Tire shops used to be the place to pick up bootlits in the raw. It seem HAZMAT and tire shops insurance companies require recycling of wheel weights. A few years ago I had to drive to at least 10 different tire stores and local auto repair garages to find a bucket of wheel weights because other casters (fishing weights and bullet makers) beat me to the first nine. Was that not a good recycling program?
I understand these stores can make a small profit selling them to recyclers but new rules and regulations prohibit tire shops from selling of this material to the public. This control is more infringement of our rights via the back door?