permaculture

["wixlet@gmail.com" <wixlet@gmail.com>]

On 5/21/09, lbsaltzman@aol.com <lbsaltzman@aol.com> wrote:
> You raise two good points. Having just seen wild fires rage through the 
> foothills of our town, I wouldn't want many of them on our property.? I 
> have heard of people using them for raised beds, but I have always wanted 
> to see proof that they are not leaching dangerous chemicals into the soil.

I've seen them shredded (and possibly processed in other ways
pre-shred) and used as filler on playgrounds (instead of sand, mulch,
etc.), and I'm not thrilled about that practice for a variety of
reasons.  And I know that some highway departments will reuse them in
road resurfacing.

I've seen some planters (for decorative plants only, one hopes) made
from tires, and in the right quirky setting they can look lovely.  In
searching for an illustration of a nice-looking planter, I came across
this page, which has several tire re-use ideas at the bottom, below
the photos and instructions for making a tire planter:
http://wuvie.net/tireplanter.htm

wen