Recycling in Pine Bluff, AR

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Recycling Department (opens in new tab) · Jefferson County, Arkansas
  • Jefferson County Recycling Department: 1800 East Harding, Pine Bluff, AR 71601; hours listed Monday-Friday 8-4 and 2nd/4th Saturday 8-12. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The same page also says the main facility (behind Pope Furniture) is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-4 pm. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
  • The department collects recyclables for the citizens of Jefferson County; bring pre-sorted items to the center. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycling Locations (opens in new tab) · Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District
  • The district lists the Pine Bluff Drive Thru Recycling Facility at 1800 E. Harding Ave. collecting paper, cardboard, plastic, e-waste and glass. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Waste Tire Program Locations (opens in new tab) · Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District
  • Jefferson County Road Department tire collection center: 3304 West 7th, Pine Bluff, AR 71603, 870-534-7020, M-F 7:00-3:30. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Up to four tires per person, per household, per month are free; above that it is $2.90 per tire. 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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