Recycling in North Little Rock, AR

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Checked October 26, 2026

• District 2 Waste Tire Accountability Program (Tires Be Gone) (opens in new tab) · District 2 Waste Tire Accountability Program
  • District 2 collection centers accept, at no charge, up to four small or large waste tires a month from individuals living in the service area; tires must be off the rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Collection centers require the name, address and number of tires when the public drops off waste tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Beginning July 1, tire dealers, processors and public collection centers may charge customers for waste tire removal, collection, transport and processing, on top of the state $3 rim removal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • District 2 covers Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Faulkner, Fulton, Greene, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Lawrence, Lee, Lonoke, Monroe, Poinsett, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Sharp, St. Francis, Stone, White and Woodruff counties (Mississippi County no longer participates). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mississippi County no longer takes part in the statewide tire recycling program. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Electronic Waste & Household Hazardous Waste – Residential (opens in new tab) · Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District (Pulaski County)
  • Green Stations serve only residential households in Pulaski County; items from businesses are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Sanitation (opens in new tab) · City of North Little Rock Sanitation Department
  • North Little Rock picks up limbs, bagged leaves, furniture, carpet, mattresses and appliances one day after the garbage day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulky items are things too large for the cart, such as couches, mattresses and other furniture. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • White goods are appliances without Freon, such as washers, dryers and stoves. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Green waste must be kept separate from bulky items; a second failure to separate brings a $50 fee on the utility bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires are a special pickup (call 371-8345) or can be dropped at Davis Rubber Company in Little Rock. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Empty paint cans go out with normal garbage; wet paint must be dried with newspapers or kitty litter first. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Garbage and bulk items go on the curb after 5 p.m. the evening before garbage day or before 7 a.m. on collection day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Household chemicals and used oil can be dropped at 418 West 13th Street, North Little Rock, AR 72114 on Tuesdays 7-9:30 a.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. and the third Saturday 7 a.m.-noon. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Electronics Recycling and Green Station Drop-off Center (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of North Little Rock
  • For large items such as air conditioners and refrigerators, residents call the North Little Rock Sanitation Department (501-371-8340) for pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
• 8 CAR pt. 64: Tire Accountability Program (Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission) (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission
  • Arkansas charges a state rim removal fee of $3.00 for each new tire, and $1.00 for each used tire, that replaces a tire taken off a rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A tire retailer must accept, at no additional cost beyond the state fees, any or all used tires for which the buyer paid the rim removal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A resident may drop off up to four used tires of any size a month at their regional used tire program without an additional fee; agricultural businesses count as individuals. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A used tire program may charge individuals who bring more than four used tires a month. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A used tire program may charge for any tire still on its rim, however few are dropped off. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Used tire programs that take extra-large tires (such as farm, construction and industrial equipment tires) may set their own fees for them. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Each used tire program must run at least one tire collection center in every county it serves; centers may be at a landfill, a tire processing facility or a tire retailer. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Arkansas DFA: Waste Tire Fee (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
  • Department of Finance and Administration: the rim removal fee is charged when a tire retailer takes a tire off a rim in connection with selling a replacement tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bicycle, forklift, golf cart and lawnmower tires are not subject to the rim removal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Arkansas DEQ Tire Accountability Program fact sheet: Tire Generators (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality
  • Tire retailers must collect the rim removal fee even if the buyer chooses to keep the old tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Arkansas DEQ: Used Tire Program Districts & Inter-Districts (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality
  • Used tires are managed locally by Arkansas's regional solid waste management districts, alone or through inter-district programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEQ tells residents to contact their district about local tire disposal or recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.

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