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Reid Lifset
At 01:05 PM 9/26/2001 +0100, alan sloan wrote:
>Are there any more locations/ideas / specifications for the use of tyres in
>landscaping?
>Alan Sloan
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 2:29 PM
>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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