____________________________________Dear Think Tank Supporters,There are things that can be done with used tires. This image was of an old rack that we updated and made a little bit more secure.To add to the recycling idea. We reuse inner tubes for tie wraps. The wraps are used to tie matched parts together, tie parts onto a bike during an extended repair process, and just an easy to use and reuse organizer tool. I like these over the plastic tie wraps because I can untie them without a tool to cut them off.Eric BrozellBike Erie and Pedal Mettle ErieOn Oct 12, 2019, at 2:33 AM, DancesWithCars <danceswithcars@gmail.com> wrote:They make good bungee cords for hauling things on touring racks...As shims, anti-twist, rub, etc for stuff on handlebars like camera, light, etc mounts...I've seen a co-op wrap handlebars with them..Phoenix made bow ties out of some...Just sayin,get creative...____________________________________On Fri, Oct 11, 2019, 19:02 Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3@gmail.com> wrote:____________________________________At the AMS Bike Co-op in Vancouver for a while we had to personally deliver the tires to an industrial recycler in a really bike-unfriendly part of town. We would borrow the student society's pickup truck to do a delivery a few times per year. They charged by the ton. IIRC we also co-operated with other community bike shops to aggregate all our tires for a single delivery.
Whether they take bicycle tires is really up to the individual recyclers, you have to call and ask for specifics. Unfortunately the volumes are usually so low a lot of companies won't think it's worth the hassle - even if you pay a fee.
At smaller shops where I've volunteered the tires just end up in the trash.
Jean-François
On 2019-10-11 12:22 p.m., Kristin Kinnamon wrote:
Our local Les Schwab tire store takes them as part of their recycling program.
Kristin Kinnamon
Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop
On Fri, Oct 11, 2019, 8:46 AM breathingplanet . <breathingplanet@gmail.com> wrote:
what do you do with your no good tires (dry rot, worn out, etc) ?____________________________________
Survey says.......
Thx!AndrewTroy Bike Rescue
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