http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Recycle old tyres and inner tubes? en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:14:14 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-378269 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:03:42 +0000 Kim 378269@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you are looking for places that take tyres and tubes, then the Velorim website is a good place to start <a href="https://velorim-group.com/" rel="nofollow">https://velorim-group.com/</a><br /> They list quite a few bike shops in Edinburgh who they collect from.</p> <p>It is also worth noting that there is a cost to the bike shops for the recycling efforts (<a href="https://velorim-group.com/what-we-do/)" rel="nofollow">https://velorim-group.com/what-we-do/)</a>.</p> <p>Also, that for many years it has been illegal to landfill motor vehicle tyres, but only recently the law has changed to include a ban on bicycle tyres in landfill. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-378213 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:53:26 +0000 Greenroofer 378213@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was in Decathlon a couple of weeks ago and they had a big receptacle for inner tubes.</p> <p>It was full at the time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-378210 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:43:00 +0000 chdot 378210@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pretty sure Bike Station still does. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-378209 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:05:48 +0000 Frenchy 378209@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anyone got any recent experience of recycling either tubes or tyres? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-357550 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:43:18 +0000 urchaidh 357550@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think I saw a sign in the Edinburgh Alpkit shop saying they took tyres (and tubes?) for recycling. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-357549 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:17:51 +0000 steveo 357549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>the council tip wouldn't take bicycle tyres</blockquote></p> <p>In the interest of closing a long unresolved topic, I had a couple of mtb tyres with me last time I was at the recycling centre and the dude there took them off me and put them with the other tyres. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-357546 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 23:15:32 +0000 acsimpson 357546@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks amir, unfortunately I've just discovered/remembered that they are closed on a Monday so I'll have to go another time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-357543 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 22:10:22 +0000 amir 357543@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The bike station took in mine this weekend </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-357542 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 22:08:54 +0000 acsimpson 357542@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does anyone know if ether the bike station or Bike Co-op are still collecting used inner tubes? I have a number of them waiting to go somewhere. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-72722 Wed, 30 May 2012 12:29:12 +0000 lionfish 72722@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks people. Although I could set up as a belt maker, I think I'll leave this as "not resolved" :P and continue stockpiling old tyres/tubes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-72642 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:01:08 +0000 SRD 72642@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Those are nice! I got Mr SRD a wallet made out of recycled tyres a while ago from a fair-trade website and my main impression was that it was incredibly heavy. Don't know if bike tyre ones would be lighter? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-72641 Tue, 29 May 2012 16:45:35 +0000 BikeFan 72641@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Check out <a href="http://www.velo-re.com/sales.php">this site</a> which makes belts from old tyres/tubes. Maybe start a new sideline if you have enough kicking around? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-72573 Tue, 29 May 2012 09:48:55 +0000 kaputnik 72573@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think Arellcat previously mentioned that the council tip wouldn't take bicycle tyres? Something to do with lacking the scrap iron content of a car tyre?</p> <p>If you find out, let us know, I've a few years worth of dead Gatorksins accumulating in my attic. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6831#post-72559 Tue, 29 May 2012 09:09:06 +0000 lionfish 72559@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello,<br /> I was wondering if there's somewhere I can take old tyres etc for recycling/disposal? The bike station? Or should I just bin them?</p> <p>(I remember when we scrapped our old car we had £5 taken off its value for each of the tyres that needed dealing with).</p> <p>Thanks :) </p>