Regarding MEC, they asked us, even though we had a partnership agreement with them, to stop dropping off our tires years ago because we had so many.  Since then we pay $1 per tire to have them properly recycled (by the same company that picks up theirs). I think we spent about $1200 doing so last year, and since we can afford to do so we shall continue.

Here in Ontario there's the https://www.ontariots.ca/sp/index.html (Google "tire stewardship program" and you'll find more for other places), but they currently do not accept bike tires. I asked my MPP about this, and even got a reply from the Ministry of the Environment saying, as I already knew, that bike tires were not included in the current project. Thanks guys...

I heard the British Columbia got bikes tires added to their program, and would love to find out how they made that happen.

Mark Rehder - Coordinator
re-Cycles Community Bike Shop

On 2012-08-01, at 1:01 PM, Godwin ! wrote:

For those in Canada, MEC will (or at least used to) take tires to recycle. I've heard that REI and even Costco have a similar program in some communities in the US.

.g


Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 10:54:42 -0600
From: gzuphoesdown@gmail.com
To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Tires

You can burn them to heat your home in winter.  They burn a long time.  


On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Ann Altstatt <annaltstatt@gmail.com> wrote:
Our local dump used to accept them in the rubber recycling-- now it's car tires only! We have a build up, as well. . . trying to figure out a new plan.
ann
c/o SC Bike Church

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:34 PM, mnativeone@gmail.com <mnativeone@gmail.com> wrote:
Try Les Swabb Tire dealer.
 
Most Tire dealers Recycle them Free.
 
Mike
 
Bike Partners
Olympia , WA 
 
 
 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Andrew L
Date: 7/30/2012 6:02:35 PM
Subject: [TheThinkTank] Tires
 
hey all!

i know this has been a thread some time ago, but i would like some sounding off on what folks are doing to dispose of OR upcycle spent tires.

we have a build up!!

thanks for the help in advance!

Andrew
Troy Bike Rescue
Troy, NY

-- 
------__o      
----_`\<,_ 
---(_)/  (_) 
andrew lynn 518-573-7947