LifeAfterBikes

Wood River Trails Coalition member Cuyler Swindley has started a great bicycle tire recycling program! It’s hard to come to terms with just throwing old bike tires into the landfill, so Cuyler has created a solution: LifeAfterBikes.

For $2 per tire, you can recycle your old bike tires and not feel guilty about tossing them in the landfill. Think of the $2 as an environmental fee like when you get your car’s oil changed - might not want to pay it, but it’s necessary to keep our planet clean.

The donations will be used to support youth bike riding programs and trail  building/maintenance. Some of the money will be used to further build the recycling program and the rest  will be used to transport the tires to where there is a company that gives tires an alternative end of life - or a LifeAfterBikes. They may become safer playground surfaces, athletic surfaces, construction materials, or a rubberized additive in asphalt.

As of today, October 18th, there are tire drop off locations at Club Ride, Idaho Cycles and Sturtevants in Ketchum. Scan the QR code at the drop off or Venmo @lifeafterbikes.

Give your used tires a new life!