Tires go through several stages in their life cycle: development through vulcanization, manufacturing and delivery to stores, use on vehicles for 3-6 years, and finally recycling. The document discusses each stage in detail. It focuses on the importance of recycling tires rather than sending them to landfills, as tires are not biodegradable and can pollute the environment for many years. The company discussed recycles tires by shredding them and using the material for products like playground surfaces and drainage materials, reducing environmental impact.

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Life cycle of tires
Introduction
Tire Recyclers we dedicate our lives to recycling tires in Utah. We understand
the importance of recycling and taking care of our planet, which is why we have
made tire recycling such a big part of our lives. The only thing we care more about
than recycling tires, is our beloved customers and blog readers. So in this blog post
we wanted to take the time and educate all of our readers about the life cycle of a
tire.
Development
Obviously, since tires are a man made product, the life cycle of a tire starts
with development. This is when the tire goes through vulcanization. In this process
rubber is mixed with sulfur and molded into shape. Once the tire is in the correct
shape it is heated until it takes its final form. Lastly, an inspector takes a close look
at each tire to ensure there are no flaws or dangerous materials on the tire.
Manufacturing and Delivering
Now that the tire is made, it needs properlabeling and packaging forshipment.
Tires should have labeling with correct dimensions, brand and type of tire. Once
everything looks good on the packaging, the tire is shipped to the storewhere it will
be sold to customers.
Life On the Car
At this point in the life cycle, customers have installed the tires on their car
and use them every time they take a drive. Depending on the tire, this part of the life
cycle should last anywhere from 3-6 years on average. Proper maintenance of the
tire should include: rotating, balancing, and alignment to ensure that the tire gets
even wear. Once the tire is old or damaged it gets discarded.

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Recycling
This is where we as a company fit into the life cycle. In an ideal situation you
will bring your old tires to us to be recycled. We create a variety of different things
with recycled tires, our most popular products are our dependable water tanks found
around Utah. If you don’t recycle your old tires they will most likely wind up in a
landfill somewhere polluting the planet.
All tires have a lifespan and will eventually need to be replaced due to wear
and tear from usage or irreparable damages such as punctures. And with all the
personal, commercial and OTR (off the road) tires in use on any given day, not to
mention the size of many of these tires, when they do wear out Western Tire
Recyclers is here to provide used tire disposal. If you’re curious about why there’s
a need for used tire disposal or what happens with them during and after the
recycling, then this post is for you!
The need for proper used tire disposaland recycling becomes apparent when
you begin to understand why they are one of the most troubling sources of waste,
given their huge quantity of production, their relative toughness and durability and
the fact that they contain several components that present environmental concerns.
Tires are not biodegradable, and their durability can make rubber tires take up to
100,000 years to decompose. However, it is this same durability that makes them
attractive for recycling, as they can be reused into useful products without impacting
the environment by leaching heavy metals and taking up landfill space with their
bulk. So the ideal way to make sure that used tires are disposed of properly is to
recycle them and turn them in to something else useful so there is no impact to
ground water sources or other valuable natural resources.
Our used tire disposalexperts will shred your tires, mulch them and then transport
them to various resellers who will then turn them in to new products for uses on
farms, playgrounds and more. We work closely with the mining industry to handle
their tires with maximum cost efficiency and in a sustainable manner. We do
everything for you. We are the leader in used tire disposal in Utah and the
Intermountain West. From the smallest hatchback’s tires to the largest OTR on
bulldozers and trucks, Western Tire Recyclers is your go to for easy and efficient
used tire disposal in Utah and beyond!

