Are there any more locations/ideas / specifications for the use of tyres in
landscaping?
Alan Sloan
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Subject: Re: Used Tyres/Tires - Any Disposal, Re-Use, Recovery Options
Currently Viable?
> While on holiday near Compeigne, N. France this summer, I
> noticed that, on a couple of occasions, in country areas local
> people (farmers?) had used tyres to help roadside bank
> stabilisation; in a similar use to gabbions (large wire cages filled by
> rubble) often used here in Scotland by civil engineers to strengthen
> river banks & similar locations. Large tyres (tractor rear wheels)
> had been used at the base of the bank while above smaller car-
> sized tyres had been placed. It looked pretty effective to a non-
> expert like me.
>
> John Penny
> School of Science & Technology,
> Bell College,
> Hamilton ML3 0JB,
> South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
>
> >
> > One local application is using shredded tires for bullet traps in indoor
> > shooting ranges.
> >
> > Some places burn tires for energy and reclaim the sulfur to produce
> > calcium sulfate (gypsum) for drywall and other uses.
> >
> > > Does anyone have knowledge of safe, environmentally-friendly solutions
> > > for disposing of old tyres that addresses community needs and is cost
> > effective?
>
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