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7 Genius Ways to Recycle Tyres

Published: February 5, 2014

At Tyres.Online we aim to make sure as many of your tyrs as possible are recycled and ensure that all the rest are responsibly guaranteed. As it's all part of the price you pay when you buy your new tyres from Tyres.Online we thought we'd show you a few of the more creative things people are doing w...

At Tyres.Online we aim to make sure as many of your tyrs as possible are recycled and ensure that all the rest are responsibly guaranteed. As it's all part of the price you pay when you buy your new tyres from Tyres.Online we thought we'd show you a few of the more creative things people are doing with their old tyres. If you've ever got any questions about how your tyres are going to be disposed of or recycled or if you would like to keep your old tyres to utilise around the garden give us a call on either before or after you've placed your order and we'll be happy to help. On to the good stuff..... 1. The old classic, using your tyres to hand wall plants in. A firm favourite for many and if you fancy, you can stack them on the ground, fill them with soil and grow pretty much anything you can think of.

TyrePotHanging Wall Plant Tyre

 2. Bike stands! I bet you didn't see this one coming. Just sink the tyres in to the ground and you'll have a new bike stand in minutes.

Tyres used for a bike stand

  3. Playgrounds. Of course, we've seen them everywhere. Whilst probably not what you'll do with your spare tyres (you'd need quite a few), this is just one of the ways in which tyres can be recycled to find a new home.

Playgrounds from tyres

  4. Shoes and hand bags!? Yes, believe it, some clever chaps in Japan have decided to recycle used tyres to make shoes, bags, and plenty of other consumer goods, keeping you on the move for even longer! Check out Seal here!

Shoes from tyres Bags made from tyres

 5. The uses just keep on coming. Roof tiles.  You can now buy recycled tyres that have been used to make roof shingles or roof tyres. Roof Tiles from tyres Roof shingles 6. Why not make a road out of old tyres? With all the rain and floods hammering the Southwest at the minute, they've turned to old tyres to raise the level of the road and give access to the 1000's cut off by this flooding.

Road made from tyres

7. And finally, a favourite for everyone. The swing!

Tree Swing Tyre