HOW-TO: Properly Dispose of R/C Tires and Wheels

About this episode

This episode discusses how to properly dispose of unusable R/C tires and wheels, including recycling and upcycling options.

When your tires or your wheels on your radio-controlled model vehicles are no longer usable, how should you dispose of them properly? Is it possible to recycle these parts, or maybe upcycle or downcycle them? In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we recover the options that you have for giving a new life to your RC car truck, jeep, van, or buggy's nylon wheels and rubber tires.

Topics covered

• disposal
• recycling
• upcycling
• radio-controlled vehicles
• tires
• wheels

Keywords

• R/C tires
• disposal
• recycling
• upcycling
• radio-controlled models
• wheels
• environmental impact

More episodes of The RC Deep Dive

• The RC Deep Dive Podcast's Fathers Day Gift Guide · June 12, 2026 · 6 min
• Why to Always Keep an Extra Bag of Gears for your Grasshopper or Hornet · June 11, 2026 · 8 min
• When Do 3-Piece Wheels Need Their Tires Vented or Glued? · June 10, 2026 · 7 min
• What Grease Do R/C Aluminium Rear Trailing Arms Need? · June 9, 2026 · 6 min
• What's the Fastest Motor and Largest Battery You can Put in a Hornet EVO? · June 8, 2026 · 5 min
• How R/C Model Vehicles are Like Star Wars DIY Pod Racers · June 7, 2026 · 6 min