Tire Recycling in Glendale, AZ

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Maricopa County Environmental Services: Accepted Items & Fees (transfer stations) (opens in new tab) · Maricopa County
  • County transfer station services are open to all Maricopa County residents; no ID is required at the recycling centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Passenger and truck tires are accepted, limit 5 per visit, removed from the rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • County transfer station services are open to all Maricopa County residents; no ID is required at the recycling centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Passenger and truck tires are accepted, limit 5 per visit, removed from the rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Glendale: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Glendale
  • The City's HHW page says the Glendale Landfill accepts up to 5 residential car or truck tires from Glendale residents at no charge, off the rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The program is not for commercial use (apartments, condos, town homes, mobile home parks). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Appliances, electronics and tires are not accepted at Glendale HHW collections. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Glendale: Bulk Trash (opens in new tab) · City of Glendale
  • Do not place tires out for bulk trash; take them to the Glendale Municipal Landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Glendale: Landfill (opens in new tab) · City of Glendale
  • The disposal rate is $55.58 per ton with a $50.58 minimum per use. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • To get the resident rate, the home must be a single-family home or duplex in Glendale city limits on city sanitation service, with a current utility bill and photo ID. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Once a month, Glendale residents may bring one load up to 2,000 pounds from their residential property free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Apartments, mobile home parks and county islands with a Glendale address do not qualify for reduced rates. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Batteries and tires are listed as unacceptable waste at the landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The landfill accepts up to 5 residential car or truck tires from Glendale residents at no charge, removed from the rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
• A.R.S. 44-1304: Disposal of waste tires (opens in new tab) · Arizona State Legislature
  • Arizona prohibits disposing of waste tires in landfills and incinerating them, except for statutory exceptions (such as chopped or shredded tires used as landfill cover or placed in tire monofills) or as ADEQ rules allow. Checked October 26, 2026.
• A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab) · Arizona State Legislature
  • Sellers of new motor vehicle tires must accept waste tires from customers at the point of sale. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tire sellers must accept up to the number of new tires they sold at that location each year and may accept more. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A tire seller must accept a customer's tires if the customer presents a receipt within 30 days after the purchase date. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • County-designated waste tire collection sites may not charge a tipping fee for up to five waste tires per year from a county resident who is not a tire seller; they may charge for tires beyond five. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tire sellers must post a notice stating that it is unlawful to throw away a motor vehicle tire and that the retailer must accept scrap tires when new or recapped tires are purchased. Checked October 26, 2026.
• ADEQ: Waste/Used Tire Facilities (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective February 4, 2026
  • Each Arizona county provides a waste tire collection site that accepts tires from that county's residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • ADEQ says county waste tire collection sites may accept a limited number of waste tires per year from each resident at no cost, and to contact the county waste tire coordinator for hours and location. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Arizona Department of Revenue: Waste Tire (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Revenue
  • For periods from July 1, 2026, the Arizona waste tire fee on new motor vehicle tires is 2% of each tire's sale price, up to $4.73 per tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The waste tire fee is adjusted every July 1 using a Consumer Price Index formula. Checked October 26, 2026.
• A.R.S. 44-1305: Waste tire fund and program (opens in new tab) · Arizona State Legislature
  • Each Arizona county must establish a waste tire program funded from the state waste tire fund. Checked October 26, 2026.
• ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective August 4, 2025
  • ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Checked October 26, 2026.
• ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective October 28, 2025
  • ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Checked October 26, 2026.

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