With more cars on the road than ever before, the need for practical uses for the recycled tires is vital to environmental sustainability. Innovations in recycled tires have exploded in recent years and the variety of applications is exciting.
Beginning with the most obvious, old recycled tires are often used as barrier material for winding raceways. They provide a cushioned guide for race cars and since tracks are often significantly long, there is room for tons of recycled tires.
Footwear also recently embraced recycled tires as a material useful for the soles of shoes. Interior decor ideas like tire chandeliers, tire chairs and tire pots all bring the recycled tires inside your home for an industrial chic look.
35 Recycled Tire Inventions
Recycled Tires Are Turned into Jewelry, Flooring, Shoes and More:
Jonathon Brown — Nov 21, 2012 — Autos
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Recycled Art
Rubber Tire Sculptures as Art
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Rubber Tire Sinks
The RUBBiSH Sink by Minarc is Sleek and Chic
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Titillating Tire-Couture Ads
This Goodyear Dunlop Branding is Crafty and Original
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Roadside Bike Fixers
Take Care of All Your Cycling Needs With the Bicycle Repair Station
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Tire Tread Totes
The Cylus 'Pangolin' Recycled Rubber Bags are Fashionably Repurposed
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Tough Tire Accessories
These Upcycled Rubber Tire Bags from mnmur are Edgy and Eco-Friendly
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Tremendous Tire Chandeliers
The Bow Berlin Boutique Blends Jewelry and Leather Fashions
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Artsy Auto Tires
Wim Delvoye Will Pimp Your Ride in a Cute and Decorative Way
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Recycled Bike Furniture
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Fashion-Savvy Sustainable Sandals
GreenSoul Shoes Works to Support Ethical Business Practices
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Rubber Jewelry
Recycled Accessories by Christiane Diehl
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Recycled Car Part Artworks
This Yong Ho Ji Recycled Tire Art is Eco-Friendly and Thrilling
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Two-Wheeler Tire Cuffs
These Bike Tyre Bracelets Bring Your Love of Cycling into Style
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Rambunctious Rubber Animals
Rika Creates Cuddly Creatures for the Eco-Lover
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Furniture From Old Tires
Repurposed Rubber Makes Posh Poufs
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Recycled Shoes
Yellow Port Shoes Made From Recycled Tires and Trucking Canvas
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DIY Fitness Facilities
This Homemade Home Gym is the Ultimate Cost-Cutter
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Recycled Rubber Roofing
The Eco-Friendly Euroshield Shingle System Offers a Great Alternative
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Recycled Tire Fashion
Rubber Krejci Bags
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Alternative Transportation Accessories
Beatrice Holiday Offers Cute and Eco-Friendly Bike Couture
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Tropical Tire Swings
Recycled Creations' Designs Include Bird Planters & Playground Equipment
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Landfill-Saving Shoes
IndoSole Uses Old Tires and Transforms Them into Eco-Friendly Footwear
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Recycled Tire Pots
The Debbie Wijskamp ‘Black Ruby Pebbles’ Series Rocks
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Rubber War Rides
Brett Graham Recreates Tools of War in ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction'
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Foldable Featherweight Footwear
The Timberland Radler Trail Camp Shoe is a Portable Hiking Boot
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Foldable Eco Footwear
Pocketflops are Fashionable & Convenient Flip Flops
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Wheel-Lined Motorways
