Recycling in Little Rock, AR

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Checked October 26, 2026

• District 2 Waste Tire Accountability Program (Tires Be Gone) (opens in new tab) · District 2 Waste Tire Accountability Program
  • District 2 collection centers accept, at no charge, up to four small or large waste tires a month from individuals living in the service area; tires must be off the rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Collection centers require the name, address and number of tires when the public drops off waste tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Beginning July 1, tire dealers, processors and public collection centers may charge customers for waste tire removal, collection, transport and processing, on top of the state $3 rim removal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • District 2 covers Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Faulkner, Fulton, Greene, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Lawrence, Lee, Lonoke, Monroe, Poinsett, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Sharp, St. Francis, Stone, White and Woodruff counties (Mississippi County no longer participates). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mississippi County no longer takes part in the statewide tire recycling program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Pulaski County collection center is Davis Rubber Co., 1800 E. 14th St., Little Rock, AR 72202. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Electronic Waste & Household Hazardous Waste – Residential (opens in new tab) · Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District (Pulaski County)
  • Green Stations serve only residential households in Pulaski County; items from businesses are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Little Rock Green Station is at 2000 S. Thayer Street, Little Rock, AR 72202, open Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. and the last Saturday of each month. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Solid Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Little Rock Public Works
  • The first four bulky item or appliance pick-ups each calendar year are free; each additional pick-up is $25 for two cubic yards plus $10 per extra cubic yard, billed on the solid waste bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulky item pick-up must be scheduled in advance by calling 311. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulky pick-up does not take construction debris, auto parts, liquid paint, electronic waste (televisions, computer equipment, stereos) or tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulky pick-up takes furniture, large appliances (refrigerants removed first), lawn furniture and mattresses. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Fridges & Freezers (opens in new tab) · City of Little Rock Public Works
  • On its fridges and freezers page the city says residents can schedule an appliance pick-up through 311, with four free pick-ups each calendar year. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Green Station (opens in new tab) · City of Little Rock Public Works
  • The Little Rock Green Station is at 2000 S Thayer Street, open Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. and the last Saturday of each month. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Green Station services are only for households; business items are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycling Drop Off Locations (opens in new tab) · City of Little Rock Public Works
  • There are three free recycling drop-off locations in Central Arkansas: two in East Little Rock and one in Maumelle. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • WM Recycling Facility drop-off: 7900 Sloane Drive, Little Rock, AR 72206 (Little Rock Port Authority), open 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays; takes paper and cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Circular Services drop-off: 4501 Thibault Road, Little Rock, AR 72206, open 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays, with dumpsters for paper and cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
• ReStore (opens in new tab) · Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas
  • The South University ReStore is at 6700 South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72209, open Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Donations can be dropped off at the 6700 S. University ReStore Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., or a pickup can be requested. Checked October 26, 2026.
• 8 CAR pt. 64: Tire Accountability Program (Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission) (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission
  • Arkansas charges a state rim removal fee of $3.00 for each new tire, and $1.00 for each used tire, that replaces a tire taken off a rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A tire retailer must accept, at no additional cost beyond the state fees, any or all used tires for which the buyer paid the rim removal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A resident may drop off up to four used tires of any size a month at their regional used tire program without an additional fee; agricultural businesses count as individuals. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A used tire program may charge individuals who bring more than four used tires a month. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A used tire program may charge for any tire still on its rim, however few are dropped off. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Used tire programs that take extra-large tires (such as farm, construction and industrial equipment tires) may set their own fees for them. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Each used tire program must run at least one tire collection center in every county it serves; centers may be at a landfill, a tire processing facility or a tire retailer. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Arkansas DFA: Waste Tire Fee (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
  • Department of Finance and Administration: the rim removal fee is charged when a tire retailer takes a tire off a rim in connection with selling a replacement tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bicycle, forklift, golf cart and lawnmower tires are not subject to the rim removal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Arkansas DEQ Tire Accountability Program fact sheet: Tire Generators (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality
  • Tire retailers must collect the rim removal fee even if the buyer chooses to keep the old tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Arkansas DEQ: Used Tire Program Districts & Inter-Districts (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality
  • Used tires are managed locally by Arkansas's regional solid waste management districts, alone or through inter-district programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEQ tells residents to contact their district about local tire disposal or recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.

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