What’s the best use for old tires?

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Grind them up and mix them into asphalt for new roads. Grind them up and use to augment the aggregate used in rail beds. Form into speed humps or curb stops. Fuel the furnaces used to cook the lime for making cement.

We have many ways of reusing them, but all the processes combined cannot keep up with the rate in which we discard them. Which is pretty much true for all waste we generate, and has more to do with economic viability.

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I remember when they were used as playground and after-school daycare toys. I broke my arm jumping over a line of them standing up in a row. Not the best use but it was fun. What happened to tire swings and sitting on a tire?

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Grind them up and use them in roadways.

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Making structures to help rebuild coral reefs and provide a safe environment for the ocean’s residents. :+1:

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From my hippie days - make sandals from them.

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Mulch for landscaping. You can buy it in different colors.

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Ground up for use on new roads,

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If you’re in Akron…

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Came here to say the same thing! Especially underneath children’s play equipment.

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Why does it have to be a rope swing? A chain works just as well.

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Getting all fancy with a chain are we? Ropes aren’t good enough? Sounds elitist.

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They are used best to make roads more quiet - at least they do a remarkable job of that here in Arizona. :relaxed:

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Feral cat houses.
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They’re great for transporting an engine or when you have many engines but only one stand/hoist.

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Mulch for landscaping

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Reclaim that trapped oil.

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Lighting a BBQ.

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Boat bumpers! They also make a dandy track material.

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