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Tire Recycling in Ceres, CA

Ceres utility customers can drop up to 7 car or pickup tires free at the annual Community Disposal Day; bulky pickup takes no tires.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a tire in Ceres

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · CeresNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
    How it works

    Book online, set out your tire and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. City of Ceres Annual Free Community Disposal DayCity service · CeresCeres residentsFree
    How it works

    Once a year the City of Ceres holds a free drop-off day for its utility customers (2026: Saturday, February 7, 8–11:45 a.m., River Bluff Regional Park parking lot, 3761 E. Hatch Rd.). It takes appliances, furniture, up to 4 mattresses, up to 7 car/pickup tires and e-waste including TVs, computers and microwaves; bring your latest utility bill and photo ID; pickup-truck loads at most.

    Cost & rules
    • Annual one-day event for City of Ceres utility customers: bring your latest utility bill and photo ID; no loads larger than a pickup truck.

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Places that don’t take tires (1)
  • City of Ceres Bulky Item Pick-up (Bertolotti Disposal) · Ceres

Before you go

  1. Ask whether tires on rims cost more.
  2. Check per-tire fees and how many you can bring at once.
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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • City of Ceres: Bulky Item Pick-up (opens in new tab) · City of Ceres
    • Ceres offers residents bulky item pickup twice a year, booked with Bertolotti Disposal at (209) 537-1500. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tires are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Ceres: Free Community Disposal Event (opens in new tab) · City of Ceres
    • Ceres' annual Free Community Disposal Day offers residential customers free disposal of large household items, e-waste, mattresses and waste tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The 2026 event was at River Bluff Regional Park, 3761 E. Hatch Rd., on Saturday, February 7, 2026, 8–11:45 a.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Participants must be City of Ceres utility customers and show their latest utility bill and photo ID. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Limits: 4 mattresses and 7 car or pickup tires (no large truck tires; rims OK). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC: Universal Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • DTSC says universal wastes (batteries, electronic waste, CRTs, lamps, mercury wastes, non-empty aerosol cans and PV modules) must go to a designated handler or recycler and cannot go in household trash or landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • It is illegal to dispose of household hazardous waste in the trash, down the drain, or by abandonment; it must go to a household hazardous waste facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • DTSC lists antifreeze, batteries, e-waste, household cleaners, paints, pesticides, pool cleaners, solvents, used oil and mercury wastes among common household hazardous wastes. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Many cities and counties run household hazardous waste collection programs; DTSC keeps a map of HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Many HHW facilities keep set days and hours, some cap daily amounts, some only hold events once or twice a year, and many require an appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • CalRecycle says it is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains or onto the ground. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Waste Banned from the Trash (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • Tires are not hazardous but are banned from the trash to prevent mosquito breeding and tire fires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Used and Waste Tire Haulers (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • Anyone transporting 10 or more used or waste tires must hold a valid waste tire hauler registration. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Local enforcement agencies may give individuals a one-time exemption to haul waste tires to a local disposal site or amnesty day event in their jurisdiction. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Tire Management Overview (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • A fee on the sale of new tires funds the California Tire Recycling Management Fund under the Tire Recycling Act of 1989. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • CalRecycle's Tire Management Program hotline is (866) 896-0600 (WasteTires@calrecycle.ca.gov). Checked October 26, 2026.

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