Tire Recycling in Salt Lake City, UT

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Household Hazardous Waste: Safe Disposal (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake County Health Department
  • Disposal of common household amounts of hazardous waste is free for Salt Lake County residents; large quantities, drums and business waste need an appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The HHW facility takes electronic waste from Salt Lake County residents only, not business waste; wipe devices that store data first. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The HHW locations accept antifreeze, car batteries and oil but cannot accept tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The county says one tire recycler in Salt Lake County accepts waste tires for a small fee; storing or transporting waste tires needs a health department permit. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Landfill Pricing (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake County
  • Cars, SUVs, pickups up to 1-ton and hand-unloaded trailers pay a $17 flat rate per load; larger loads pay by the ton ($36/ton mixed trash, $17 minimum). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Freon-containing units cost $20 each; tires cost $4 each, 12 per load maximum. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Materials Accepted - Landfill (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake County
  • Tires: limit 12 per load; none from waste tire transporters or commercial operations, and nothing larger than semi-truck tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Landfill (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake County
  • Tires (residential only) must be placed in the designated tire recycling pile in the Citizens Unloading area, not dumped at the tipping face. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Curbside service cost (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake City Sustainability Department
  • Two Call 2 Haul collections per calendar year (one bulky items, one green waste) are included in the price of city curbside service; monthly garbage rates start at $26.26. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Bulk Waste Collection: Call 2 Haul (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake City Waste & Recycling Division
  • Call 2 Haul is for Salt Lake City residents with city waste collection, including single-family homes and most duplexes and triplexes; available year-round. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Request a pickup with the online form, by calling 801-535-6953 (Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.) or by email; you need your Public Utilities account number. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Items cannot be placed on the curb more than 24 hours before the confirmed collection date. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The collection pile should be about 8 feet wide, 4 feet deep and 4 feet high (a pickup bed or SUV load); larger volumes go to the landfill or a private hauler. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Up to four automobile tires (plus bicycle tires and tubes) are accepted; no large truck tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• What can I recycle in SLC? (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake City Sustainability Department
  • Residents without Call 2 Haul can drop off tires at Liberty Tire's North Beck Street location. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Restore - Drop-Off Your Donation (opens in new tab) · Habitat for Humanity Greater Salt Lake Area
  • Standard pickup is free but may take several days and covers only resellable items; a fee-based priority pickup by a third party hauls everything. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Restore - What We Don't Take (opens in new tab) · Habitat for Humanity Greater Salt Lake Area
  • The ReStore does not accept paint, chemicals from individuals, used tires or automotive supplies. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Board Members & Member Cities (opens in new tab) · Trans-Jordan Cities
  • Trans-Jordan is owned and run under an interlocal agreement by eight member cities: Draper, Herriman, Midvale, Murray, Riverton, Sandy, South Jordan and West Jordan. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Landfill (opens in new tab) · Trans-Jordan Cities
  • Landfill disposal costs $42 per ton, with a $15 minimum for non-commercial vehicles up to 10,000 lb gross vehicle weight; no cash is accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No cash is accepted; pay by credit/debit card or an existing account. Loads must be fully tarped and secured or a double fee applies. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residential tires: limit 4 per day, $4 per tire off the rim and $5 on the rim; large/commercial tires and tires from business accounts are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Business household hazardous waste is not accepted at the landfill; businesses can call the Salt Lake County Health Department at 385-468-4380. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Utah DWMRC: Waste Tire Program (opens in new tab) · Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
  • Utah charges a $1 fee on each new tire, including tires on a new vehicle; tire retailers and new vehicle dealers collect it and send it to the Tax Commission. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Fee money goes to the Waste Tire Recycling Fund, which partly reimburses the cost of processing, recycling or disposing of waste tires and of cleaning up tire piles. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The state waste tire recycling program, created by the 1990 Utah Waste Tire Recycling Act, is mainly a recycling program for used car and truck tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Waste tire stockpiles at municipal landfills are removed regularly and newly generated waste tires are recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEQ says there are markets in Utah for all waste tires generated in the state each year. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control registers and monitors waste tire recyclers. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Utah State Tax Commission: Waste Tire Recycling Fee (opens in new tab) · Utah State Tax Commission
  • The Tax Commission says the waste tire recycling fee is $1.00 per new tire with a rim size up to 24.5 inches. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Wholesale tire purchases and tires the seller delivers to another state are exempt from the fee; sales tax exemptions do not apply to it. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Utah DWMRC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
  • For used tires, DEQ tells households to buy new tires at a shop that will recycle the old ones. Checked October 26, 2026.

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