Tire Recycling in Nogales, AZ

Santa Cruz County takes up to 5 passenger or light-truck tires per household a year free at the Rio Rico Landfill. Tires with rims cost $5 each.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a tire in Nogales

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · NogalesNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
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Rio Rico LandfillDrop-off · outside Nogales · 1500 W. Frontage Road, Rio RicoConditions apply$5
Where
1500 W. Frontage Road
Rio Rico, AZ 85648
Hours
Monday–Friday 8 am–4 pm; Saturday 8 am–2 pm; closed Sunday.
Cost & rules
Tires
Accepted with conditionsFees apply
Fees for tires
Tires with rims $5.00 each
Up to 5 passenger or light-truck tires per household per year are free; no large truck or semi-truck tires.
All loads must weigh in at the truck scale.
Limit: 5 free tires per household per year.
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Fees for tires
Tires with rims	$5.00 each

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Arizona rules

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. Source: A.R.S. 44-1304: Disposal of waste tires (opens in new tab)
Sellers of new motor vehicle tires must accept waste tires from customers at the point of sale. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)

More Arizona rules (11)

Tire sellers must accept up to the number of new tires they sold at that location each year and may accept more. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)
A tire seller must accept a customer's tires if the customer presents a receipt within 30 days after the purchase date. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)
Each Arizona county provides a waste tire collection site that accepts tires from that county's residents. Source: ADEQ: Waste/Used Tire Facilities (opens in new tab)
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. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)
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. Source: ADEQ: Waste/Used Tire Facilities (opens in new tab)
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. Source: Arizona Department of Revenue: Waste Tire (opens in new tab)
The waste tire fee is adjusted every July 1 using a Consumer Price Index formula. Source: Arizona Department of Revenue: Waste Tire (opens in new tab)
Each Arizona county must establish a waste tire program funded from the state waste tire fund. Source: A.R.S. 44-1305: Waste tire fund and program (opens in new tab)
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. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)
ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Source: ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
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. Source: ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Rio Rico Landfill (opens in new tab) · Santa Cruz County
- Rio Rico Landfill is at 1500 W. Frontage Road, Rio Rico, AZ 85648; phone 520-761-7892. Checked October 26, 2026.
Don't Dump Tires. Recycle Them for Free. (opens in new tab) · Santa Cruz County
- Up to 5 passenger or light-truck tires per household per year are free at the Rio Rico Landfill; tires with rims cost $5 each; large truck and semi tires are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- All loads must weigh in at the truck scale. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Santa Cruz County describes the tire program as a free county collection program; the notice does not define which residents qualify. 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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