Tire Recycling in Yuma, AZ

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Checked October 26, 2026

• City of Yuma: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Yuma
  • The HHW Collection Program is open to all City of Yuma and Yuma County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The program is free, funded through the City's Environmental Fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Business or commercial waste is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • 2026 HHW event dates are January 10, April 11 and November 14, all 8 a.m. to noon. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The drop-off location is 1473 S 2nd Avenue. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Items accepted at no charge include motor oil, paint, household cleaners and tires (limit 5, off the wheel, no rims). Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Yuma: Neighborhood Cleanup (opens in new tab) · City of Yuma
  • The program picks up household bulk items such as refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, furniture, large boxes, mattresses, carpet, electronics and tires (without rims). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The program is only for City of Yuma residents paying the Environmental Fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Up to 5 tires without rims per residential location; no commercial or farm tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The 2026 schedule ran from Area 1 (January 26–29) to Area 10 (March 30–April 2); pickups are Monday–Thursday. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Yuma news release: City's annual Neighborhood Cleanup starts January 26 (opens in new tab) · City of Yuma · effective January 20, 2026
  • The program is available to residents within Yuma city limits only, at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Yuma County: Guide to Solid Waste Transfer Stations & Waste Tire Facility (2026) (opens in new tab) · Yuma County Department of Public Works
  • Commercial, industrial and oversize loads of solid waste are not accepted at any of the transfer stations. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • North Gila Valley Waste Tire Facility per-tire fees: passenger $5.00 each, non-resident $6.00 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Yuma County: Transfer Stations & Waste Tire Facility acceptable and unacceptable items (opens in new tab) · Yuma County Department of Public Works
  • Passenger tires (no rims): limit five per person/resident per calendar year; fees apply after five. 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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