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Tire Recycling in Rockford, IL

Rockford residents can drop up to 4 passenger tires a day free at the household hazardous waste site, 3315 Kishwaukee Street, on weekends.

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

2 ways to get rid of a tire in Rockford

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · RockfordNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
    How it works

    Book online, set out your tire and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. Rockford Household Hazardous Waste Disposal CenterCity service · RockfordIllinois residentsCost not listed
    How it works

    Free household hazardous waste drop-off at 3315 Kishwaukee Street (enter from Kishwaukee Street), co-operated by the City of Rockford, Illinois EPA and Four Rivers Sanitation Authority. Open Saturdays 8 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sundays noon–4 p.m. for Illinois residents; Rockford residents may also bring up to 4 passenger tires a day.

    Cost & rules
    • Saturdays 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Sundays noon–4 p.m. at 3315 Kishwaukee Street; Illinois residents only, no businesses.
    • City of Rockford residents only; passenger tires, self-loaded into the tire container; no commercial or agricultural tires.

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Places that don’t take tires (1)
  • Rockford weekly bulk item collection (Rock River Disposal) · Rockford

Before you go

  1. Ask whether tires on rims cost more.
  2. Check per-tire fees and how many you can bring at once.
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Illinois rules

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • City of Rockford: Weekly Garbage Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Rockford
    • Building materials, TVs/monitors, auto parts, oil, tires, liquids and hazardous waste are not accepted with garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Rockford: Household Hazardous Waste Disposal (opens in new tab) · City of Rockford
    • The City of Rockford, Illinois EPA and Four Rivers Sanitation Authority run the Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Center at 3315 Kishwaukee Street for Illinois residents (not businesses); Saturdays 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Sundays noon–4 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • City of Rockford residents may drop off up to four passenger tires per vehicle per day; no commercial or agricultural tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • 415 ILCS 5: Environmental Protection Act, Sections 53 to 55.15 (Title XIV, Used and Waste Tires) (opens in new tab) · Illinois General Assembly
    • Used or waste tires may not be mixed with municipal waste, and landfills may not accept them for final disposal, except whole tires shredded or cut for approved alternative uses or tires that cannot practically be processed. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • No one may open dump or open burn used or waste tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tire retailers must accept used tires for recycling from customers, in a quantity equal to the number of new tires bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • From July 1, 2026, tire retailers collect a $2.50 fee on each new or used tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA: Used Tire Facts (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    • Illinois EPA says whole tires are banned from landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • If a tire retailer refuses to take your used tires, Illinois EPA asks you to report them and find another retailer. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA: Used Tires (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    • Illinois EPA says the $2.50 tire fee does not cover disposal, so a retailer may charge a separate disposal fee for each used tire it accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA: Used Tire Collections (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    • Illinois EPA no longer runs countywide used tire collections and advises leaving used tires with the retailer when buying new ones. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    • Illinois EPA says state and federal law allow household hazardous waste to go out with residential garbage, but taking it to an HHW collection is more protective. Checked October 26, 2026.

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