Tire Recycling in Covington, KY

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

• Northern Kentucky Solid Waste Resource Guide (Updated January 2026) (opens in new tab) · Northern Kentucky Solid Waste Management Area (published by Kenton County)
  • The HHW collection is free for Boone, Campbell and Kenton County residents, with limitations and guidelines. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex paint, appliances, tires and several other items are not accepted at the HHW event. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Voucher Program (opens in new tab) · Kenton County
  • Vouchers are for Kenton County residents and require a paid trash bill with the application. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A paid trash bill is required to apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted with a voucher: appliances, electronics, liquids, metals and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Trash Guidelines (opens in new tab) · City of Covington
  • Residents can set out one bulk item a week, such as a piece of furniture, a mattress set or an appliance. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires and batteries may not be set out as bulk items. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires may not be set out for curbside collection; take them to the Latonia transfer station. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Covington Transfer Station (4399 Boron Drive, Latonia) charges a fee, discounts Covington residents, and is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Covington residents can drop off up to four tires a month free with a city voucher. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Voucher applicants must show a driver's license or photo ID as proof of residency. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Anyone can drop off up to 10 tires at a time: car tires $8 off the rim and $15 on the rim; truck tires $12 off and $17.50 on the rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-868: New tire fee; disposal of replaced tire; retailer requirements (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Kentucky imposes a $2 fee on each new motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer tire sold at retail, from July 1, 2020 until July 1, 2034; the fee is subject to sales tax. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A tire retailer may pass the $2 new tire fee on to the buyer. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A tire retailer must accept, if offered, one waste tire of similar size and type for each new motor vehicle tire it sells. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • When a new tire replaces an old one, the retailer must encourage the buyer to leave the old tire with the retailer, or else dispose of it legally, give it to a registered waste tire handler, or reuse it. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers selling new motor vehicle tires must accept, if offered, a waste tire of similar size and type for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers must post a notice that state law requires them to accept a waste tire for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky Department of Revenue: Motor Vehicle Tire Fee (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Department of Revenue
  • Department of Revenue: the $2 tire fee applies to each new tire sold at retail in Kentucky for motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recapped tires, used tires, tires for off-highway vehicles and tires on a vehicle before its original sale are exempt from the fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The fee goes to the Waste Tire Trust Fund, which pays for managing scrap tires and developing markets for recycled tire products. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-856: Disposal of waste tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Waste tires may be disposed of in Kentucky only by transfer to a permitted solid waste disposal facility, under processing conditions set in law. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Nobody may keep more than 100 waste tires at a time without meeting waste tire program requirements, unless exempt. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Hauling more than 50 waste tires at a time requires meeting waste tire program requirements. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DWM: Waste Tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • Kentucky requires tire retailers, transporters and accumulators to register with the state and post a bond. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DWM offers each county that applies a $4,000 grant each year to dispose of waste tires properly, separate from the state collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DWM offers free waste tire collection events to Kentucky residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The events rotate so that each county gets one every three years, in the spring or fall; schedules are posted every August and February. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.43-315: County universal municipal solid waste collection program (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Every Kentucky county must provide a universal collection program for municipal solid waste: door-to-door collection, direct haul to staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities, or another approved option. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Counties may let residents haul their own waste to cabinet-approved staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities in the county. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.43-505: Kentucky Pride Fund; recycling and household hazardous waste grants (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • State law funds recycling and household hazardous waste grants from the Kentucky Pride Fund; counties, cities and other local governments may apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky EEC press release (May 14, 2026): $6 million for recycling and household hazardous waste (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
  • The state household hazardous waste grant pays for counties to hold annual drop-off events for household chemicals, old electronics and other hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.10-610: Assistance to household hazardous waste educational and collection programs (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • The cabinet provides technical assistance to local governments that set up household hazardous waste education or collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DWM: Commonwealth Cleanup Week (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • The fourth week in March is Commonwealth Cleanup Week, a volunteer cleanup week set by the 1998 General Assembly. Checked October 26, 2026.

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