Tires

Old tires are worse than eyesores. Mosquitoes use them as breeding grounds and stockpiles of tires pose a fire hazard.

It's illegal to throw tires in the garbage or dump them along the roadside. Proper disposal is easy, thanks to tire dealers and many local recyclers.
Tires can be retreaded, recycled, and even shredded and used as fill in road construction.

Reduction Tips

Extend the life of your tires through proper maintenance such as inflation, balancing, and rotation. Repair leaky tires, tire stems, nail holes, and seals.

Reuse Tips

Tire Dealers - Local tire dealers recycle old tires. Most tire dealers will accept tires for a fee, even if you did not buy new tires from them. You can also return old tires when you buy new ones.
County drop-off facilities - Carver, Dakota and Hennepin County drop-off facilities accept car and truck tires (fees may apply). Generally, tractor and other tires larger than four feet in diameter are not accepted; call first.
Free Vouchers - City of Minneapolis Residents may obtain free vouchers to dispose of up to four tires annually. Call the City of Minneapolis Solid Waste and Recycling Division at 612-673-2917 to request a voucher.
Municipal clean-up events and collection centers may accept tires.
Garbage haulers - Some accept tires (fees may apply). Some landfills and transfer stations also accept tires for recycling. See below to find one near you.

Disposal Information

For more information on recycling and disposing of tires, contact your county.
Anoka County
Carver County
Dakota County
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Washington County

disposal & drop-off sites

Burnsville Landfill/Waste Management

Treated wood waste disposal facility

Accepts TV's, computers, and any consumer electronics.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

Drop off only.

No fee on Sony products. Drive by the scale house. You won't go into the landfill.

No data destruction.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

2650 West Cliff Road
Burnsville
p: 952-890-3248

Elk River Landfill Inc- Waste Management

By appt only.

Landscaping & Tree Waste materials accepted: brush/branches, logs, stumps, Christmas trees, leaves, grass clippings. Debagging required. Tinsel must be removed from Christmas Trees.

Treated wood waste disposal facility

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off option available. No fee on Sony products. Data destruction not available.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

22460 Highway 169
Elk River
p: 763-441-2464

Hennepin County Recycling Center and Transfer Station - Bloomington Location

Resident Materials Notes

Electronics

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: No fee for residents.

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

Notes: Search for Electronics in our A-Z How-To-Get-Rid-Of-It Guide for a complete list of electronics accepted (see Online Services in the right navigation). Photocopiers are not accepted at drop-off facilities. There is a limit to the amount of electronics that a household can drop off at our facilities per 12 month period:

Five each of the same type of electronic per household (for example, 5 TV's, 5 monitors, 5 CPU's, 5 printers, etc.)

1400 W 96th Street
Bloomington
p: 612-348-3777

Hennepin County Recycling Center and Transfer Station - Brooklyn Park Location

Resident Materials Notes

Electronics

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: No fee for residents.

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

Five each of the same type of electronic per household (for example, 5 TV's, 5 monitors, 5 CPU's, 5 printers, etc.)

8100 Jefferson Hwy
Brooklyn Park
p: 612-348-3777

J&J Recycling

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

No refrigeration units accepted.

607 Barge Channel Rd
St. Paul
p: 651-227-4457

Maple Grove Transfer Station/Waste Management

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off only. Data destruction available for no additional fee.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood (no railroad ties).

10633 89th Ave. N
Maple Grove
p: 763-425-3736

Recyco Transfer Station

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off only. No data destruction.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

1691 91st Ave. NE
Blaine
p: 763-784-4772

South Metro Resource Recovery

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

3230 W. 130th St.
Shakopee
p: 952-746-5676

Vasko Disposal Solutions/ Veolia ES Solid Waste

Services the counties of: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington

Accepts boxboard. Appliance recycling pick-up; roll off boxes available; desk side collection boxes and recycling training materials available

Accepts boxboard. Accepts appliances, construction/demo waste, electronics, cell phones, ink jet and toner cartridges, eyeglasses, lead-acid and rechargeable batteries, tires, tree branches and stumps

Lead-acid battery drop-off center.

Accepts ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, empty aerosol cans, aluminum cans, paint cans, steel cans, lead acid batteries, silver, and lead

No redemption for cans; free scrap metal drop-off

Landscaping & Tree Waste materials accepted: brush/branches, logs, stumps, Christmas trees, leaves

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics.

Drop off and pick up options available.

No data destruction.

Check in at the yard office.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

309 Como Ave
St. Paul
p: 651-487-8546

This information is provided as a public service and is not intended to be an endorsement of any business, organization or service. For additional listings, check your local phone directory.