In most states, it's illegal to put tires in a landfill, they have to be properly disposed of through either a rycycler or a tire shop. Also, the "tire fee" that those shops want to charge, it isn't a fee that the shop charges, but a fee that the EPA charges. We get people complain about the disposal fee all of the time, we even have to charge for it if they keep the old tires. It's basically a tax, not controlled by the tire shops.
