In my line of work I find old dry rotted tires and in the last couple months I have accumulated a LOT of tires. I have asked around, tire shops won‘t take them, the landfill won‘t. i‘m not sure where to turn next.
For a new driver, an auto transmission. It's one less thing to be concerned about while driving. A standard shift is good if you are going to be driving on poor roads, or need low gear torque, for towing. --- girl who knows her cars.
I have a manual and boy its sooo much fun and I have more control of the car specially when it snows.for first time driver I would recomment a manual because you do not want to mess up your transmission unless you're pretty good driving standard.
Manual transmissions are much more fun to drive, but take a lot of time to learn. Also, you are still learning the rules of the road, so that just adds more pressure. Auto's are very simple, and after you put it in gear, it does the rest of the work. Its all depends on personal opinions.
Throw them in your local river or pond.
A growing use for old tires is incineration for the heat value. I've worked with a few cement companies that add tires to the kiln for the heat, and in the process, recycle some of the inorganics left in the tire. If you're near a cement plant, that would be a good first step. There are some government grants that they may be getting, so it is conceivable that you could be paid for your tires. Another creative use for old tires is potato farming, although this use has been slow in taking off. A row of tires, 1 tire high, are laid out in a field and filled with dirt. Seed potatoes are added. As the plant grows, additional tires are added and filled with dirt. At harvest time, rather than plowing the field, the tires are removed to gather the potatoes. I personally have use this a few times. good luck
