Getting Around with Tire Recycling!

Maintaining tires properly can help your tires last longer. This not only saves you money on replacement costs but also helps reduce the number of tires requiring disposal. Millions of waste tires are generated in New York State each year!

Tires are prohibited waste per New York State Part 360 regulations and cannot be disposed of at the landfill. 

If you have tires replaced at a dealership or shop, typically they will dispose of the tires for a fee. It's best to let them do the work. 

Tires are also collected at the county transfer stations. If you are dropping off tires, there is either a $10 per tire fee or a rate by ton. Contact your county transfer site for details. 

Tires are currently transported to a western New York facility to be chipped and recycled. 

Tire Tips

Follow these helpful hints:

• Use the recommended size tire for your vehicle. Undersized tires can lose 10% of their life and waste gas.
• Keep tires inflated at the recommended pressure listed in your vehicle owner's manual. Check and adjust pressure when the tire is cool (tire pressure increases as the tire heats up with use).
• Start and stop your vehicle slowly when possible and decelerate before corners. Fast stops and starts and tire squealing wear more rubber off your tires and take miles off their operating life.
• Drive the speed limit. Higher speeds increase tire temperature and cause extra wear.
• Keep tires balanced and rotate every 6,000-8,000 miles (or as recommended by your tire manufacturer) to save hundreds of miles in wear.
• Radial tires improve gas mileage. Steel-belted tires are generally the most efficient.
• Slow down on rough roads and avoid potholes. Damage to your tires will decrease their useful life.
• Finally, consider buying retread tires to encourage markets that reuse old tires. Tires that are improperly disposed of are an unsightly public nuisance.

Be creative with your old tires. Many upcycling opportunities exist for tires around the homestead.