Tire Recycling in Ocala, FL

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

• Baseline Landfill info & rates (opens in new tab) · Marion County Solid Waste
  • Businesses and residents of incorporated areas do not pay the solid waste assessment and must pay fees at Baseline or hire a private franchise hauler. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Passenger/commercial tires: $145 per ton ($4.85 per 100 lbs). Another county page lists $146 per ton. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
• Recycling & trash disposal (opens in new tab) · Marion County Solid Waste
  • Recycling & trash disposal page: passenger/truck tires $146 per ton. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
  • Unincorporated residents pay an annual assessment and use the recycling centers at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents of incorporated cities and towns and outside the county can buy an annual permit for up to 3 vehicles for $100. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Materials accepted at recycling centers (opens in new tab) · Marion County Solid Waste
  • Businesses not paying the assessment may not use the recycling centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Five passenger tires per day at Canal, Davis, Dunnellon, Martel, Newton and Scrambletown. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Residential Sanitation information (opens in new tab) · City of Ocala Sanitation
  • The city sponsors two Household Tire Amnesty Days a year. Residents may bring up to 10 tires without rims free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida Statutes 403.718: Waste tire fees (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  • Florida charges a $1 fee on each new motor vehicle tire sold at retail; the fee must be stated separately on the purchaser's invoice. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The new tire fee does not apply to recapped tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Waste tire fee proceeds, less administrative costs, go into the state Solid Waste Management Trust Fund. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida Department of Revenue: Lead-Acid Battery Fee, New Tire Fee, and Rental Car Surcharge (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Revenue
  • Department of Revenue: the $1.00 new tire fee applies whether a new tire is sold separately or on a vehicle, must be stated separately on the invoice and is subject to sales tax. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida Statutes 403.717: Waste tire and lead-acid battery requirements (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  • It is unlawful to dispose of waste tires or processed tires in Florida except at a permitted solid waste management facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Whole waste tires may not be put in a landfill as final disposal; tires cut into small enough pieces may be disposed of at a permitted facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • You may not hire a waste tire collector to transport, dispose of or process waste tires unless the collector is registered with DEP or exempt. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The law asks DEP to encourage voluntary waste tire collection centers at tire retailers, tire processors and disposal facilities, open to the public. It does not require retailers to take back tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida DEP: Best Management Practices - General Public, How to Handle Used and Waste Tires (PDF, May 2017) (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • DEP guidance: individuals may transport up to 25 waste tires without a registration; hauling more than 25 at a time on Florida roads requires registration as a DEP waste tire collector. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida DEP: Waste Tires (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • DEP's Waste Tire Management Program regulates waste tire transport, storage, processing and disposal, cleans up illegal tire piles, and gives grants to counties under 110,000 people. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida Statutes 403.706: Local government solid waste responsibilities (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  • Counties are responsible for providing solid waste disposal facilities for all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida DEP: Waste Reduction (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • Every Florida county has a program that collects household hazardous waste for recycling or proper disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • County HHW programs include permanent collection facilities, collection events (regular or once or twice a year) and a few curbside collections. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEP tells residents to check their county or city HHW program website for advice and collection schedules. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Hazardous waste generated in the home is not regulated by the government. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • State-grant-funded local collection centers are intended to collect non-regulated household hazardous waste free. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida Statutes 403.7264: Amnesty days for purging small quantities of hazardous wastes (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  • State law authorizes HHW "amnesty days", free for participants bringing under 100 pounds, until legislative funds for them are exhausted; local governments must host them. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • A 2008 state law set a statewide weight-based recycling goal of 75% by 2020, with no sunset after 2020. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEP directs residents to their county recycling coordinators. Checked October 26, 2026.

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