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Tire disposal fee: the price per tire and how many you can bring
Pick a site and the number of tires. The tool applies its price per tire, its free allowance and its limit per load.
Independent site, not a waste hauler or a landfill operator.
Tires dropped off with or without a load
Example: Salt Lake City, Utah. Pick your own dump.
You pay, load and 2 tires
$25
| Load: Flat fee for this vehicle, whatever the weight | $17 |
| 2 tires | $8 |
Salt Lake County (public), price list current schedule, no effective date printed, checked on November 7, 2026.
A tire disposal fee is charged per tire at most public landfills, because tires do not compact, trap air and water, and are usually set aside from the rest of the load. On the schedules we read on November 7, 2026, the price for a car or light-truck tire off the rim runs from $1.50 at Trail Ridge Landfill to $14 at I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex. Two sites price tires differently: North and South transfer stations charge $16 per load of up to 4 tires, and the Sacramento County sites take 4 tires a day free, then charge $10 each up to 8. Almost every schedule caps the count per load, often between four and fifteen, and charges more for a tire on its rim or for a truck tire. A tire shop usually takes old tires when it fits new ones, and the fee is then on its invoice.
Fee schedules read and sums checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · How the fees are read and priced
Tire fees on public schedules
| Site | Area | Price | Free tires | Limit per load | Four tires add |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Valley Landfill | Salt Lake City | $4 each | none | 12 | $16 |
| Seminole Road Landfill | Atlanta | $3.50 each | none | not printed | $14 |
| North and South transfer stations | Seattle | $16 per load | none | 4 | $16 |
| Orange County Landfill, Porter and McLeod Road transfer stations | Orlando | $3 each | none | 8 | $12 |
| Kiefer Landfill | Sacramento | $10 each | 4 free | 8 | $0 |
| North Area Recovery Station | Sacramento | $10 each | 4 free | 8 | $0 |
| I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex | Fairfax (DC area) | $14 each | none | 10 | $56 |
| County landfills and transfer stations | Riverside–San Bernardino | $5.31 each | none | 9 | $21.24 |
| Badlands, Blythe, Lamb Canyon and El Sobrante landfills | Riverside–San Bernardino | $6 each | none | 5 | $24 |
| Los Reales Sustainability Campus | Tucson | $5 each | none | not printed | $20 |
| Larimer County Landfill | Fort Collins | $7.50 each | none | not printed | $30 |
| Broome County Landfill | Binghamton | $4 each | none | 15 | $16 |
| Trail Ridge Landfill | Jacksonville | $1.50 each | none | not printed | $6 |
| Washington County landfill | St. George | $3.50 each | none | 12 | $14 |
| Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center | Austin | $6 each | none | not printed | $24 |
Read the limit as carefully as the price. A resident who brings more tires than the schedule allows is no longer a household customer for that load: the extra tires are charged by the ton, refused, or sent to a commercial tire lane. Austin’s drop-off center takes tires from residents at $6 each, but no trash, so a mixed load needs two stops there.
Before you pay at the gate
The cheapest tire disposal is usually the shop that fits your new set: shops take the old tires back, and any charge for it appears on their invoice. Some counties also hold free tire collection days. We have not read state tire programs for this site, so we print none of their rules; your state environmental agency publishes them. For tires already at home, the table shows which public site near you takes them and what it charges.
Truck, tractor and oversized tires are priced apart, often much higher, or refused. DeKalb County lists a separate price above eighteen inches, Larimer County limits the per-tire price to sizes up to 16.5 inches, and Orange County in Florida charges a larger tire load by the ton.