Tire Recycling in North Liberty, IA

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Iowa City Landfill (opens in new tab) · City of Iowa City
  • The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center (3900 Hebl Avenue SW) serves Johnson County and the city limits of Kalona and Riverside, and cannot accept materials from outside that area. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Open Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m.-noon; closed City holidays and windy days. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires cost $0.15 per pound ($3 minimum). Checked October 26, 2026.
• Trash, Recycling & Compost Services (opens in new tab) · City of North Liberty
  • Larger items like appliances, tires and furniture can go curbside with trash stickers on each item on the regular pickup day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Trash, recycling and compost services are provided by Johnson County Refuse, an LRS company, and included on monthly city utility bills. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Trash stickers are $3, sold at City Hall (360 N. Main Street) and local gas stations and grocery stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Spring Cleanup Day is held the last Saturday in April, 7-11 a.m., for North Liberty residents only (bring a water bill stub or driver's license). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Each year residents can bring large items to the public works facility free of charge on Spring Cleanup Day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted: furniture and other bulky items, white goods, brush and limbs, car and truck batteries and up to 8 tires, and metal and car parts. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Items go to the Public Works Facility, 620 Calvin Street. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Regular household trash, paint and toxic materials are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Iowa DNR: Household Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  • Iowa households can take household hazardous materials to Regional Collection Centers (RCCs); RCC services are free to residents within each RCC's service area. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • RCC services for eligible businesses carry a small fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DNR tells residents to find their nearest RCC and schedule an appointment before dropping off hazardous materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DNR says not to dump hazardous materials in ditches, pour them down drains or sewers, or put them in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Iowa DNR: Regional Collection Centers & Grants (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  • Iowa has 28 main RCCs and 43 satellite facilities serving 96 of the state's counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Some counties are served by RCC mobile collection events run under contract with a main RCC; 29 counties have RCC mobile service. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Many RCCs run a Swap Shop where usable products can be dropped off for others to take at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DNR publishes a county-by-county table of the RCC main and satellite facilities that serve each county. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Iowa Code chapter 455F: Household hazardous materials (opens in new tab) · Iowa Legislature (Legislative Services Agency)
  • Under Iowa Code chapter 455F, regional collection centers keep regular hours when the public may drop off hazardous materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Iowa DNR: Tire Disposal & Recycling (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  • Land disposal of waste tires has been banned in Iowa since July 1, 1991, and burying or open burning tires is prohibited. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Whole waste tires may not go to a sanitary landfill unless cut into pieces of 18 inches or less; landfills must accept properly processed tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Storing more than 500 waste tires requires a permit. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 102: Solid Waste Management (effective 9/23/26) (opens in new tab) · Iowa Legislature (Legislative Services Agency)
  • Under the 2026 rules, nobody may stockpile more than 500 passenger tire equivalents without a waste tire stockpile permit. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Iowa Code 455D.11: Waste tires; land disposal prohibited (opens in new tab) · Iowa Legislature (Legislative Services Agency)
  • Iowa Code 455D.11 bans land disposal of waste tires unless processed as the DNR requires, and landfills may not refuse properly processed tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Anyone who hires someone to haul more than 40 waste tires must use a DNR-registered waste tire hauler. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Iowa DNR fact sheet: Waste Tire Disposal (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  • DNR advises that the easiest way to dispose of waste tires is to leave them with your tire dealer or service center and pay the nominal fee they charge for disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.

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