Recycled Tires in Composite Structures

Hi artemis, In Holland they use them shredded to produce traffic bollards. Spencer.

We just got a load of traffic cones made from old tyres.

Hi PibMak. Well thats the UK for you, anything thats cheep and cheerfull will do. As an Englishman I get very frustrated at seeing what our European counterparts are doing in the way of recycling, and you cannot blame the people at home here. No, the problem is that our government refuses to subsidise any company that has the knowlege of how to do it. Another problem is that our government has lost the will to do anything contructive whatever comes along as something alternative, except to tax us all till the pips squeek. Spencer.

True............

In SA they now produce an under felt from old tyres. used for carpets and wooden floors. Made in 3mm and 6mm.

Western Australia has makers of sports ground material (also used for childrens play parks) which is manufactured from ground up tyres.

There would be no impediment to have the ground up material above (which come out in gravel like sizes ) bonded with a cement mix . Trials would have to be made with good lab testing.

As an aside I have seen the used tyres woven horizontally into floating mats for the purpose of minimising the translatory effects of waves in harbour protection. The mats are also supported by "floater" logs . Such combination absorbs and dissipates the energy of the waves .

NB Tell that Pommie whinger to : stick to the issue and stop bashing his Government. Let him get up and do something himself like "good pomms " used to do in the old days .What next ? Is he going to ask his U.K Government to form a winning cricket team ?