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My 1.5 ton and 2.5 ton Chevvy/GMC trucks both use 7.50x20 tires... So I have A LOT of rotted out tires to dispose of.

The vendor I bought new tires from would not take them, and local 'recycling' events won't take anything more than a 16in tire, and nothing 'commercial' even though I drove the truck there with the tires to prove I wasn't a commercial truck.

So, anyone in PA have an idea where to get rid of about 15-20 7.5x20's that's NOT a landfill that charges by the lb?

Cut them into about three pieces each and start sending them out in your garbage can.

Our local county took a hard line stance on recyling tires, they wanted like $10+ per tire. What ended up happening was they started finding tires stacked on county owned property every Monday morning. I know one of the landfill workers and he told me the county public works crews were bringing in over 50 tires every Monday making lots of extra work for themselves, so the changed the policy. Now we can take 2 tires per trip to the landfill for free. In doing this they now pick up way less amounts on Monday morning.

Mike B

Our local annual 'recycle drive' explicitly states nothing over 16 inches... like 17+ inch rims are rare.

I actually looked up the PA law and its illegal (of course, this is America... everything is illegal) to put any tire or tire part in the trash.. of course I can neither confirm nor deny that I have done such a thing but quartering a tire makes them easier to get in the bag.

I'd pay a reasonable fee to recycle them... but the PA State EPA web site only talks about the law... not actually how to get rid of tires or places that accept large tires.

Florida doesn't state tire size,only on cut into piece size.

(3) Whole waste tires may not be disposed of in a landfill. Waste tires that have been cut into sufficiently small parts may be disposed of or used as initial cover at a permitted landfill.
(a) For use as initial cover, a sufficiently small part means that 70 percent of the waste tire material is cut into pieces of 4 square inches or less and 100 percent of the waste tire material is 32 square inches or less.
(b) For purposes of disposal, a sufficiently small part means that the tire has been cut into at least eight substantially equal pieces. Any processed tire which is disposed of in a landfill and which does not meet the size requirement of subsection (a) above must receive initial cover, as defined in subsection 62-701.200(53), F.A.C., once every week.

Try getting rid of farm tractor tires.
My town recycling center takes tires. There is a sliding scale based on size but it seems to be calculated in the head of the person collecting them.

I buy almost all the tires for trucks and farm equipment from Pete's tire barn A chain all around New England.
They always take old tires on a buy and the fee is reasonable. Don't know if the chain is in other states.

That's illegal in all 50 states.
As far as the tire shop not taking used tires, that's a violation of the federal EPA laws as well, they are required to take them if they sell tires.

Find the closest tire recycler and take them there. They will charge by the pound. Hopefully there is one close, either that or try a commercial tire shop and see if you can pay them to throw them in with their old ones.

I've taken tires into recyclers in Columbus, OH and South of Atlanta, GA. They are bound to be spread about the country.... I would think any large city would have one as hauling junk tires is a loosing proposition.

Tad

I generate a 48' trailer load of junk tires a year. I take them to a tire recycling company and pay by weight. They grind them and they are used by cement plants as fuel. And its legal.

http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/tires/tdf.htm

First I've heard of that.

LONGBOX55, if you can give me a regulation number I'd love to take it with me... I live in the coal region (Anthracite) and there are plenty of large truck shops in the area that do tires.... but if say no, I got nothing.

I'm happy to pay a REASONABLE price ($10 for a 7.5x20 sounds ok) but my local transfer station charges $0.60/lb. A 7.5x20 NDT is 70lbs... (70x.060 = $42 PER TIRE). I got 10

take them over to bolstrums in mt.carmel.

could have a sideline making sandals or door mats

Bill

The tires are worn out/dry rotted NDTs.... I don't think you could walk in them. Even when new NDTs were horrible on dry pavement.

I've taken 10-12,to a truck tire shop,and they charged $12.50/ea. I could've bought a whole,(6),set of flaps and tubes for that much! Where I work,has pallets stacked 3-high,10-deep,of rubber mats. Nobody knew what to do about disposal. I "googled" rubber recycling,and found a company,within 100 miles,willing to PAY,per pound! They manufacture rubber mulch,used on playgrounds and other applications. Bias tires don't have the steel belts,like radial tires do, so one of these recyclers MAY be happy to take them off your hands. They wouldn't have to worry about the wire dulling the blades,or tangling the moving parts. I need to check into this,too. I still have some to dispose of.

This is the company where I dispose tires in San Antonio. They have plants all over the US.

http://www.libertytire.com/Home.aspx

None are raidals... I know there is a liberty tire in PA... will have to call.

They also grind them up and pave school tracks, etc., with them. No idea how to get into the supply chain?

Cut them up with a sawzall and put them into a black Contractors bag!!!!!!!!!!

Rubber mulch. Please follow Mr. Crenwelge's lead. Thanks!

Typically there are sporadic tire round-up events allowing free disposal of tires. I would just stay vigilant for such an event. One would think that old tires should be a resource recyclers are willing to pay for like scrap metals.

It is a shame that some areas have restrictive disposal mechanisms such as described as it only leads to illegal dumping and other illicit activity by morally challenged individuals. Tire dumps are rare in areas that more freely accept such material.

Good luck!

You got that right.

Sadly/Appropriately, disposing of a tire is a cost of owning a tire. Someone has to dispose of it. Maybe we should raise taxes to pay for disposing other people's tires - someone has to pay for?

The better answer would be to add a disposal fee to the cost of buying a tire. Then, tire sellers/manufacturers could be required to take old tires (as they are now required to take old oil and old batteries - because people were throwing them into land fills and lakes/streams).

I think in the business world it is termed "externalizing environmental costs". I agree the disposal cost should be bedded in the purchase cost then there would be no incentive to illegally dump.

I have a good friend who has inherited the family farm where on the back 40 of the property (quiet dead end road) there is a huge illegal tire dump. What a mess!

I did a Google search and found this:

http://www.tirebuyer.com/education/tire-disposal-fees-collected-by-tirebuyer

http://www.tireindustry.org/pdf/features/070805_TTI_TireFees.pdf

Wow that was interesting as I was growing up my father owned truck tire stores here in Washington state. In this state when you sell new tires the state would have you believe that the federal excise tax you pay when buying a tire pays not for the disposal but the program that requires you as the seller to except and dispose of the old tires.
This now seems like one more place my state government tells its constituents what a great job they are doing while really doing nothing.

The taxes paid for the tires wouldn't have got too far via recycling. That's why there were sooo many tire piles in the junkyards, back in the day.

The taxes paid for the tires wouldn't have got too far via recycling. That's why there were sooo many tire piles in the junkyards, back in the day. According to the "links" provided by "HevyHauler",(Thanks,Grant), Iowa has a program that allows you to recycle your tires,since the fee is already incorporated in the registration fee. I took 6,8:25X20:00's to two tire dealers.The first one wanted $12.50/tire. I thought that was a little steep,so I drove another 30 miles,to another dealer,and they quoted the same exact amount. I paid,since I figured that was the "set" price for truck tires. I'm going to try Mr. Crenwelge's advice,and try Liberty tire,since I have 4 more to dispose of. Thanks,Guys!!