/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I have a Plan, a grand plan. A plan I wish to commense soon.

I wish to build an earthship. A home with walls of tires, water collection and 4 times used before returning to the earth. I want my lights to shine because the wind blows and the sun is out. I want the food I eat be sown and grown by my own hands. I want my self in my control and not some one else's that just sends me bills.

Planning on buying 5 acres with my buddy. He's an older man in his 50's, me in my 20. His family owns land out in the country and owns every tool and vehicle needed to reshape the earth into our own personal heaven.

Sadly today I've hit a bump in my plans. Where would one obtain no longer useable tires in the quantity of 500-1000. I know there are laws so that tires are properly recycled, but shouldn't building a home that would last 100+ years count as properly recycling?