Tire Recycling in Plano, IL
Plano residents can set out a tire without its rim with 5 stickers ($1 each); spring and fall cleanups take up to 4 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.
Illinois rules
- Illinois EPA says whole tires are banned from landfills. Source: Illinois EPA: Used Tire Facts (opens in new tab)
- Illinois EPA says the $2.50 tire fee does not cover disposal, so a retailer may charge a separate disposal fee for each used tire it accepts. Source: Illinois EPA: Used Tires (opens in new tab)
More Illinois rules (7)
- Illinois EPA no longer runs countywide used tire collections and advises leaving used tires with the retailer when buying new ones. Source: Illinois EPA: Used Tire Collections (opens in new tab)
- If a tire retailer refuses to take your used tires, Illinois EPA asks you to report them and find another retailer. Source: Illinois EPA: Used Tire Facts (opens in new tab)
- Used or waste tires may not be mixed with municipal waste, and landfills may not accept them for final disposal, except whole tires shredded or cut for approved alternative uses or tires that cannot practically be processed. Source: 415 ILCS 5: Environmental Protection Act, Sections 53 to 55.15 (Title XIV, Used and Waste Tires) (opens in new tab)
- No one may open dump or open burn used or waste tires. Source: 415 ILCS 5: Environmental Protection Act, Sections 53 to 55.15 (Title XIV, Used and Waste Tires) (opens in new tab)
- Tire retailers must accept used tires for recycling from customers, in a quantity equal to the number of new tires bought. Source: 415 ILCS 5: Environmental Protection Act, Sections 53 to 55.15 (Title XIV, Used and Waste Tires) (opens in new tab)
- From July 1, 2026, tire retailers collect a $2.50 fee on each new or used tire sold. Source: 415 ILCS 5: Environmental Protection Act, Sections 53 to 55.15 (Title XIV, Used and Waste Tires) (opens in new tab)
- Illinois EPA says state and federal law allow household hazardous waste to go out with residential garbage, but taking it to an HHW collection is more protective. Source: Illinois EPA: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (12)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- 415 ILCS 5: Environmental Protection Act, Sections 53 to 55.15 (Title XIV, Used and Waste Tires) (opens in new tab) · Illinois General Assembly
- Used or waste tires may not be mixed with municipal waste, and landfills may not accept them for final disposal, except whole tires shredded or cut for approved alternative uses or tires that cannot practically be processed. Checked October 26, 2026.
- No one may open dump or open burn used or waste tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Tire retailers must accept used tires for recycling from customers, in a quantity equal to the number of new tires bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
- From July 1, 2026, tire retailers collect a $2.50 fee on each new or used tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Illinois EPA: Used Tire Facts (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois EPA says whole tires are banned from landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
- If a tire retailer refuses to take your used tires, Illinois EPA asks you to report them and find another retailer. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Illinois EPA: Used Tires (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois EPA says the $2.50 tire fee does not cover disposal, so a retailer may charge a separate disposal fee for each used tire it accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Illinois EPA: Used Tire Collections (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois EPA no longer runs countywide used tire collections and advises leaving used tires with the retailer when buying new ones. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Illinois EPA: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois EPA says state and federal law allow household hazardous waste to go out with residential garbage, but taking it to an HHW collection is more protective. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Plano: Garbage Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Plano
- Tires without rims are collected with 5 stickers each. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Stickers are $1 each, sold at City Hall and local gas stations. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Spring and fall cleanups take unlimited waste, large items, white goods, electronics and up to 4 tires (no rims). Checked October 26, 2026.
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