Well now, ain't this thread a
Big Joke for y'all.
But, did y'all know that in most parts of the US it's perfectly legal to burn tire for heating fuel?
Did y'all know that nearly half the used tires are indeed burned as heating fuel?
Did y'all know that the EPA supports burning tires as heating fuel?
Rather than make a bunch of arguments I'll just copy and paste the pertinent parts of
just one EPA publication, and I'll put the link to it at the end if'n you'd like to read the entire (pun intended) publication.
"
Tire-Derived Fuel
Scrap tires are used as fuel because of their high heating value. ...is considered a beneficial use - it is better to recover the energy from a tire rather than landfill it. In 2003, 130 million scrap tires were used as fuel (about 45% of all generated)...
Tires can be used as fuel either in shredded form - known as tire-derived fuel (TDF) - or whole, depending on the type of combustion device. Scrap tires are typically used as a supplement to traditional fuels such as coal or wood.
There are several advantages to using tires as fuel:
* Tires produce the same amount of energy as oil and 25% more energy than coal
* The ash residues from TDF may contain a lower heavy metals content than some coals.
* Results in lower NOx emissions when compared to many U.S. coals, particularly the high-sulfur coals.
EPA supports the highest and best practical use of scrap tires in accordance with the waste management hierarchy, in order of preference: reduce, reuse, recycle, waste-to-energy, and disposal in an appropriate facility.
In 2003, more than 290 million scrap tires were generated... ...130 million were reused as tire-derived fuel (TDF)...
Based on over 15 years of experience... ...EPA recognizes that the use of tire-derived fuels is a viable alternative to the use of fossil fuels."
And here's the link if'n you want to read the publication;
http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/tires/tdf.htm
By the way, here in Iowa and in many other states it's still acceptable (and legal) to use tires to start brush fires and such.