tyre recycler Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Can carbon that has been taken from waste tyres be put back into the soil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Skeptic Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Yes, but you probably want to remove any toxic contaminants first. I don't think it would be worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyre recycler Posted September 12, 2010 Author Share Posted September 12, 2010 I'm a novice at this, so need all the help i can get. I have had it tested and it looks like theres less than 3% sulphar in it. do you think this will have a negative impact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Skeptic Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Sulfur is not going to be problematic in small quantities. It is mostly other contaminants that I was worried about, especially metals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire_recycling#Environmental_concerns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhook Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 (edited) I think tyres are slow to biodegrade, due to the vulcanization. Some gardeners use sulphur as a soil amendent to lower the pH, it seems to me sulphur is not very toxic, although some compounds like hydrogen sulfide is said to be toxic. The article below says there is some potential carcinogenic compounds in tyre dust. ...http://www.ehhi.org/reports/turf/health_effects.shtml Edited September 13, 2010 by skyhook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dttom Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 How would you do that? I'm sure you don't mean burning the tyre and allow photosynthesis to do the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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