What happens to worn out tires?
There are three major areas of use for used tires: retreading, energy and material use. Retreaded tires are used tires equipped with new treads. Most passenger car and delivery van tires can be retreaded once and truck and bus tires between two and three times. Tire granulate can be burnt to produce energy and its energy value is equal to that of coal. Rubber granulate has hundreds of uses. The most important applications include road maintenance, noise barriers, artificial reefs, floor and wall coverings and as isolation material on new landfill sites under construction or old ones closing down.
There are three major areas of use for used tires: retreading, energy, and material use. Retreaded tires are used tires equipped with new treads. Most passenger car and delivery van tires can be retreaded once and truck and bus tires between two and three times. Tire granulate can be burnt to produce energy and its energy value is equal to that of coal. Rubber granulate has hundreds of uses. The most important applications include road maintenance, noise barriers, artificial reefs, floor and wall coverings and use as isolation material on new landfill sites under construction or old ones closing down.