These Bridgestone Tyres Ads Offer Drivers a Safe Voyage
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ReCycled Bike Chairs
Tour de France Lounger
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Recycled Rubber Gadgets
Tube Turns Old Bicycle Tires Into Belts, USB Sticks and iPhone Cases
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Herringbone Flooring
Apokalyps Labotek Recovers Used Tires to Apply to Design
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Twisting Tire Art
Romero Betsabee Brings Life to the Rubber Road Warriors
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Upcycled-Auto Pottery
UBeauty Pots are Made from Worn Out Tires
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Rubber Stadiums
Vancouver's Empire Field Stadium Made is Made With 22,000 Recycled Tires
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Recycled Rubber Pillars
Re-Tread Creates Rubber Logs Used for Re-Building
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Car Tire Shrubs
Rubbertree by Marc ter Horst Shows the Need to Preserve Forests
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Tire-Inspired Running Shoes
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Recycled Textile Soccer Kits
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Vintage-Inspired Holiday Footwear
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Dust-Based Soft Slippers
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Charm-Accented Technical Sneakers
Bentgablenits Remixes Unique ASICS Sneaker Models
Plastic Bottle Recycling Tools
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Plastic-Free Leather Alternatives
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Upcycled Camping Gear Collections
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Sneaker Tag-Inspired Car Keys
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Futuristic Imaginative Design Concepts
Toyota Introduces the Unique E-Collection of Products
Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
AI-Powered Recycling Systems
The Conceptual 'Binko' Recycling Machine Automates Sorting
Recyclable Linoleum Collections
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Textile-Topped Table Design
The Tumble Tables Elevate Sustainability Through Sculptural Form
Stylish Recycled Wool Skirts
Reet Aus' Seamless Skirt from Recycled Wool is Effortlessly Chic
Recycled 3D Filaments
BMW Group Closed the Loop on Additive Manufacturing Waste
Recycled Metal Jewellery
Reformation X Clair Waight Keller Create a Limited-Edition Collection
Rice Straw Fashion Collections
Siam Kubota and Greyhound Original Launch 'Turn Waste to Agri-Wear'
Unexpected Boundary-Pushing Chairs
Marco Segovia Presents the Atypical Chair Concept
Cigarette Waste Hats
Olivia Gino Turned an Abundant Source of Litter into a Shearling-Style Hat
Art Gallery Turntables
Audio-Technica Turntable Concept Treats Vinyl Playback as Art Display
Organic Ancient Design Furniture
The Earth To People Furniture Collection is Naturally Crafted
Sustainable Cork Installations
Forest for the Trees Showcases Cork Sustainable Furniture
Compostable Sole Sneakers
Stella McCartney and Balena Updated the S-Wave Sport Sneaker Style
Imaginative Modern Outdoor Furniture
Thomas Heatherwick Designs the In-Side Collection for Magis
Geological Clog Design Studies
Tati Ferrucio’s Onda Clog Demonstrates Vizcom Collaboration
Innovative Outdoor Advertising Campaigns
Unilever's Dirt is Good Turns Billboards into Playgrounds
Sound-Absorbing Recycled Materials
Mathilde Wittock Creates the Soundbounce Material
Circular-Crafted Perforated Clogs
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Bio-Based 3d Building Materials
CORNCRETL by MANUFACTURA Turns Corn Waste into Construction
Textile Recycling Devices
The ByBye Converts Discarded Clothing into Rigid Flower Pots
Rewarding Recycling Initiatives
Patagonia's Worn Wear Recycling Program Helps Eliminate Waste
Eco-Friendly Performance Tires
The Pirelli P Zero Tires Will Debut on Range Rover Vehicles
Plant-Mined Metal Rings
Karoline Healy Creates H2ERǴ Rings Using Phytomining Technology
Upcycled Denim Collections
The Latest Wrangler Reborn Collection Celebrates Circularity
Back-to-School Recycling Challenges
Takis and TerraCycle Teamed Up to Reward Recyclers
