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There are two types of people. Those that complain all day, every day, day after day, then there are those work all day, every day, to find solutions.
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The old tire situation is the proof that the Hawaii "recycling program" is a farce from the mainland. Hawaii recycling was actually raw material export. It required off-island buyers. That is why there is the news about more cars being abandoned. The commodity price of scrap iron has collapsed, the commodity price of recycled tires has collapsed. If there is nobody willing to pay for shipment of junk off the island, it is going to stay here.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*
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Hmmm, ever hear of the squeaky wheel gets the grease?
I always smell the burning of trash when the winds shift. It's sad that people can't figure out a way to get their trash into a car and dispose of it properly. But, then on my way to hilo I saw 3 or 4 bags of trash that were on the roadside. Who knows if they fell out accidently or intentionally.
As for tires, just that mentality alone, if they aren't gonna take the trash, then how are you expecting them to take the tires? But, now that they won't even take them any more sure isn't improving the situation any.
Doesn't seem to be an answer to this, at least not a common sense one.
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As for tires, just that mentality alone, if they aren't gonna take the trash, then how are you expecting them to take the tires? But, now that they won't even take them any more sure isn't improving the situation any.
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This is why I believe a small bounty of say, $2 per tire (maybe $1 for scooter/lawn tractor size) would get a lot of tires removed from the environment.
There are a lot of poor people that would happily gather 10 tires a day and take them in to a nearby transfer station. I bet you would even see some of the homeless rolling a tire down the street to get a couple bucks.
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It seems like someone needs to write a letter to our mayor and try to fix this ass-backwards situation with tires. Oh wait- our mayor is a corrupt thief and still in office for a few more months.
How about a temporary red-neck/gardener solution to tires?
They wont breed skeeters for eternity if ya fill em with dirt and plant something in em.
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Where are all those earth-ship hippies when you need them?
Alternately, don't some people shred the used tires for mulch and playgrounds?
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In 1974 one of the best April Fools jokes ever pulled was done in Sitka, Alaska when Porky Bickar flew hundreds of tires into the dome of an extinct volcano and set them on fire so the townsfolks would think it was erupting.
http://www.sitka.com/Porky/porky3.htm
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Alternately, don't some people shred the used tires for mulch and playgrounds?
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Short answer is YES. However, most tires now have steel belts in them, which must be removed as part of the process.
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How about a temporary red-neck/gardener solution to tires?
There's actually a road-building technique that uses old tires to hold crushed rock in place.
Planter rings. Concrete footing form. I can think of a few more uses, and I would actually be willing to pay a few bucks to get a truckload of them delivered.
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Here's the tire recycling. All of which charge a fee per tire:
http://www.recyclehawaii.org/where-to-recycle.html
Tire Cutting/Disposal
Arizumi Tire Disposal, Island-wide: 443-3469 or 969-7130
COSTCO (Kona) 331-4833 (fee).
Goodyear Auto Services Center, Hilo: 935-9756; Kona, 329-1750 (fee).
Lex Brodie's Tire & Service Center, Hilo: 961-6001
Lex Brodie's Tire & Service Center, P#257;hoa: 965-9125; Kona
329-8826 (Only w/ purchase of new tire, fee).
Leo's Rubbish Service, Hilo: 935-5850
R & G Tire Center, Kona: 331-8920
Sear's Automotive, Hilo: 081-4095 (Only w/ purchase of new tire, fee).
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Grow potatoes in a stack of tires...
https://www.google.com/search?q=grow+potates+in+tires&oq=grow+potates+in+tires&aqs=chrome..69i57.8534j0j4&client=tablet-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
..What would King Kamehameha do..
