WHat to do with old tyres and tubes?

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Postby orphic » 13 Aug 2011, 11:14

So now that I am packing my life into boxes, I am forced to do some things that I have been putting off... Like dealing with the old has been tyres and tubes floating around in my gear room.

I have some tyres are really not usable anymore (teared sidewall etc) so I can't give them away or donate them - but what do I do with these? Is there some way of seeing these recycled? Same with old tubes where the valve has busted. It seems a real waste and not very environmentally friendly to see these go to landfill...

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Dougie
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Postby Dougie » 13 Aug 2011, 12:06

yeah you're right landfill would be bad. maybe burn them instead........ just wait for
a total fire ban day

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Stuart
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Postby Stuart » 18 Aug 2011, 11:56

Marrickville Rd Cafe will take tubes to use on the bench seats outside.

BTW, if anybody likes to patch tubes, we have a bag of them (700-23) with just one hole per tube, free to a good home.

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Postby simon.sharwood » 19 Aug 2011, 08:28

700x23 tubes make awesome ties for tomato vines. They're broad enough that they don't crush the branches but can still bind them to a stake quite tightly.

I'd call a car tyre shop and see if they would take bike tyres too - car tyres are recycled under a compulsory scheme and end up as 'soft fall', the coloured rubber stuff you see under kids playgrounds.

S.

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Stuart
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Postby Stuart » 19 Aug 2011, 13:37

Great idea Simon - I've always used Jo's old stockings ....

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Postby Toff » 19 Aug 2011, 13:42

I use road inner tubes for my tomatoes too. Works great!


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