Tire Recycling in Muncie, IN

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Tires (opens in new tab) · Muncie Sanitary District
  • Delaware County residents can bring up to 6 car or light pick-up tires a year free; tires over the limit cost $5 off-rim and $7 on-rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires over the six-tire limit cost $5.00 off-rim and $7.00 on-rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Muncie Sanitary District
  • Household hazardous waste drop-off is free for all Delaware County residents for waste generated at the residence; not for businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Special Waste (opens in new tab) · East Central Indiana Solid Waste District
  • The district's special waste programs are only for residents of Madison, Delaware and Grant counties; ID may be required and fees may apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
• IDEM Managing Waste: Waste Tire Management (opens in new tab) · Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
  • Indiana landfills may not accept whole waste tires (IC 13-20-14-1), with limited exemptions. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Businesses that sell new tires at retail must accept waste tires, one for one, from customers who buy new tires from them. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Open dumping or open burning of waste tires is illegal in Indiana. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Under IC 13-20-14-4, waste tires must go to a tire wholesaler, tire manufacturer, retread facility, permitted final disposal facility, or a registered waste tire transporter, storage or processing site. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • None of those destinations is required to accept waste tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Businesses that transport, process or store waste tires must register with IDEM before operating. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Grants to clean up tire dumping sites may be available to Indiana counties and solid waste management districts. Checked October 26, 2026.
• IDEM Recycle Indiana: Waste Tire Recycling and Proper Disposal (opens in new tab) · Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
  • Some solid waste management districts and local governments hold tire amnesty days; IDEM says to check their websites or contact them. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tire retreading companies can retread tires that pass inspection. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Businesses that sell new tires at retail must accept waste tires, one for one, from consumers who buy new tires from them. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Indiana Department of Revenue: Tax rates, fees and penalties (opens in new tab) · Indiana Department of Revenue
  • Indiana charges a waste tire management fee of 25 cents on each new tire sold at retail and each new tire mounted on a vehicle when it is sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
• IDEM Managing Waste: Landfills (opens in new tab) · Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
  • Under 329 IAC 10-9-2, municipal solid waste landfills must not accept whole waste tires, lead-acid batteries or mercury switches, among other wastes. Checked October 26, 2026.
• IDEM Recycle Indiana: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab) · Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
  • A solid waste management district is the county's local authority for recycling, yard waste and household hazardous waste services, and runs recycling and HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Districts conduct recycling and household hazardous waste collection events and outreach. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Under Public Law 10-1990, every Indiana county except Marion was to have its own district or join a multi-county district. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Association of Indiana Solid Waste Management Districts (AISWMD) offers a Find Your District tool and a district map. Checked October 26, 2026.
• IDEM Recycle Indiana: Where to Recycle (opens in new tab) · Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
  • IDEM says solid waste management districts are the county authority for recycling, yard waste and household hazardous waste services, and to confirm program availability and hours with district staff. Checked October 26, 2026.
• IDEM: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab) · Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
  • IDEM: contact your local solid waste management district for HHW disposal; districts may offer daily collection or special events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Marion County has no solid waste management district; residents find HHW drop-off sites on Indy.gov. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Open dumping or open burning of solid waste is illegal in Indiana. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Many oil change and automotive service centers accept used motor oil; HHW programs and recycling sites also accept used oil, filters and antifreeze. Checked October 26, 2026.

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