What happens to used tires?
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They get stacked up at a pistol range in Texas where Colion Noir does his videos?
The roofing industry is slowly starting to utilize used tires in the asphalt that’s used in shingles in a similar vein, or at least one brand is(Malarkey Roofing). A big plus - rubberized shingles get a higher impact resistance rating against big hail to 3 or 4 depending on how much rubber and what region/composition. Roofing asphalt is dramatically different than paving asphalt - it undergoes an oxidation step where air or oxygen is blown in. It’s called weathering asphalt. Caltrans is also using used tires in asphalt.
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Also happens in first world countries and they cost way more than just $20. Kind of an interesting subject. I read an ADAC (Germany's AAA) article recently about the subject. There's more to it than just cutting new threads onto an old tire using cheap labour. Old tires are analyzed with penetrating lasers to check the carcass integrity, for example. But the article mentions some big downsides to retreads as well. Like a set of 4 retreated tires very likely consisting of more than just one brand of tire carcass, meaning each tire could have drastically different handling characteristics even though they look visually identical.
It's why I'll gladly pay the $2.50/ea tire disposal fee to the shop that swaps out my tires. Or wait for the 3x per year my town will come and pickup 4 tires per household curb side.
I couldn't imagine the resources required to break down an average tire into usable compounds given the way tires are constructed and the mixed materials used.
Pretty sure going all electric will solve it. Oh wait..
I couldn't imagine the resources required to break down an average tire into usable compounds given the way tires are constructed and the mixed materials used.
Pretty sure going all electric will solve it. Oh wait..
Materials don't disappear just because you shoot a bullet into it. What are they going to do with the shot tire coming out of the pistol range?
We have one of those in Washington. They collect an environmental fee for each tire the dealers take off a couple bucks a tire. The they sit like this until someone starts them on fire. The local fire department gets free firefighting training for a week or so until next time!
Actually, the tires are first shredded to make the back stop, and that material, too, is recycled.
At our local indoor range, a specialty recycling company comes in, separates the rubber from the copper and lead, reinstalls the backstop, and keeps the metals for recycling.
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our area has no longer has a place that will accept them, unless you buy a tire.
They say no demand, can’t even pay to get rid of them so I list them as curb alerts on Craigslist
Steel-belted radials (which have additional steel in the bead) include other fibers in the carcass, most commonly polyester and polyamide ("nylon").
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Spent time in college as work study on research projects on best asphalt mixes and used tires ground up was one of them. We also looked at fly ash (waste from incineration) and other items for roads.
