According to the Environment Agency, the UK produces around 55 million waste tires a year which, if not properly reused, recycled or disposed of can cause serious problems. Failing to deal with waste tires properly can be dangerous for the environment or badly affect communities and businesses. It is because of this that anyone involved with producing, importing, carrying, keeping, treating or disposing of waste tires is bound to a duty of care. Anyone remotely involved with waste tires must consult the Environment Agency as to the correct disposal procedure, as illegal waste activities will incur large financial penalties. Given that it currently costs 60 to 80 pence to legally dispose of a tire, it is much cheaper to follow legal requirements from the beginning.
With so many tires needing replacing each year, it is important that there are plenty of useful options for using old tires. Some tires, if they are still in a reasonable condition, can be re-treated and re-used as tires again. This however, is not a particularly common occurrence as tires are usually used until they are no longer fit for purpose which means that the new, remoulded tire may well not be road safe. Also, some tires are badly damaged when they are removed so there is no other option but to find another use for them. Below are some of the innovative and interesting ways in which old tires have been put to good uses:
Furnishing
There have been many unusual designs to reuse Cheap MOT , numerous of which are for home furnishing products. Chairs, tables, rugs, quirky seating and flower pots can all be made from tires and give a home a unique look while also protecting the environment. Rubber tires also work really well as carpet underlay as they are durable and provide a soft texture underfoot.
Construction
Often, waste tires are used in the construction of engineered landfill sites and flood defences. Ground up rubber tire can also be used as a road material or it can be mixed with concrete for use in construction projects. Tire rubber also works well as a shock absorber so it can be used to reduce vibration around railway lines.
Outdoors
There are lots of outdoor uses for tires as well, some practical, some fun and some just for aesthetics purposes. Rubber crumb from tires can be used to make sports surfaces and safety mats for children's play areas, while whole tires can make swings for playgrounds. If you want to have the whole works and kit your entire garden out with tire products, then a good use can be to make an attractive feature flower pot which you can paint any color to fit in with your garden design.
Fashion
Although an unlikely use, some designers have even managed to construct clothing out of old tires. In Japan for example, waste tires have been transformed into sneakers and pumps which, made from the inner-tubes of the tyres, are extremely water resistant and surprisingly attractive looking. Other designers use old tires exclusively as the material to fashion interesting handbags and for the adventurous shopper, a tire bag could be teamed with a matching bike Output
belt. Lastly, and most unusually, Michelin have even made a pair of women's shorts out of tyres. While unfortunately, the world is probably not quite ready for tire shorts, the attempt is admirable!
All in all, it would seem that Premium tyreshave not reached the end of their use once they are no longer road worthy. With so many potential options for old tires, there is no need for them to be quickly disposed of so we can simultaneously create new, useful things and protect the environment. If a complete tire is not reused, there is also always the option of recovering materials from the tires by shredding them.
Tim Machin runs Tire Medics which is not only a mail order website where you can buy tires online but can further save you time and money by fitting your tires at home or work using mobile Exhaust welding fitting services. Tire Medics's also run a 24/7 emergency call out service for roadside tire repair.
