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Information for households and property owners about disposing of unwanted or abandoned tires.
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You may be able to dispose of your own used or scrap tires during a bulky trash collection event sponsored by your local government. A landfill may accept your tires directly, but will usually charge a fee.
Use the municipal solid waste facility map viewer to find landfill locations and phone numbers. Contact the landfill to confirm that it accepts tires for processing or disposal. If you have many tires, you may need to hire a scrap tire transporter to pick them up and haul them to an authorized scrap tire storage, processing, or disposal facility.
To report abandoned tires, you can contact local city or county authorities, contact the TCEQ field office for your region, or file a complaint online with the TCEQ.
If there are just a few tires, you may be able to dispose of them during a bulky trash collection event sponsored by your local government, or take them to your local landfill.
Use the municipal solid waste facility map viewer to find landfill locations and phone numbers. Contact the landfill to confirm that it accepts tires for processing or disposal. If you have many tires, you may need to hire a scrap tire transporter to pick them up and haul them to an authorized scrap tire storage, processing, or disposal facility.
Follow this link to download a list of Active Used and Scrap Tire Handlers and Facilities in Texas.
Visit our Reporting Abandoned Tires page.
Requirements (statutes and rules) for the management of used or scrap tires can be found online in Texas Health and Safety Code 361.112 361.1125 30 TAC 328, Subchapter F
Please contact the Scrap Tire Program if you have other questions about disposing of tires.
Getting rid of tires can be a challenge since most waste haulers won’t accept them in their dumpsters or curbside trash pickup.
“Most states eliminate tires from landfills because their shape. They hold a lot of air and it causes them to migrate to the surface. They also have value as a recycled item,” said Diane Bickett, executive director at Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District in Ohio.
This is why it is important to make a plan of how to either reuse or recycle tires before purchasing new ones. So, what can you do with old tires? We’ve rounded up a few ways you can safely and legally get rid of them.
Specialized recycling organizations around the country take and recycle used tires; some will even come and pick them up for you. There is usually a fee associated with recycling tires, whether you drop them off or someone picks them up for you.
If the fee concerns you, remember there are almost no free ways to get rid of tires, outside of turning your tires into a DIY project. Old tires can be turned into fuel, paving material, mulch and more at tire recycling centers.
If you have a stash of tires you need to get rid of, these facilities are a good option for you. However, in some states you must be licensed to haul a large number of tires at one time and that number can vary depending on the state.
When you buy new tires, most auto shops will recycle your old tires for a fee by handing them off to an EPA-certified recycler.
This is the easiest way to ensure your old tires are put to good use since you won’t have to worry about dropping them off at a recycler yourself or coordinate a pickup.
The Experts Say:
When you buy new tires, don’t bring your old tires home. There is a cost to the public to manage improperly recycled tires. Pay the tire fee to dispose of it properly at the point of purchase.
Diane Bickett | Executive Director, Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
If you already have an old tire at home and are a looking for a unique way to turn it into a DIY project, here are a few of our favorites:
A bit more involved, this project is better for a moderately experienced DIYer.Tires are a challenge to get rid of but they aren’t the only item that requires special attention during disposal. If you are throwing away other items, like a mattress or furniture, check out our bulk waste resource for additional tips.
On the one hand, it is not difficult to return old tires. They can simply be thrown into a landfill if the problems of environmental pollution, as well as the growth of serious diseases, do not bother. But problems can also be viewed from other perspectives. Tire tires, even used ones, are raw materials. Quite a few useful items can be made from it, especially if there is a private house or summer cottage. Finally, instead of throwing it away, you can take your old tires to a collection point for money. nine0003
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Used tires are accepted by recycling industries for grinding. From the obtained raw materials, products are made, intended for for construction and economy. In addition, new tires are made from them.
The disposal of used tires can be carried out for money, free or with an admission fee.
Interested in the first option, with two other problems do not occur. It is not worth counting on large sums, price range - from 50 to 150 rubles. per tire, depending on its diameter (from 15 up to 22.5, respectively). nine0003
Prices vary by type of tires, as well as their quantity. For example, for 1 ton of non-studded rubber they pay 4 tr. If it is studded, the cost rises to 6 tr. Cameras are bought for 30 rubles. Accordingly, for a set of worn studded tires, along with cameras, you can get 720 rubles. The amount is small, especially if you need services for transporting tires to the place of reception.
Most profitable to change tires to get:
Preliminary it is necessary to specify in autoshops and technical services the availability of such promotions. Given that they have offers in accepting used tires come in constantly, they can suspend promotions for indefinite period.
Then there is another option, where to hand over the old tires for money.
Finally, vegetables are grown with their help in agriculture. It is enough to bury the tire in the ground, place seedlings in it. Thus, moisture is retained longer, yields increase. In addition, drinkers for domestic animals are made from tires. nine0003
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The second option will require ingenuity, organizational skills, and the ability to negotiate.
