandy and Katrina)

http://sustainablog....ing-with-tires/


http://www.epa.gov/o...tires/basic.htm


http://sustainablog....recycled-tires/

And Yong Ho Ji, a Korean artist makes incredible sculptures from tires.
http://twistedsifter...res-yong-ho-ji/

#2 Besoeker

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 07:01 AM

I think I read about some tyres being granulated and used for fuel to generate electricity.
Maybe not so green.

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 03:37 PM

View PostBesoeker, on 27 October 2013 - 07:01 AM, said:

I think I read about some tyres being granulated and used for fuel to generate electricity.
Maybe not so green.
Slightly better than coal but millions of shredded tires are used for fuel.

http://www.epa.gov/o...s/tires/tdf.htm

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Posted 02 November 2013 - 05:28 AM

Found a positive piece on recycling tires; as roof material.
And most have a 30 year warranty (or longer) :biggrin:
http://greenbuilding...d-eco-friendly/

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Posted 10 November 2013 - 09:01 PM

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Posted 18 December 2014 - 05:40 AM

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Posted 28 March 2016 - 05:07 AM

Rubber is from trees but with all the chemicals they mix in; it doesn't matter in the end.
http://www.madehow.c...ume-1/Tire.html

What's worrisome (although a good thought effort) is the fact that they're putting shredded tires
on playgrounds and sports fields. It has been reported that the fine powder once inhaled during
play can cause cancer. Of course, the manufactures deny it. :unsure:
http://www.ehhi.org/...h_effects.shtml

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Posted 28 March 2016 - 10:08 AM

View PostShortpoet-GTD, on 28 March 2016 - 05:07 AM, said:

....putting shredded tires on playgrounds and sports fields....

...I'll take grass and sand and dirt please....

Regarding "Thresher's" question/comment about burning rubber and tires, while I don't have professional experience in the area, most of us have smelled burning tires at one time or another and know that they smell nasty when on fire.  Not the stuff you want to breathe much of.  According to the Michelin website tha Shortpoet linked to tires are manufactured with mixtures of both natural and synthetic rubbers as well as lots of carbon black and other substances.  Tires are actually complicated things, have a complicated composition, probably get lots of different combustion products when burning them in open air. Probably some combustion products are smog forming or carcinogenic or otherwise toxic.

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