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Tire Recycling in Buffalo, NY

Buffalo does not take tires at the curb; bring up to four to a City tire day at the Broadway Garage, 197 Broadway.

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

3 ways to get rid of a tire in Buffalo

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · BuffaloNo 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. New York tire service take-back (Waste Tire Management and Recycling Act)State program · New YorkOpen to everyoneConditions apply$2.50
    How it works

    Under ECL Article 27, Title 19, until December 31, 2027, tire service centers must accept your used tires when you buy or have new tires installed: about the same size, and the same number as the new tires. A $2.50 state waste tire fee applies to each new tire sold. The shop may add up to $2.50 per tire for its own recycling costs. Without a new-tire purchase, the law does not require a shop to take tires.

    Cost & rules
    Fees
    State waste tire management and recycling fee, per new tire bought$2.50
    Optional shop recycling charge, per new tire (up to)$2.50
    • Only when buying or having new tires installed: the shop must take used tires of about the same size, up to the number of new tires. Required until December 31, 2027.
    • Complaints about a shop refusing tires or about fees go to the NY Attorney General.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

  3. City of Buffalo tire drop-off days (Broadway Garage)City service · BuffaloConditions applyCost not listed
    How it works

    The City holds four tire collection days a year at the Broadway Garage, 197 Broadway (the 2026 date posted was September 12, 7 a.m.–3 p.m., limit 4 per household). Tires are not allowed at the curb. Call 311 for the next date.

    Cost & rules
    • Only on scheduled collection days; call 311 for dates.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

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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New York rules

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • NYSDEC: Waste Tires (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • Tire service centers must accept used tires from customers of about the same size and in the same number as the new tires bought or installed. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • A $2.50 waste tire management and recycling fee applies to each new tire sold, including tires on new vehicles, collected by the tire service at sale. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tire service centers may also charge up to $2.50 per tire as a separate fee for their own recycling costs; signs must say whether it is separate or included in the tire price. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The fee and mandatory acceptance provisions have been extended several times and currently run until December 31, 2027. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Complaints about a tire seller refusing waste tires or about recycling fees go to the New York State Attorney General's office. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The Waste Tire Management and Recycling Act prohibits land burial of waste tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • New York generates an estimated 18-20 million waste tires a year, about one per person, and DEC regulates their management. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NY Environmental Conservation Law 27-1905: Mandatory tire acceptance; notices (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
    • ECL 27-1905: until December 31, 2027, a tire service with a physical New York location must accept waste tires of about the same size, equal in number to the new tires bought or installed. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tire services must post a notice that state law requires them to accept waste tires in exchange for an equal number of new tires sold or installed. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NY Environmental Conservation Law 27-1913: Waste tire management and recycling fee (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
    • ECL 27-1913: until December 31, 2027, a $2.50 waste tire management and recycling fee is charged on each new tire sold; it does not apply to recapped tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The waste tire management and recycling fee does not apply to recapped tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • DEC lists tires among items with New York collection and recycling programs that should be managed outside the recycling bin. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
    • General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Buffalo: Streets / Sanitation (Garbage Rules) (opens in new tab) · City of Buffalo Department of Public Works, Parks & Streets
    • Tires can only be disposed of at special collection days: 4 collection days a year at the Broadway Garage, 197 Broadway, plus tire collections at HHW events; call 311 for dates. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Buffalo: Bulk Trash Information (opens in new tab) · City of Buffalo Department of Public Works, Parks & Streets
    • The posted tire drop-off day (9/12/26, 7 a.m.–3 p.m., 197 Broadway) had a limit of 4 tires per household. Checked October 26, 2026.

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