How to recycle car tires. Disposal of used tires and rubber waste

There are not many ways to dispose of used tires. However, you can't just throw them away. Firstly, it is very unecological. After all, rubber, when decomposing, becomes quite toxic substance, which can poison everything around. Secondly, it's impractical. For the most part, you can return old tires for a fee.

How to dispose of used tires

There are also chemical methods for recycling tires. In this case, they are in most cases burned together with special chemicals in special furnaces.

It is not recommended to burn tires just like that, because... They are very toxic and, when burned, release harmful carcinogens into the atmosphere. In addition, putting out a burning tire is quite problematic.

What are recycled tires useful for?

Powders obtained from recycled tires are actively used in various industries. For example, they are used to make rubber plates for tram and railway crossings. Such slabs are characterized by high strength and stability, as well as reduced noise levels.

Larger particles are used as a sorbent, which is used to collect oil from the surface of the water.

Alternative disposal methods

It's best to take your old tires to special items reception. And then the specialists of such points themselves will hand over your tires for recycling. If the tires are old, you won’t be able to sell them for a reward. But you can get rid of the problem of recycling waste material.

Where to return tires is one of the frequently asked questions. In Moscow, for example, this can be done in almost any tire shop.

Vladivostok motorists are actively “changing” their cars. This is also noticeable in the dumps of damaged tires that drivers throw away. Periodically, someone sets these heaps on fire, poisoning the air. To solve the problem of old tires, a tire recycling plant opened in Artyom two years ago - where old wheels are turned into a new safety coating for sports stadiums.

The plant accepts rubber for recycling at 3 rubles per 1 kilogram. All sizes of tires are processed here, from small passenger car wheels to huge BELAZ tires.

This is the picture on the site in front of the plant, and this is only a small part:
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Wheels with all types of damage are used: be it a worn out tread or a hernia. The main condition is that tires must be clean, without traces of oil and paint, and without traces of burning.
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Tires are recycled at the plant mechanically, which means the production is harmless and environmentally friendly. Before a tire is sent for recycling, the metal wire is removed from it.
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A special machine on which the middle of the tire is cut out:
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This is the iron wire removed from the tires:
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The cores of the tire in which the wire is located are laid aside separately:
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Then the tire goes into the hands of the strongest guys in this workshop - they cut the wheels into 10 kg pieces, which are then used for hydraulic shears.
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The prepared tire pieces are delivered to the conveyor in order of priority:
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The next tire is being prepared for opening:
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From under the hydraulic shears, the rubber goes into the crushing machine, overcomes the granulator and two vibrating tables.
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The crumbs, as they travel, are divided into large and small and fall into two different tanks, from which they are scattered into 25 kg bags.
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28 units of various equipment under the supervision of 10 craftsmen produce more than one and a half tons of crumbs per shift from 3 tons of tires. This crumb is used for the production of self-leveling coatings, from which artificial injury-proof stadiums are made.

The largest manufacturing and transport companies in Primorye deliver up to 2 tons of rubber to the plant per year. By next year, management plans to process up to 5,000 tons of rubber per year. But, as he claims CEO plant Sergey Lazarev, in order to completely solve one of the serious problems of the city, processing capacity of 10,000 tons per year is needed and centralized system collection of tires in the region.

The main link in the collection system should be tire services. In Vladivostok there are several “accredited” tire shops that have entered into an agreement with the plant. Most services simply take the tires out of town and throw them away.

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Cost of recycling passenger and studded tires

You pay to transport the old tires to the recycling plant. Worn studded tires are a separate case. Technologically, it is more difficult to recycle it, so factories treat such tires with caution, to say the least. And the cost of disposal is more expensive, since manual labor is also partially used here.

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Has anyone ever thought about what to do with old tires that are no longer needed and have nowhere to be used? Today, the environmental issue is very acute, and materials such as rubber take several hundred years to decompose, which causes irreparable harm to our planet. So what to do with old wheels and how to solve this problem?

Where to put old tires?

Before answering the main question of this article, it is worth understanding what rubber is, why you need to think about how it can be recycled, and how it can harm.

In order for a car to move and drive on the road, it needs wheels, the main element of which is car tires, consisting of several parts:

• sidewall;
• tread;
• cushion layer;
• side part;
• frame.

The main materials used for wheels are rubber and cord (special fabric or metal consisting of strong longitudinal and transverse threads).

