Old tyres

blogzy, Oct 14, 10:24am
Found 5 old tyres on my property. Local refuse centre wants $9. for disposal.
Is that my only responsible option for disposal ?
pettal, Oct 14, 10:54am
do ya know anyone with a silage pit ? .
tygertung, Oct 14, 10:56am
No, you can turn them into tyre swings or other play equipment.
muzz67, Oct 14, 12:07pm
Cut the sidewalls out, sharp old knife at the edge of the tread.
can get 4 in a council rubbish bag no worries.
intrade, Oct 14, 12:20pm
lol thats overdoing it a bit on on kg i usually put 2 and my trash in one big bag
scuba, Oct 14, 12:53pm
$9 each ?
m16d, Oct 14, 2:03pm
Go down to bro repair at 1am and chuck them on the heap.
yz490, Oct 14, 7:14pm
Gave away two old tractor tyres recently to someone who wanted them for goats to jump on. So maybe find someone with--small goats--for smaller size tyres. Goat trampolines, that's it. Sounds like there's a market waiting out there.
dublo, Oct 15, 4:17am
I had two tyres in the trailer, to take to the recycling area at the dump, another fellow there said "Give them to me, I can use them as "plant pots" in the garden." He also took my used engine oil to paint on to his fences.
amasser, Oct 15, 5:29am
Useful for landscaping on a sloping section. Offer on Freecycle.
blogzy, Oct 16, 4:41pm
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socram, Oct 19, 11:10am
Paint them a bright colour using any left over paint, stack them, fill with soil or potting mix and grow something.
intrade, Oct 19, 11:23am
growing in tyres and painting them on top with old lead paint is something you probably should do if you really want to get cancer.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/tires-as-planters-for-edibles.htm
upnorth, Oct 21, 5:45pm
Don't a few tyres vanish in Nov 5 bonfires?
ml6989, Oct 22, 4:52pm
Good skills! For what it is worth I have had a bad run on kitchen appliances in the last few months. As a result I have managed to feed 2 fridges and a freestanding oven through my council wheelie bin. The dumping costs I saved bought me a 24 pack of beer that helped me in the dismantling phase. The empty bottles then went into the recycle bin so we are all winners!
tygertung, Oct 23, 12:06am
You should be able to take the whiteware for free down to the council refuse station as they can recycle it.
desmodave, Oct 23, 2:13am
I think they may require that you have the refrigeration gas removed 1st on any fridges . Do people actually take there fridge freezer some where to have this done before taking it dump i am unsure . I suspect many people would just cut through a copper pipe . Free to dump metal here and tyre's are $3 . Wonder how many i could collect and dump before a price rise .
wayned, Oct 23, 2:29am
I took a dead fridge/freezer to the scrap metal guys last week.
Closer to me than the dump & got paid $9.
ignoramus1, Oct 23, 3:18am
simple . put them outside your property then phone the council and tell them they have been dumped there (and they have) , it will take a few days but the council will get them removed ( ive had illegally dumped rubbish removed by doing that, more than once)
at the end of the day the council get paid enough rates so make them do it . its not your fault (or responsibility to get rid of illegally dumped rubbish ITS THERES !
elect70, Oct 24, 6:59pm
I took fridge to tip ony $12 but id filled it with other rubbish too , but found a control panel for my WM & simmerstst for my stove so took that home a for mine . Repairman wanted $150 for an "reconditioned " board Amazing whats dumped
intrade, Oct 30, 12:57pm
most places take whiteware free and degas it .not with rubbish inside of course.