Shitloads of old tyres. Any ideas for getting rid of them?

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Over the years we have emassed a rather large assortment of used rubber under our house....

We would like to get rid of it however most places won't take tyres and the tips will but at an exhorbitant rate.

I wondered if anyone out there knows of anyone that might be looking for a large stash of old bike tyres of varied sizes....any ideas?

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[Maha]

I was serious about Wellington Zoo, think of the Monkeys and the Lions and the Elephant/s?
Theres also a place in Wanganui that turns old tyres into rubber matting for childrens playground.

[Stirts]

Tyre art gets my vote Number One.....let your creative jusices flow

Start small ....bracelet


Then work your way up to these ....

[bungbung]

Perhaps the slipway needs more tyres?

[Number One]

Perhaps the slipway needs more tyres?

They were the first ones I thought of actually.....

[Elysium]

If this hasn't been mentioned, another common use was to put them on those mounted speed camaras, fill with fuel, light and run!

[rustyrobot]

I used to work at a recycling centre, and we amassed quite the pile of tyres there. Along with potato 'stacks', which has already been suggested, a lot of people used to take them away to make retaining walls of some description. Never actually seen one so I can't comment on how you'd go about it. Another suggestion is to put an advert on the freecycle email list for your area and someone else might already have an idea they want some tyres for. (Freecycle is an email group for people to get rid of things that they no longer want that someone else might find incredibly useful - a pretty good resource actually).

Freecycle: www.freecycle.org/group/NZ/
For more ideas: http://www.tirecrafting.com/

The best tyre use I heard of was the enterprising buggers in Auckland who hired out a warehouse for a month, advertised cheap tyre disposal (I think 50c each), then when the warehouse was full and they had made a few thousand bucks, they took off without having paid their months rent, and burdening the landlord with a warehouse full of tyres. By New Zealand laws, landlords must hold tenants property for three months then apply for a court order if they want to dispose of it. DOH!

[Skyryder]

Keep cranking those brains people...so far I don't have anything I can legally use

Have not read all of this but contact some boates or perhaps the local wharf. Tyres make great buffers. Someone might be interested.


Failing that drop them off at Parliment as a protest for the 50 tonners that are coming your way soon.


Skyryder

[Tank]

Wrap up each old type and post it 'postage due' to made up addresses.

Then they are the problem of NZ post.

[Number One]

drop them off at Parliment as a protest for the 50 tonners that are coming your way soon.

Wrap up each old type and post it 'postage due' to made up addresses.

Then they are the problem of NZ post.

Naughty boys! I am drinking tequila and have a large supply of butchers paper and masking tape........

[oldguy]

Make good retaining walls, grow a bouganvilla over if, and it will look sweet.

[rustyrobot]

Naughty boys! I am drinking tequila and have a large supply of butchers paper and masking tape........

Even better - combine those two ideas. Posting to parliament is Freepost

[Trudes]

Even even better! Post to Parliament postage due, attn to Nick Smith with a wee note saying you just paid for your bike rego for the year so can no longer afford to dispose of these.

[Number One]

Even even better! Post to Parliament postage due, attn to Nick Smith with a wee note saying you just paid for your bike rego for the year so can no longer afford to dispose of these.

oo that's good!

[chanceyy]

yup I use tyres for the hay stack but more car tyres as they need some weight, however your local pony club may have uses for them as well .. bike tyres are lighter than car tyres & good for jumps & games etc

post under serveral sections of trademe .. garden or equestrian and see if you get responses, good luck