Can old tires be recycled? If so, where, and what is the recycled material used for?

Dear greenquest-ga 

Tyres can indeed be recycled. They can be re-used or retreaded to make
more tyres, or recycled to make railroad ties, rubber modified
asphalt, athletic surfaces, plastic/rubber blends, insulation, or
fuel. The are several new ideas also being researched.

This Ohio Department of Natural Resource web site has a good guide to
tyres and their recycling.
http://www.ohiodnr.com/recycling/awareness/facts/tires/

This document from the UK?s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
sets out how the UK is dealing with the problem and the available
options.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/downloads/tyre.pdf

As for where to dispose of them, I?m not sure where in the world you
are located but I suspect by your spelling of tyres - sorry, tires,
suggests the US. In that case, the US Environmental Protection Agency
has useful information and advice on the disposal of tyres.
http://www.epa.gov/garbage/tires/index.htm
http://www.epa.gov/garbage/tires/faq.htm


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Thank you
answerfinder

excellent answer

Dear greenquest-ga,
Thank you for the tip. Pleased I could help.
answerfinder-ga

not sure if it was included in the above answer or not, but old tyres
are also used for road surfaces and pathways, especially the kind you
find in children's parks, which are soft and springy; usually those
kinds of surfaces will have cut up used tyres in.