Tire Recycling in Morristown, TN
Morristown lists tires among items collected at the Hamblen County Landfill, 3849 Sublett Road.
See all 2 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Ask whether tires on rims cost more.
- Check per-tire fees and how many you can bring at once.
Tennessee rules
- Whole, unshredded tires may not be landfilled in Tennessee; they must go to a permitted processing facility or a county waste tire collection site. Source: TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab)
- Every Tennessee county must provide at least one waste tire collection site for residents and businesses; TDEC publishes a county-by-county list of sites. Source: TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab)
More Tennessee rules (11)
- Counties may set local fees for handling commercial quantities of tires. Source: TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab)
- Each county must provide, directly, by contract or through a solid waste authority, at least one site to receive and store waste tires, used automotive oils and fluids, and lead-acid batteries, if adequate sites are not otherwise available. Source: TDEC Materials Management: Household Hazardous Waste Program (HHW) (opens in new tab)
- A pre-disposal fee is charged on each new tire sold at retail in Tennessee (T.C.A. 67-4-1610). Source: TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab)
- The tire pre-disposal fee is $1.35 per new tire for motor vehicles used on streets or highways, including cars, motorcycles, trucks, trailers, farm tractors and equipment, and construction machinery. Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue: OTF-6 Tire Pre-Disposal Fee Overview (opens in new tab)
- The fee is imposed on the business that sells new tires at retail in Tennessee. Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue: OTF-6 Tire Pre-Disposal Fee Overview (opens in new tab)
- Of each fee, $0.10 is kept by the dealer, $1.00 goes to the county of origin and $0.25 goes to TDEC for statewide waste tire management. Source: TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab)
- Tennessee also charges a Tire Environmental Fee on new vehicles registered in the state; the money supports the Tire Environmental Act Program (TEAP). Source: TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab)
- Illegal dumping of tires is prohibited under Tennessee's litter law. Source: TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab)
- Anyone who commercially hauls waste tires in Tennessee must register each year with the Waste Tire Hauler Program. Source: TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab)
- Individuals hauling their own waste tires (for example in a personal vehicle, or farmers) do not need to register as waste tire haulers. Source: TDEC Waste Management Branch: Waste Tire Hauler Program (opens in new tab)
- TDEC's retailer section lists only the pre-disposal fee; it describes no duty for tire retailers to take back used tires. Source: TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (14)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Solid Waste - Recycling - Bulk Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Morristown Public Works
- Morristown lists paint, tires, scrap metal, wood, auto batteries and used motor oil as items collected at the Hamblen County Landfill, 3849 Sublett Road, Morristown, TN 37813, (423) 581-8784. Checked October 26, 2026.
- TDEC Materials Management: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab) · Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
- Whole, unshredded tires may not be landfilled in Tennessee; they must go to a permitted processing facility or a county waste tire collection site. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Every Tennessee county must provide at least one waste tire collection site for residents and businesses; TDEC publishes a county-by-county list of sites. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Counties may set local fees for handling commercial quantities of tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A pre-disposal fee is charged on each new tire sold at retail in Tennessee (T.C.A. 67-4-1610). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Of each fee, $0.10 is kept by the dealer, $1.00 goes to the county of origin and $0.25 goes to TDEC for statewide waste tire management. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Tennessee also charges a Tire Environmental Fee on new vehicles registered in the state; the money supports the Tire Environmental Act Program (TEAP). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Illegal dumping of tires is prohibited under Tennessee's litter law. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Anyone who commercially hauls waste tires in Tennessee must register each year with the Waste Tire Hauler Program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- TDEC's retailer section lists only the pre-disposal fee; it describes no duty for tire retailers to take back used tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- TDEC Materials Management: Household Hazardous Waste Program (HHW) (opens in new tab) · Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
- Each county must provide, directly, by contract or through a solid waste authority, at least one site to receive and store waste tires, used automotive oils and fluids, and lead-acid batteries, if adequate sites are not otherwise available. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Tennessee Department of Revenue: OTF-6 Tire Pre-Disposal Fee Overview (opens in new tab) · Tennessee Department of Revenue
- The tire pre-disposal fee is $1.35 per new tire for motor vehicles used on streets or highways, including cars, motorcycles, trucks, trailers, farm tractors and equipment, and construction machinery. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The fee is imposed on the business that sells new tires at retail in Tennessee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- TDEC Waste Management Branch: Waste Tire Hauler Program (opens in new tab) · Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
- Individuals hauling their own waste tires (for example in a personal vehicle, or farmers) do not need to register as waste tire haulers. Checked October 26, 2026.
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