Shrimp Waste Carbon Materials
Researchers at the University of Sharjah Craft CO₂-Trapping Material
Converted Industrial Homes
A 1960s Warehouse Transforms into a Residence Honoring Its Raw Design
Inaugural Sustainable Sneaker Collections
Gabriela Hearst Debuts The Ohio Footwear Line
Food-Based Toy Block Alternatives
LEGO Replaces its Plastic Bricks with a Eco-Friendly Options
Plant-Based Car Leather
Hyundai and Uncaged Develop Leather Alternative That Similar to Cowhide
Orange Peel Waste-Made Lamps
Alkesh Parmar Designs the Sustainable Apeel Pendant Lamp
Zero-Waste Hair Ties
Fizzy Goblet Introduces the New Zero-Waste Hair Ties Using Old Materials
Living Footwear Concepts
Jessica Thies' Synthiesis Project Absorbs CO2 With Algea
Sustainable Running Shoe Designs
The Circle SuperNatural Runner is Fully Made in Europe
3d-Printed Rubble Furniture
Inorganic Growth by Bentu Design Transforms Demolished Urban Villages
Car Seat-Inserted Chairs
Toyota Seat Chair Concept Converts Vehicle Seating into a Desk Setup
Discarded Shoe-Created Stools
The WU Series by BENTU Design is a Sustainable Alternative
Decorated Candle Tins
Soap & Paper Factory Introduces New Sustainable Candle Tins
Eco-Friendly Pouf Chair Concepts
Design Studio701 Creates the Rio Pouffe Concept
Sustainable Synthetic Leathers
BASF Unveils Haptex® 4.0, a New 100% Recyclable Synthetic Leather
Waste-Transformed Biomaterials
Laura Bordini's By Osmosis Project Explores Product Waste
Transparent Sphere Vehicles
Toyota Transparent Sphere Vehicle Reimagines Mobilty as Playful Design
Threshold Bench Designs
The Torii Bench by Placyle Celebrates Recycled Material and Timeless Form
Banana-Made Luxury Sneakers
Balenciaga Launches the New Sneakers Made from Bananas
Microplastic-Fighting Fabric Innovation
CiCLO Technology Boosts Biodegradable Textile Adoption
Sustainably Minded Straw Slippers
BC Softwear's New Slipper Design Uses Eco-Friendly Materials
Recycled Resin Panels
Know New Plastic Introduces Dual-Sided Textures for Architectural Surfaces
E-Waste Take-Back Boxes
Trashie's Tech Take Back Box Responsibly Recycles Electronic Devices
Paper-Made Dissolvable E-Waste
Franziska Kerber Designs a New Source of Sustainable Electronic
Textile-to-Textile Recycled Sneakers
Allbirds Remix is the First Polycotton Recycled Sneaker
Upcycled Cork Sneakers
Each SOLE Jasper Chukka Pair is Made with 52 Recycled Natural Wine Corks
Dynamic Outdoor Tile Collections
Cristina Celestino Presents the Tivoli Tech Tiles for OUTERclé
Collaborative Upcycled Collections
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Works with Toyota for Upcycled Goods
Crimper Recycling Programs
Continental Launches an Initiative to Promote Equipment Circularity
Upcycled Glass Table Lamps
Upglas Lamp by Luca Nichetto for Astep Uses Recycled Murano Glass
Cork-Made Occasional Tables
Studio TK Joins Modus on the Modus Art, Arne, and Abe Tables
Origami-Inspired Floor Lamps
The Ori Lamp Folds 1 Metal Sheet into Elegant Sustainable Lighting
Recycled Tire Jackets
The Kathmandu Epiq SE Jacket is Made from Fulgar's Q-CYCLE Yarn
Recycled Rope-Made Footwear
SHORE Presents a New Footwear Capsule with a Sustainable Build
Prairie Fibre Bioplastics
Saskatchewan Polytechnic & EnviroWay Turned Flax into Plastic
3D-Printed Sustainable Home Designs
HONOKA LAB Presents the TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT
Upcycled Fruit Chews
Climate Candy Turns Unharvested Imperfect Produce into Sweet Treats
Hand-Knotted Neutral Rugs
Home and Soul Furniture Introduces Sustainably Designed Home Rugs
Recycled Seating Installations
This Show of Atlanta Airport Chairs Made from Campus Waste
Auto-Inspired Online Marketplaces
Goodyear's The Vault is Sure to Excite Auto Enthusiasts
Tire-Crafted Solar Stills
The Floating Solar Still is an Eco-Friendly Way to Purify Water
Specialized Vintage Tires
Priority Tire Now Targets Vintage Car Enthusiasts with New Offering
Sustainable NYC Flagship Stores
Rothy's Features NYC's First Streetside Water Refill Station
Convenience-Focused Rotating Shoe Racks
Loft and Ivy Boasts the SoleSavvy 360° Rotating Shoe Rack
Upcycled Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Presents the Crafting Plastic Series
Environmentally Sustainable Glasses
Nathan Allan Glass Studios Cast Glass Features Recycled Cullet