But if during the search it was not possible to find enterprises where you can hand over tires for recycling for money, but on the contrary, they still require payment for services, then there is a reason to think about your own business. nine0003
For users of the Vyvoz.org website, we have compiled (and constantly updated) a list of organizations in large (and not only) Russian cities where you can return old tires for money or free of charge:
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Astrakhan
Barnaul
Vladivostok
Volgograd
Voronezh
Yekaterinburg
Izhevsk
Irkutsk
Kazan
Kaliningrad
Kemerovo
0002 Such an enterprise will require small investments - from 50 to 80 tr. Most of the money will be spent on renting premises, registering an organization, paying one or two employees, as well as advertising. A prerequisite is that the owner independently (at least for the first time) creates devices for agriculture and decor for yards.
A license to collect and store recyclables is required.
Then a commercial offer is created, pages are drawn up in the most popular social networks. Targeting advertising in them is not expensive, it allows you to quickly reach the target audience. Additionally, announcements are posted in rural areas, at dacha cooperatives, commercial offers are sent to management companies. nine0003
The production process consists of the following steps:
If the demand for rubber increases, you can offer to the population to hand over rubber for processing for money. In parallel is an agreement with a processing plant, where you can deliver in bulk unclaimed rubber. Such a business can bring from 50-70 to 300-500 tr. monthly. Depends on organizational owner's abilities.
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By law, legal entities are required to report on the delivery of used tires for recycling. The lack of documentary evidence leads to a fine for violating the rules for handling recyclables.
Therefore, business entities are required to apply to official processing manufacturer or its representative. At transfer of tires is issued:
In addition, the enterprise is working out an act in accordance with which tires are recognized as used. The commission decides on writing them off from the balance sheet of the enterprise and sending them for recycling.
Unlike businesses, individuals are not required to follow this procedure. But it is recommended to approach the disposal of tires in a responsible manner.
Rubber decomposes for a long time, but being in the environment in the event of combustion is a source of dioxins that enter the air and then into the human body. Because of this, he can become seriously and even terminally ill. nine0003
According to the law, 80% of all old tires must be collected and recycled in Lithuania every year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 95% of officially delivered tires to the market are properly disposed of. The results are encouraging, but Virginia Zhigene, an expert at the Institute for Conservation of Nature, noted that a large part of the tires that enter the market are not taken into account for one reason or another, so there is no reason to be happy.
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"According to estimates, tire manufacturers and importers who do not have obligations or who do not fulfill them import more than 10,000 tons of tires into Lithuania. We should also not forget that many car service centers operate illegally, so they do not care about proper waste disposal, tires are among them," Zhigene said.
These tires usually end up in remote places - in forests, fields, near water bodies. Old tires are also left near the containers with household waste, in addition, residents store them in their basements and sheds. nine0003
The fact that tires are not properly disposed of and do not end up in the hands of recyclers shows how much old rubber is collected from forests. Municipalities deal with the disposal of this waste, but this requires additional costs, and taxes fall on the shoulders of taxpayers. However, Zhigene noticed that the level of consciousness of the inhabitants is gradually growing, and this is facilitated by information about waste disposal and the possibilities of recycling tires in particular.
"A wave of sustainability is coming to Lithuania, a new generation is growing, a new view of the environment is being formed. Finally, the regulatory authorities are checking car services more carefully. There are still a lot of shortcomings that need to be worked on, but the business itself is changing its attitude - it is more actively involved in the circular economy , does not stand aside," the expert noted. nine0003
Where you can donate old tires for free
Tire rubber can take over 120 years to decompose, and it's not just an aesthetic problem. Decaying tires release toxic chemicals that poison the land and its biodiversity. Finally, with groundwater, chemicals enter wells, and from there to people. There are times when residents burn rubber. But this is a petroleum product, so when burned, it releases toxic substances into the air. nine0003
Specialists from the Department of Nature Conservation remind that residents can return old tires absolutely free of charge, so there is no need to scatter them anywhere.
Residents usually change their tires at car services, where they can leave their old tires free of charge. In addition, according to current laws, dealers, importers and manufacturers must inform buyers about the rules for recycling tires, since the recycling fee is already included in their price. This means that the buyer can bring as many tires to the buyer as he bought from him. nine0003
In addition, residents can return their old tires free of charge at the bulky waste collection sites. There are almost 100 of them in Lithuania. At such sites, one resident can return 4 old tires per year.
Žigene recommends checking the list of responsible companies that properly dispose of old tires on the website atliekos.lt: "In this system, you can find all car services declaring waste. With a high degree of probability, we can say that the company on the list is responsible, therefore collects all waste, including rubber." nine0003
If we dispose of tires incorrectly, we not only pollute the environment, but also throw away recyclable materials that could be recycled.
