Scrap Vehicle Tires

Scrap vehicle tires are certainly plentiful. They can be found at scrap yards that buy cars, places to sell a junk car and vehicle removal provider lots. What are the options for disposal of junk and scrap vehicle tires? A story posted January 21, 2015 by Ionut Ungureanu on autoevolution.com entitled ‘TireFlops Could Solve One of Auto Industry’s Biggest Waste Problems’ provides the following insight on the issue: “It’s estimated that around 1.5 billion new tires are produced annually, but that number is constantly growing. More than 1/2 of all used tires are simply burned for their fuel value, but that also implies heavy pollution. Since approximately one tire is discarded per person a year, a team of smart entrepreneurs believes there is a better way–turning them into flip flops. Due to their heavy metal and other pollutant content, tires pose a risk for the (leaching) toxins into the groundwater when placed in wet soils. Research has shown that very little occurs when shredded tires are used as light filling material, however, limitations have been put on use of this material. Then there’s “ecotoxicity”. Studies show that zinc, heavy metals and rubber chemicals leach into water from tires. Many organisms are sensitive, and without dilution, contaminated tire water has been shown to kill them.

Simply throwing them away or burning them is not really the best solution to get rid of the huge pileup of scrap tires that is continuously growing. But what if we all started reusing the material on a bigger scale? TireFlops is a start-up company that wants to create high tech flip-flop sandals in a responsible & sustainable manner. Designed and created in The Basque Country, Spain the source for the materials comes from local scrap yards. The recycling company GomaVial claims their team has spent 3 years perfecting its TireFlop design, testing anti-slip properties & the strength of the rubber support. They are currently seeking support on Kickstarter and it seems the feedback was quite good.” For the full article, please visit this link: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/tireflops-could-solve-one-of-auto-industrys-biggest-waste-problems-video-91401.html

This is certainly a creative option for recycling old tires. I have no idea if the demand for flip-flops in the market is high enough to put any kind of “dent” in the enormous inventory of old tires in the market. Unfortunately, the Kickstart video that accompanies the article is in a foreign language, thus I am unable to elaborate on its content. Are you looking for scrap yards that buy cars to sell a junk car today? Cash 4 Cars Cleveland is who buys junk cars throughout Garfield Heights, Eastlake, Linndale Village, Newburgh Heights and Beachwood. For fast vehicle removal in Bedford, Bentleyville Village, Euclid and Parma Heights—call the area’s leader among scrap yards that buy cars. To sell a junk car in Lakewood, Seven Hills, Highland Heights, Richmond Heights and Streetsboro you must possess the vehicle title and an ID. C4C is who buys junk cars in Cuyahoga County including the areas of Bratenahl, Chagrin Falls, Mayfield Heights and South Euclid. Free towing is included in our vehicle removal service in Bainbridge, East Cleveland, Maple Heights and Warrensville Heights. Sell your car for cash, even if it is at a repair shop in Twinsburg, Walton Hills, Northfield, Oakwood Village or Glenwillow.