Every year, car enthusiasts, car repair shops and service stations are faced with the problem of where to return old tires for money or free of charge, so as not to harm the environment. After all, everyone knows that rubber takes more than 100 years to decompose, and tire landfills occupy huge areas. If you burn rubber, then during combustion it releases toxic substances that enter the air that people breathe, creating a vicious circle.

Not so long ago, people began to wonder whether tires could be given a second life and what could be made from them. After all, there are factories for recycling paper, metal, old unwanted clothes and plastic.

Reception of old tires

Every major city today has collection points for car tires, which are then transported to a specially created landfill or for recycling.

For example, in Moscow there are no more than 10 such places, since this area of ​​recycling is just developing. You can take them to the address: Beregovoy Proezd, 3 to the company "Auto Legion" or to Yuzhnoportovaya Street, 7 to the company "Shinservice". There are also several points in other millionaire cities.

If in Europe you can bring car tires and they will pay you, then in Russia you will not be able to find the answer to the question of where to sell old tires for money, or you will receive a minimum amount of 100 rubles. for one wheel.

The innovation of recycling began to be introduced not so long ago, and the state has not yet established a rule at the legislative level that every motorist must hand over tires after using them, and rubber collection centers do not operate on a permanent basis.

Disposal methods

How can you use old wheels in the future, if not to create a flower bed out of them? There are several ways to recycle old tires, and the most popular of them is crushing the rubber and turning it into crumbs. The conversion can be carried out in two ways: the first is by using high temperature, the second - using cryotechnology, the essence of which is to create a fine-grained powder while preserving chemical composition material.

Once the raw material has been processed, it can, for example, be used in the manufacture of roofing materials or for car mats. There are a lot of options, but many have not yet been implemented, which has a bad effect on the environment.

What to do next

After old tires are recycled, crumb rubber is obtained, which is used in several types of production:

• rubberized asphalt;
• flooring, for example in gyms or playgrounds;
• running and walking areas;
• building materials.

Options for use on the farm

Probably everyone can imagine what flower beds made from old tires look like. This is a creative way to decorate your garden, and you can get the wheels completely free.

But if you don’t use them to create a beautiful garden, then there are other options for using them on the farm:

• for example, you can make a mini-pool from rubber for children or even for adults, depending on the size of the wheel. Or use it as a barrel where water will be stored, because rubber is a durable and flexible material that lasts for many years;
• the second option is to create an unusual swing, many have seen such examples more than once;
• someone even creates an unusual chair and does not ask the question of where to put the old tires, but simply uses imagination, thereby protecting nature.

The list of options for using car tires can go on for a long time: flower beds, a small table, swings, ottomans, an armchair, interior decoration and much more.

Is it possible to create a processing plant?

Every year, scientists estimate that more than 3 billion tires are thrown away as used goods. Based on this, we can conclude that a tire recycling plant is a very promising business, which will also help save the environment.

In Russia today there are only two factories, their operating capacity is 40 thousand tons per year, and of course, this is not at all enough.

The main advantage of such a business is that the material can be obtained completely free of charge, and the resulting crumb rubber can be resold for further production. The niche of this business is free, and there are almost no competitors. But why doesn’t anyone strive to make money in this direction?

Disadvantages of business:

• large initial investment;
• it is necessary to select raw materials with the same chemical composition.

Difficulties arise not only with this, but also with the fact that you need to find a large room that will be removed from the living area. You need to officially register your activities and collect the necessary package of documents, including obtaining an opinion from the sanitary and epidemiological service. The next stage is the purchase of equipment and personnel selection, and according to the preliminary business plan, this activity can pay for itself in 8 months.

But what risks might there be:

• interruptions in the supply of raw materials;
• problems with the sale of material;
• breakdown of technical equipment.

It has been said several times that rubber is a material that takes decades to decompose and is harmful to the environment. But not everyone knows that to get one tire you need to spend more than 30 liters of gasoline.

What other facts are there about this product?

• Every year, more than 5 tons of tires become unusable and only 20% are recycled.
• But if you recycle one ton of tires, you can get half a ton of material, from which you can then make new wheels.
• The Russian authorities do not yet care about creating many collection points and building recycling plants, as a result of which tires end up in a regular landfill, which leads to environmental pollution.

After reading the material, perhaps many will no longer have the question of what to do with old tires. Everyone will think about how to save nature and our planet from environmental disaster, and will take used wheels to delivery points where car tires can get a second life.