Old tires

37 chief · Apr 12, 2022

Does anyone else body have more old tires than they need? Gone are the days where they just go the land fill. I buy tires from the internet, for my trailer, and pickup, and change them my self. Now I not only have my tires, I have my brothers also. The land fill wants 6.50, another one wants 7.00. The best I found is Discount tire for 3.00. I took ten yesterday, and will make another trip in a few days. How do you get rid of old tires? Stan

John in Mich · Apr 12, 2022

Typically, I pay the disposal fee when buying new tires. An adjacent county has a summer collection program by which residents can bring in a maximum of 10 old tires on the specified dates.
A big problem is being in a rural area. People throw furniture, rubbish and old tires along remote sections of rural roads. One time someone disposed of about 30 carp down the road from my house.

ttown chuck · Apr 12, 2022

wal-mart $2.50 each

DoubleR · Apr 12, 2022

Same way you do. Although our township will have a recycle day and will take them up to six or so. Farm Bureau sent me something a while back on a recycle day but you had to sign up ahead for it. I have a half doz now I need to get gone. I set a rear tractor tire by the road and about 15 minutes later a guy was loading it in his truck.

Mike(NEOhio) · Apr 12, 2022

I have a few too. The county used to have a tire dropoff day but there was a limit. We used to use them along with the motor oil to burn brush.

Stephen Newell · Apr 12, 2022

Around here people just leave them on the side of county roads.

jhwis · Apr 12, 2022

Three bucks to get rid of them is cheap.

JeffPy · Apr 12, 2022

Our Goodwill in Wooster Ohio used to accept so many per address, no charge. I do not remember how many and I do not know if that program still exists ?

4play · Apr 12, 2022

Tire disposal fees are paid for on the initial purchase, at least in this state. All tire stores around here take them free. The city dump takes them free and I also have a tire recycle place that takes them free. You might have some of these services available to you if you search.

stevieb49829 · Apr 12, 2022

Our County taxes pay for their disposal. Just have to take them to the dump/transfer station. $5 if they are still mounted.

OregonAaron · Apr 12, 2022

We have a local les Schwab tire store that takes them for free. They have a semi trailer with the back doors open parked behind the store and you can stop by anytime and throw em in. I took a whole truck load awhile back.

caterpillar guy · Apr 13, 2022

When wore out for trucks and cars we put them on wagons and trailer so most never make it past there.

BarnyardEngineering · Apr 13, 2022

(quoted from post at 15:24:58 04/12/22) Typically, I pay the disposal fee when buying new tires.

That only works if you turn the old tires in when you buy the new ones.

The fact that you already paid the disposal fee for the tires you're trying to get rid of means nothing otherwise. You will pay the fee again, IF you can find a place to get rid of the tires.

Where I lived for the past 15 years there are ZERO places to take used tires. Tire shops can't/won't accept them except as part of a new tire purchase. The scrapyards won't take them unless they're on a junk car, and then they dock you heavily. There are no businesses that handle recycled tires. There are no town or county transfer stations or dumps. There is no "garbage amnesty day" where you can take anything in.

Even out in the sticks some towns have an amnesty day where they bring in dumpsters and you can dispose of whatever, old tires, paint, construction debris, etc.. Not in the rich suburbs though.

sms · Apr 13, 2022

I was able to get a bulk rate at our landfill. If you had more than five you could pay by the ton, much cheaper. Check your options.

Bret4207 · Apr 13, 2022

In the past there was a notion of taking old tires and grinding them up to use in road surfaces. Not sure whatever became of that. We had a paper plant some years back that experimented with burning them for power, complete with all sorts of scrubbers to make it nice and clean. The clean part didn't matter to the enviro cult, they were burning tires and that had to be bad. End of that story.

For all the talk of recycling in our modern world, there is really not a lot done.

Geo-TH,In · Apr 13, 2022

That happens all the time in my hood in the south of the county.
IDEM told a farmer he had 30 days to dispose of his tires.
He gets a semi bed and filled it..
Once a year there is a place in the county to dispose of your old tires..Take 10 for Free...

Bill(Wis) · Apr 13, 2022

Here in my part of the world the county processing and transfer center charges a pro-rated fee of $310 per ton for used tires. Last year they offered special pricing on tires only between 01-14 October.

rustyfarmall · Apr 13, 2022

Worn out, useless tires make an excellent back stop for a shooting range. Just stack 'em up.

DRussell · Apr 13, 2022

We can put one tire a week out with our trash. Garbage truck picks it up and takes it, no charge other than the regular trash charge.

BarnyardEngineering · Apr 13, 2022

(quoted from post at 09:38:38 04/13/22)
Worn out, useless tires make an excellent back stop for a shooting range. Just stack 'em up.

All these ideas to "recycle" old tires are great, but they only use up so many tires, while the old tires keep coming. How many decorative tire planters do you need?

Pete in MD · Apr 13, 2022

Guess I'm lucky to live where I do. County landfill will take 4 tires a day- no charge.

lnk · Apr 13, 2022

What ever happened to burning them at night, cause they don't smoke at night. Just kidding!

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