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 mailto:breathingplanet@gmail.com> wrote:
what do you do with your no good tires (dry rot, worn out, etc) ? Survey says....... Thx! Andrew Troy Bike Rescue ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org
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