Yesterday after my visit to MRC I decided to pass by the tire graveyard which was located around 5 minutes down the road from them. The road that takes you to the tire graveyard is unpaved and unmarked but with the help of Google Maps I didn’t have any trouble finding it. Once there I was awestruck with the amount of tires that were piled up on top of each other, literally millions and millions of them.
To get a better look at the tires I first had to climb a tall wall of tires but once I got to the top the sight was spectacular. I know it’s not a good thing because these tires are an environmental disaster but still you can’t deny it’s a scene like no other.
I didn’t know if I was allowed to be there of if I was allowed to take pictures so I quickly snapped a few shots and got out. I really need to go back since it’s full of photo opportunities. On the bright side I did end up with a cool desktop wallpaper (pictured above) so that was worth it. If you want to use the picture above as a wallpaper as well you can download the higher resolution version from [Here]
29 replies on “A visit to the tire graveyard”
Good thing you didn’t get caught.
Amazing !!!
Wow! There is a crisis (tire burning), you visit the recycling plant then swing around and visit this tire graveyard (incredible photos); I wonder how many government officials have done that? I think you should be mayor of Salmiya.
Vote for me!
lol anytime 😛
Was there any security check post petrolling around the graveyard?
Because if not then i can pay a visit too… if you can tell me the way.
No security check points or anything. If you look at the first picture on top, right at the very end I saw some yellow baladiya trucks but not sure what they were doing. Where I was, around 200 meters away there was some kind of factory, maybe where they recycle the tires?
So like if i start driving from Dajeej on the 6th ring road towards jahra… where can i find it??? is it after the Subiya check point? towards the Iraq border?
I’ve posted a link to google maps. Just find it using a map, easier than describing.
thanx dude, i got the way
Nice wallpaper Mark.
I wanted to go there last weekend but then decided against it coz I thought the place would be crawling with policemen and EPA guys.
something about that wallpaper reminds me about Toys Story.. nice click!
I love the middle photo. Can you post a high resolution link to that? While you are at it post them all 🙂 Do you have a Flickr account?
I can but once I get back to Kuwait in a few days.
if those tires were in Japan or USA ..they will still gonna benefit from them..they would use them for a new invention ..instead of polluting the environment !!!!!
Thanks for the Wallpaper Mark ! 😀 please could you give me the RAW file of the first picture… @_@ its amazing.
they never learn..why was there no security?!
was that taken with the canon btw?? if so, mashallah its impressive.
Great post!
I say we turn it into art, What if all the tires are tied togeather and stacked up to Form Mt. Q8 over time sand will pile aginst it and it will become the first mountain in Kuwait.
If someone will give me 4.678 Million KD I will do it and call it art like the guy who put pink around the islands in the pacific.
Ugh…I worked a tire fire once. Worst day of fire fighting I ever had. Filthy and would not go out.
that’s an insane amount of tires – we should make tire swings around the city
Looking forward to the high-res pics mate!
I think its time to make a post asking the government for a “Tire retreading” company, or someone needs to open one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2_NYEvNrw0
https://500px.com/photo/6816260
Wow that’s a beautiful shot
Whoa! That’s fantastic!
I went there this morning but all that remained was just the smell of burnt rubber.
Hey Mark! Great photo! I was just wondering if I may use your photo for the background image of my website?
yeah sure go ahead