Sorry if this has been asked and answered before. I did a search but couldn't find anything on the message boards.
Is there anywhere in Pittsburgh I can recycle my 26x1.95 tires? I'm sure some auto place would love to take my tires and $10 a tire, so maybe somewhere cheaper... Or free?
edronline
2014-09-21 18:52:52
When I was in Kindred Cycles (Strip District) I overhead a customer ask if they took blown tubes and they said yes. Not sure if there's a charge. I want to say I heard that they give them to someone (an artist, perhaps?) who repurposes them into other things.
rustyred
2014-09-21 19:38:58
"Sorry if this has been asked and answered before."
Actually... I was meaning to ask the same thing myself. Good question!
headloss
2014-09-21 19:43:43
Performance has a recycling bin for tubes/tires that I've dropped stuff off at before in the front of the store, for free. Don't know what they do with them, offhand.
ka_jun
2014-09-21 20:27:30
In 2010, Performance Bike had a collection partnership with Pittsburgh based Liberty Tire... so I assume they go to one of Liberty Tire's facilities. Thanks, I'll try PB.
headloss
2014-09-21 20:35:11
You can just take them to the dump. Limit is 2 car tires, I've heard they'll take more than 2 bike tires but I haven't tried it.
http://pittsburghpa.gov/dpw/drop-off-information
salty
2014-09-21 20:59:11
Just blew out a tire and a tube. Any update with this beside Performance? Do they still take blown out tubes and tires?
edronline
2017-05-10 16:25:06
I took a slew of tubes and tires not long ago to Performance. I'm certain they still have the program.
durishange
2017-05-11 10:33:47
Banker Supply in East Liberty takes used tubes. Not sure about tires.
chrishent
2017-05-11 11:45:54
thanks!
so, I thought to myself, "I wonder if someone takes used tubes and tires in pittsburgh" just yesterday. so I searched on the message board, found the thread, and said to myself, "shoot, the person that created this thread doesn't know how to spell. " So then I posted yesterday my question, and then realized that I was the person that created the thread several years ago.
d'oh!
edronline
2017-05-11 13:39:46
Hoping to revisit this thread now that Performance Bikes is gone. Does anyone know of a new place to recycle tubes or tires? Anyone ever try a car recycler?
jay1228
2022-11-09 11:13:02
Someone from Free Ride came by our Bike The Burgh shop on Penn a few months ago asking to collect old tubes. I’m assuming that’s still happening, and sure hope so as I have quite a few I’d like to drop off for them.
dave
2022-11-09 19:10:26
