Recycling in Southaven, MS
Southaven's sanitation guidelines send used car tires to the DeSoto County maintenance shop on Gwynn Road and electronics to the County Rubbish Pit at 5255 W. Sandidge Road in Olive Branch. Two DeSoto County recycling drop-offs sit in the city, at DeSoto Central High School and the Greenbrook Softball Complex.
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Services for Southaven residents
- Mississippi tire retailer take-back (Miss. Code 17-17-415)Mississippi
- DeSoto County tire and e-waste drop-off locationsDeSoto County
- DeSoto County Household Hazardous Waste Day (annual)DeSoto County
- DeSoto County recycling drop-off locationsDeSoto County
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Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Mississippi Department of Revenue: Motor Vehicle Rental, Tire Disposal, City Utility Taxes (opens in new tab) · Mississippi Department of Revenue
- A tire retailer's disposal fee may not be more than its actual per-tire disposal cost, and the retailer may not waive the disposal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- MDEQ: Waste Tire Management brochure (linked from the Waste Tire Management Program page) (opens in new tab) · Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
- State law requires new or used tire retailers to accept the customer's used tires at the point of sale, at least as many as the new or reusable tires purchased, if the customer offers them. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A tire retailer may charge a disposal fee on each tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The retailer's disposal fee must be charged uniformly and may not be waived even if the customer takes the old tires home. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DeSoto County: Tire, E-Waste, Recycling & Oil Disposal (opens in new tab) · DeSoto County
- DeSoto County provides tire, oil and e-waste recycling locations, available to all DeSoto County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Tires: limit 25 per month, no commercial vendors; Environmental Services Shop, 2373 Gwynn Road, Nesbit, Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
- E-waste drop-off at DeSoto County Environmental Services, 2373 Gwynn Road, Nesbit, is open 24 hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DeSoto County: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · DeSoto County
- HHW Day accepts items including car batteries and all paints. Checked October 26, 2026.
- HHW Day tire recycling is limited to 5 tires per citizen; business and commercial waste is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DeSoto County: Household Garbage & Recycling (opens in new tab) · DeSoto County
- Hazardous waste, gasoline, batteries and paint go to the Household Hazardous Waste Day, usually held in the spring. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DeSoto County offers recycling at 9 locations for paper, plastic, cardboard and aluminum. Checked October 26, 2026.
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