Recycled Desk Trays
Tray210 is a Circular Organizer Made from Multiple Recycled Plastic Blends
Customized 3D-Printed Tire Molds
Hankook Introduced EP-M300 With Eplus3D Printing Solution
Abandoned Bikes-Turned Art
Objects from Frames by Cara Campos Repurposes Bicycles into Furniture
Waste-Derived Fashion Materials
Detox Bio-Embellishments Sequins Turn Dye Sludge into Design
Recycled Dynamic Seating
The Bultan Chair Repurposes Crowd-Control Barriers into Furniture
Shea Butter-Infused Lip Treatments
Kinfield's Lip Rescue Moisturizing Lip Treatment is Recyclable
Repair-Friendly School Chairs
The Carrousel Chair Allows 3d Print Wearable Parts for Maintenance
Disposable Jute Hotel Slippers
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Eco-Friendly Sneaker Constructions
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Tire-Carrying Backpack Designs
Fernando A. Robert Designs the Bike Backpack to Hold Large Items
Sustainable Disposing Initiatives
The Perfume Shop Has Updated Its Recycling System
Repurposed Runway-Style Rugs
SUNNEI is Releasing a New Rug Collection with cc-tapis
Lithium Refinement Solutions
Telescope Innovations Debuts Lithium Carbonate from Recycled Waste
3d Printed Lighting Sets
Tierra, Mar Y Aire by Faro Barcelona Explores Circular Material Systems
Eco-Friendly Paper Towels
Bravo's Paper Towels are Made from 90% Recycled Materials
Ribboned Recycled Seating
The Ruffini Chair Combines 3d Printing with Recycled Plastic Artistry
Renewable Automotive Components
Supreme Group Introduces its Circuline Automotive Lineup
Japanese-Inspired Recycled Pavilions
Second Edition's Love Shack is Made of Recycled Materials
Ethical Vehicle Interior Finishes
Renault Interiors Will No Longer Feature Animal Leather
Eco-Minded Leather Variants
Tata International's New Eco-Friendly Leather Hopes to Spark Change
Innovative Wheel Offset Technology
Hulk Offsets Combines Sustainability and Advanced Tech
Repurposed Election Materials
South Korea Transforms Election Banners into Sustainable Materials
Stylish Shopping Trolleys
Roulette Carts Transforms Grocery Shopping with Designer-Like Trolleys
Slipper Wheel-Less Bicycles
Sergii Gordieiev Designs the Slipper Bicycle with Various Sandals
Steel-Made Mining Vehicle Wheels
Global Air Cylinder Wheels Air Suspension Wheel is Durable
Recycled Polyester Textiles
Kvadrat Joins Teruhiro Yanagihara to Launch the Ame Material
Oyster-Shell Pavilions
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Sustainable Creative Craft Series
The Fyrn Studio Series Redefines Waste as High-End Design
Durable Commercial Tire Designs
Goodyear Has Launched the Cooper® WORK Series™ RHA 2 Tire
Patterned Retro Flooring
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Bold Patterned Tubular Benches
Rik van Veen Designs the Leopard Bench with a Bright Look
Lightweight Four-Wheeled Bikes
The Acticycle Fuses Elements of a Car and a Bike Together
Sustainable Side Furniture
The Re Up Side Tables Crafted with Recycled Plastic and Wood
Transparent Bean Bag Furniture
Shayan Ramesht Designs a Sustainable Bean Bag Structure
Custom-Fit All-Weather Floor Mats
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Sustainable Chrome Furniture
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Tree Sap-Binding Timber Furniture
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Upgraded Adaptive Sports Components
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Sustainable Pendant Lights
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Luxury Utlity Artful Floorwear
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3D Printed Tennis Balls
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Circular Architectural Surface Alternatives
Enkei Offers the New ReCeramix™ Surface Material
Ceramic Waste Carafes
Sungai Carafe Transforms Bali’s River Waste into Restorative Pottery
Styrofoam Furniture Capsules
TRASHY Turns Recycled Styrofoam into Elegant Concrete Tables
Motor-Powered Diwheels
DIY Diwheel Envisions a Large-Scale Electric Two-Wheeled Vehicle
Terrazzo Vinyl Flooring
iQ Motion by Tarkett Introduces Circular, Restorable Vinyl Flooring System
Recycled Leather Composites
OBRO Transforms Leather Waste into a Translucent Luxury Material
Sculptural Lounge Chairs
Bolete Chair by Patricia Urquiola for Andreu World Uses Recycled Shell