Thanks to Diana for the informative link to the EPA. Lots of really good
stuff there.
The following is an extensive review article on of the use of
ground rubber. (Evaluation of Health Effects of Recycled Waste Tires in
Playground and Track Products)
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Publications/default.asp?pubid=1206
I finally managed to wade through the 147 page report (including the results
of the original studies) issued by the California Integrated Waste
Management Board. Tires are definitely ugly, but no one can seem to find
where even eating them (in small amounts) is a problem. I realize that a
number of people on this list are very serious ideologues, but we all need
to keep an open mind for nontraditional approaches to our ends. Thanks to
all for a lively discussion and investigation of the facts.
Best regards,
Phil
Augusta, GA
_____
From: Diana Liu [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:38 PM
To: Phillip Williams; [email protected]; Mike
McGrath
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Rubber Tires as Raised Beds
Ok, I am not promoting this practice. I actually have serious problems with
it. Anyway, I emailed my colleague who used to work at toxic epidemiology
about this. I haven't gotten a response yet. So, I checked the US EPA
(Environmental Protection Agency). Well, I thought they protect the
environment, so may be it's a place to look. So I queried "used tires and
gardening". This shows up under Frequently Asked Questions about scrap
tires. And there is a section on "10. What are some innovative ways tires
can be recycled?"
http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/tires/science.htm Imagine that.
I hope that you can see the picture. This is actually under the section
about benefits of recycling scrap tires. And under the picture, it says
"Tire gardens can be a simple, cost-effective way to plant a garden in urban
areas, and an environmentally-friendly way to turn a used tire into
something productive again."
I think it's some sort of lettus planted in there. Now, if the
Environmental Protection Agency thinks it's ok... what does it mean? hmmmm.
15. What are the benefits of recycling scrap tires?
Preferred management methods for municipal solid waste are waste prevention,
followed by recycling, followed by incineration for energy recovery, and
finally land disposal. For tires, retreading is a form of waste prevention
and saves valuable resources. Recycling also conserves materials. For
example, the use of ground rubber in products and in rubberized asphalt
saves new resources from being used. In cases like these, recycling makes
good economic sense.
Photo: Tire garden
<http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/tires/images/tiregarden.jpg>
Tire gardens can be a simple, cost-effective way to plant a garden in urban
areas, and an environmentally-friendly way to turn a used tire into
something productive again.
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Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.
- Lao Tzu
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak;
courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
- Winston Churchill
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--- On Tue, 2/17/09, Mike McGrath <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Mike McGrath <[email protected]>
Subject: [Community_garden] Rubber Tires as Raised Beds
To: "Phillip Williams" <[email protected]>,
[email protected]
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 2:10 PM
PS: if anyone is foolish enough (in my eyes) to do this, make sure the
providers at least pay you the fee that they would have had to pay to
dispose of them legally otherwise. (Here in PA, I believe its two bucks a
tire.)
Otherwise, you're being taken for TWO rides....
---Mike McG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip Williams" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:40 PM
Subject: [Community_garden] Rubber Tires as Raised Beds
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Williams [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:37 PM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: RE: Community_garden Digest, Vol 666, Issue 1
>
>
>
> The following link has an authoritative and extensive discussion of the
> use
> of raised beds including the recycling of some types of old tires. (As
> well
> as other approaches. For what it's worth; there are literally hundreds
of
> missives on the internet proclaiming the value of this approach to small
> raised beds. I spoke to my local Ag Extension Service Agent and he advised
> that their studies showed no leaching of anything in anywhere near toxic
> levels. If there's something wrong with using old tires there are a
lot of
> us in real trouble...
>
> http://www.noble.org/Ag/Horticulture/RaisedBedGardening/introduction4.html
>
> Best regards
>
> Phil
>
> Augusta, GA
>
>
>
>
>
> I came across some used tires which I am going to use as raised beds to
>
> plant edibles in our community garden. Given tires contact with toxic
>
> materials, is there anything I should do before filling these beds with
>
> compost and planting, or is it safe to stack the tires, fill with
>
> planting material, and plant.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Anna
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