If you have your tyre replaced by a garage then usually the garage will dispose of your old ones for no extra cost, however some tyre companies that come out to you to fit new tyres may charge a fee for taking the old ones aware, some won’t offer this service at all and will state that you must dispose of them.

Most recycling places will now accept tyres but they usually limit the amount of tyres that they will take or they may charge a fee for disposal. The reason for this is that tyres are actually quite hard to recycle, they can be reused in some types of road surfaces or for some building work but on the whole they are not easy to break down.

More and more people are finding more inventive things to do with their old tyres such as create planters with them or use them in children’s play areas for climbing bumps and swings.

Either way if you need to dispose of your tyres always do it responsibly and NEVER attempt to burn them.