I'm trying make a memorial urn garden/cemetery for my husband. I found a photo on pinterest that uses painted recycled tires, arrayed and stacked, and planted with flowers. I'm in need of old tires and need a way to get them coz I don't drive. I'm willing to trade or pay it forward for any help.
Thank you in advance.
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Normally I would say to go to a garage that swaps out tires or even the recycle dump where people take their old tires and electronics. But considering you can't drive then you next choice would be to ask people in your neighborhood, post your request on FB, try to ask people on freecycle, or even post a wanted ad on Craigslist.
You can place a 'wanted' ad on Craigslist, Freecycle and Nextdoor but be sure to emphasize that they have to be delivered as you do not drive.
You can easily get free tires by going to any car service business such as Firestone and they have a lot of tires in a bin in the back of the service bays. Just ask to speak to the service manager, explain why you would appreciate it if they could give you the used tires that they are going to throw away and they will be delighted to get rid of them.
Advertise that your looing for tires,most will give them free,because you have to pay to get rid of them.Let friend's in on it they can loo around when there driving,for yards that have them laying around.Call jun yards in your area they may part with a few.
I see that several responders have suggested going to tire service centers but in Florida it is against the law for a dealer to do this.
The tire service center charges a 'disposal fee' to everybody who buys a tire and they are supposed to have this same number hauled away to a recycling center (they have to keep records of number of tires sold and recycled when sending the payment to the State of Florida).
Also, Florida tire centers are responsible for all used tires that come from their shops in case they are a problem for a driver (hence most tire dealers will not let anyone remove used tires from their lot as they do not know if that person intends to place it on a car and might make them responsible if it fails).
This is probably not true of all states but Florida laws are very strict (maybe Florida counties are different also?).
Individuals do not have this problem and will many times be glad for someone to take them off their hands.
I suppose they do not have any used tire shops in florida if you can't get good pull offs from the new tire dealers.
That makes no sense and is why this country is so messed up. I'm a used tire wholesaler in another state and the biggest thing that law makers want to curb us illegal tire dumps it isn't that they don't want people to buy used tires I believe they would rather people use all tires until they are worn out or damaged and dangerous to be in operation on a motor vehicle on state or federal highways. .
Advertise on freecycle.com also craigs list. Describe your need and what you are willing to barter in return for the service!
You could try posting on NextDoor and asking neighbors if they have any free/old tires you could use to recycle.
Do you have any family or friends you could ask?
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