recycle tires

ideas for recycling used tires.

When you have a tire that you need to recycle you can likely take it to an auto shop or tire center. They will usually take it for you. Some local areas will also hold recycling collection days where tires are something they will take in. If you can not find somewhere then contact you local waste management agency or recycling center. Someone should be able to direct you to where to recycle your used tires.

Some of the uses of recycled tires include grinding them up to mix with asphalt for roads and athletic tracks. They can be recycled and used for truck bed liners, flooring, tiles and even curbs. The rubber from recycled tires is often used in civil engineering projects, parks and recreation areas. Millions of tires are used as fuel, and millions more are sent to other countries to be used as re-treads.

Recycling foam which is behind the dashboard and in other parts of the car is rather tough. Just as recycling tires with steel belts inside is tough because it's hard to separate the steel from inside the rubber in order to recycle both. Carbon composites by their very name, are composite structures, and before you can recycle them, you need to pull them apart. Multiple types of composites with carbon sheets are difficult to repurpose and recycle.