When You Recycle A Tire What Happens

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By George Dodson


So many cars can be seen today. All the cars need tires. There are a wide variety of sizes and types of tires available. Tires are required for both small and large vehicles. After a certain time the tires wear out. It is required that you make some decision at that time. You have to do something with it. The tire outlets generally take those tires off when you replace old tires. Sometimes the tires are discarded. Other times, the stores determine if there is tread life on the tires and put them up for sale to people who are just looking for a spare.

What happens when a tire is recycled?

Tires are considered to be the largest sources of waste. Tire farms dot all the states. These huge lots contain thousands of tires. Most of these tires are of little use. They can be ground up and turned to what is termed ?crumb.? These product are used mostly as filler.

Most of the landfills do not want used tires. As a result of decomposing waste material, it can trap large amounts of methane gas. These tires then rise to the surface and become buoyant. Liners used in most of the landfills keep the contents from damaging the groundwater in the area. Tires actually upset the process.

A number of companies is now starting to find more uses for these tires Ground up tires can also be used as fillers. This byproduct is also used as a cap on landfills. The convenience of this is that the tires can be shredded onsite instead of being hauling in other filler materials.

Tires are also used in hot melt asphalt. These products are also used in replacing asphalt. It is also used in certain kinds of concretes as a filler. Old tires are sometimes used by people in home and gardens. They are used to make flowerbeds. In the gardens the grindings are used as mulch.

The process of Pyrolysis is used to turn old tires in the fuel gas. Devulcanization is a process that uses old tires into crumb. The material can also be used for creating new tires. That means a reduction in raw material costs.

The process works by heating the tires whole or in shreds, in a huge vessel, in an oxygen free environment. The rubber when gets soft breaks down into smaller molecules. The molecules then vaporize leaving behind the reactor. The vapors can be used as a power source by burning them. Most of the companies use this process. This is good for the environment and good for companies wanting a good source of this type of fuel.




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