Australian Study Supports Tyres in Construction

One of the most straightforward, easiest to access, and cheapest route to recycling tyres is to use them as they come off the vehicle.

Whole tyres that need no prep and no processing offer an ideal material if only there were a use for them. Of course, there has long been a use for whole tyres. They can be used to build retaining walls rammed with earth. In embankments, they can also be planted to create a green wall of reinforcement to prevent landslips.

However, with a little thought, they can be used as construction materials to create buildings, sometimes known as Earthships.

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