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Kind of Used Tire Disposal Services Done in Tire Recycling?
The biggest assetofused tire disposalis our ability to minimize environmental
impact while reusing and repurposing materials into once-again useful products.
Ecotoxicity is a concern, as studies show zinc, heavy metals and rubber chemicals
can leach from tires into water sources when placed on wet soils. Studies show that
very little leaching occurs with recycled tires, so our repurposed tires create safe
products for use in areas as varied as playgrounds to farms, while reducing
environmental impact and creating sustainability.
Rubber has been a significant resource for civilization for many years, even as far
back as 1000 CE. This material can be (and has been) used for a wide variety of
things, including clothes, erasers and tires. Here is a brief history of this fascinating
material!
 1000 CE: Indians living in South and Central America learned how to make
waterproof clothes and shoes by using latex from rubber trees.
 1731: During an expedition to South America, French explorer Charles Marie
de La Condamine sent back samples of rubber to Europe, prompting intense
scientific interest.
 1770: English scientist, Joseph Priestley, finds he can use pieces of rubber to
erase the marks made by pencil on paper. In England, erasers are still widely
called “rubbers” today.
 1791: Englishman Samuel Peal develops a method of waterproofing cloth
with a rubber solution.
 1818: Scottish medical student James Syme uses rubber-coated cloth to make
raincoats.
 1823: Scotsman Charles Macintosh learns of Syme’s discovery, refines it,
patents it, and earns fame and fortune as the inventor of the rubberized,
waterproof coat.
 1839: American inventor Charles Goodyear accidentally discovers how to
vulcanize rubber after dropping a piece of the material (treated with sulfur)
onto a hot stove.
 1876: Intrepid English explorer Sir Henry Wickham smuggles thousands of
seeds from the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis out of Brazil and back to
England. The English grow the seeds at Kew Gardens just outside London
and export them to various Asian countries, establishing the giant plantations
that now supply much of the world’s rubber.

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 1877: US rubber manufacturer Chapman Mitchell develops the first
commercial process for recycling rubber from scratch.
 1882: John Boyd Dunlop invents the pneumatic rubber tire. The development
of gasoline-powered cars with rubber tires leads to a huge increase in the need
for rubber.
 1883: US chemist George Oenslager develops a much faster way of
vulcanizing rubber using chemicals called organic (carbon-based)
accelerators.
 1930: A team of US chemists at the DuPont company, led by Wallace
Carothers, develop a revolutionary synthetic rubber called polychloroprene
and sold as neoprene. Shortly afterward, the same group developed an even
more revolutionary material.
 Non-recycled tires are a serious environmental hazard. But shredded tires,
also known as tire chips, can besurprisingly helpful in saving the environment
through tire recycling. They can also help you save money on everyday tasks.
Here are four uses we found for tire chips that are especially helpful for Utah
residents.
Gravel Replacement
Tire chips are heavy in weight and water can easily drain through the chips to
the ground. This means that almost anywhere you would need to use gravel you can
use tire chips instead. Because tire chips are just recycled tires, they tend to be much
cheaper than gravel.
Drainage
As mentioned above, tire chips provide a great draining service. They are
especially helpful in landfill areas because the chips allow the water to drain to
contribute to groundwater while keeping the trash from the landfill from
contaminating the water. Forthis draining process to workmosteffectively tire chips
need to be shredded into 4-6 inch pieces.
Gardening Mulch
Mulch is a compost material that gardeners and farmers use to cover a plant
and insulate soil. Tire chips can act as a durable mulch for plants. They not only
provide the normal benefits of common mulch, but they also protect plants from the

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hot sun during the summer and freezing temperatures during the winter. Another
added benefit of tire chips over other mulch materials is that the chips don’t
decompose or lose their color.
Playgrounds
Tire chips provide drainage for playgrounds and a padded surface for when
children fall. Shredded tires are nearly indestructible, so covering the playground
with tire chips is a long term solution. With alternatives such as sand, the surface
needs to be replaced or filled in every couple of years. But with tire chips that is
unnecessary.
Conclusion
It is important to recycle any solid waste including tires to ensure that the
environment is clean. The benefits include reducing landfills space, releases less
toxic chemicals into the air, Prevent the spread of diseases which could occur by
piling of the tires in the landfills sites.
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