Tire Recycling in Cortez, CO
The Montezuma County Landfill takes tires for recycling: $3.68 for a car tire, or $12.63 with the rim. City bulk services do not take tires.
See all 2 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Ask whether tires on rims cost more.
- Check per-tire fees and how many you can bring at once.
Colorado rules
- Waste tires are prohibited from disposal at Colorado solid waste sites and landfills unless the person has done due diligence and found no other option. Source: CDPHE: Materials prohibited from landfill disposal (opens in new tab)
- Since January 1, 2026, Colorado's Waste Tire Management Enterprise collects $1.50 on each sale of a new tire. Source: CDPHE: Waste Tire Management Enterprise (opens in new tab)
More Colorado rules (2)
- The new tire fee funds waste tire collection events; the state accepts applications to host events held in or after August 2026. Source: CDPHE: Waste Tire Management Enterprise (opens in new tab)
- The Waste Tire Management Enterprise was created by SB 24-123, signed June 6, 2024. Source: CDPHE: Waste Tire Management Enterprise (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (11)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Montezuma County Landfill facility brochure (rates, Rev 01/26) (opens in new tab) · Montezuma County
- Car tires (residential or commercial) are $3.68 each, or $12.63 with a rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Semi tires are $21.05 each, or $42.10 with a rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Uncovered or unsecured loads may be charged double. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Montezuma County Landfill: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Montezuma County
- The landfill recycling list includes electronic waste, refrigerant-containing appliances, scrap metal and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Cortez: Unacceptable Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Cortez
- Mattresses, batteries, Freon appliances, tires and paint must be taken to the Montezuma County Landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Cortez: Cortez Clean Up Weeks (opens in new tab) · City of Cortez
- Cleanup week does not collect tires, paint, flat-screen TVs or other electronics, or Freon appliances such as refrigerators. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill of Colorado: Material Donations (donation guidelines) (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of Colorado
- Goodwill cannot accept automobile parts or tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CDPHE: Materials prohibited from landfill disposal (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Waste tires are prohibited from disposal at Colorado solid waste sites and landfills unless the person has done due diligence and found no other option. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CDPHE: Waste Tire Management Enterprise (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Since January 1, 2026, Colorado's Waste Tire Management Enterprise collects $1.50 on each sale of a new tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The new tire fee funds waste tire collection events; the state accepts applications to host events held in or after August 2026. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The Waste Tire Management Enterprise was created by SB 24-123, signed June 6, 2024. Checked October 26, 2026.
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