Tire Recycling in Cottage Grove, OR

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

• ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab) · Oregon State Legislature
  • ORS 459.247 bars disposing of, and disposal sites from knowingly accepting, discarded large home appliances, used oil, tires, lead-acid batteries and covered electronic devices. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires may not be disposed of at a solid waste disposal site. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Disposal sites may still accept and store these banned items for recycling or recovery. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Oregon DEQ: Waste Tire Management (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • DEQ says Oregon law imposes a landfill ban on disposal of whole tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A private individual hauling their own waste tires to a processor or a DEQ-permitted disposal site, or anyone hauling fewer than five tires, does not need a waste tire carrier permit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Anyone who generates waste tires must keep receipts showing proper disposal for two years. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEQ says only about one third of Oregon waste tires are recovered; the rest are shredded and disposed of or dumped illegally. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Oregon DEQ: Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • The Recycling Modernization Act (SB 582, 2021) took effect Jan. 1, 2022, and recycling program changes started in July 2025. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Under the RMA, producers of packaged items, paper products and food serviceware pay for many recycling system improvements. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Oregon DEQ: Local Government Recycling Acceptance List (Aug. 4, 2025) (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • From July 1, 2025, local governments began moving to one consistent list of materials collected curbside and at depots. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Oregon DEQ: Recycle Right! (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • In Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, DEQ refers residents to RecycleOrNot.org or the Metro Recycling Information hotline, 503-234-3000. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Oregon DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • DEQ says household hazardous waste should not go down the sink, on the ground, down a storm drain or in the garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEQ lists pesticides, herbicides, solvents, fuels, paints, motor oil, antifreeze and mercury-containing wastes as household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEQ keeps a county list of locally sponsored HHW programs, including permanent collection facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Lane County: Garbage & Recycling (transfer station hours and locations) (opens in new tab) · Lane County
  • Lane County tires: 20-inch or smaller rim $5, $6 with wheel; accepted at all sites except Sharps Creek. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No commercial quantities (max 10 per day) or heavy duty truck or off-road tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Lane County lists the Cottage Grove Transfer Station at 78760 Sears Rd., open Wednesday–Saturday 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (no ZIP on the page). Checked October 26, 2026.

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