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Tire Recycling in Battle Creek, MI

Tires are not collected in Battle Creek bulk pickup. Calhoun County scrap tire collections take up to 10 residential tires per resident.

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

2 ways to get rid of a tire in Battle Creek

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Battle CreekNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
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    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. Calhoun County recycling collection events (HHW, electronics, appliances, scrap tires)County service · Calhoun CountyCalhoun County residentsConditions applyFree
    How it works

    Calhoun County holds free drive-through collection events for county residents several times a year: household hazardous waste, electronics, appliances and scrap metal collections (2026: April 27 at Bailey Park, 1350 Capital Ave. NE, Battle Creek; May 18 in Albion; September 14 HHW at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds, Marshall) and scrap tire collections (2026: September 25 Marshall, October 26 Tekonsha). Residential materials only; stay in your vehicle. Check the events page for the current schedule.

    Cost & rules
    • Residential passenger tires only, no business or farm tires; scrap tire collections only.
    • Before you go: Remove rims, stones and mud.

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Places that don’t take tires (2)

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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Michigan rules

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Recycling and Solid Waste: Events (opens in new tab) · Calhoun County
    • Calhoun County holds free recycling collection events open to all Calhoun County residents; residential materials only. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Scrap tire collections: Calhoun County residents only, residential passenger tires, rims removed, up to 10 tires per resident. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • A resident may bring up to 10 scrap tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tires should have rims removed and be free of stones and mud. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Garbage Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Battle Creek
    • Not accepted in bulk collection: construction and demolition materials, tires, roof shingles. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Single-family homes in Battle Creek receive weekly, unlimited trash collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Garbage & Yard Waste (opens in new tab) · Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partnership (City of Battle Creek Department of Public Works)
    • Items not accepted at curbside cleanups (electronics, TVs, tires, batteries, paints and other HHW) must go through the recycling events; hazardous waste only through county HHW events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Donate Goods (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries of Central Michigan's Heartland
    • Mattresses, paints, televisions and tires are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Retail stores accept donations. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • EGLE: Scrap Tires (opens in new tab) · Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
    • It is illegal to dispose of whole motor vehicle tires in Michigan landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Scrap tire transporters and collection sites must register with EGLE every year. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • MCL 324.11514 Materials prohibited from disposal in landfill (opens in new tab) · Michigan Legislature (Michigan Compiled Laws)
    • MCL 324.11514 bars knowingly delivering more than a de minimis number of whole motor vehicle tires to a landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • EGLE: Landfill Prohibited Materials and Special Wastes (guidance, rev. 3/2021) (opens in new tab) · Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
    • A landfill may accept tires that have been cut in half or shredded, cut or chipped. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • EGLE tells residents to find scrap tire collection options in the Michigan Recycling Directory. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Household hazardous waste (solvents, cleansers, pesticides) is not banned from Michigan landfills, though EGLE says it is not well suited to them. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • MCL 324.16902 Delivery of scrap tires (opens in new tab) · Michigan Legislature (Michigan Compiled Laws)
    • MCL 324.16902: scrap tires may only be delivered, with the operator's consent, to a compliant registered collection site, licensed disposal area, end-user, processor or retailer (among the listed destinations). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • People may haul their own scrap tires to one of the allowed destinations. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • MCL 324.16901 Scrap tires: definitions (opens in new tab) · Michigan Legislature (Michigan Compiled Laws)
    • Part 169 recognises community cleanup sites: sites run by a local government or nonprofit with an EGLE scrap tire cleanup grant to collect tires from residents at cleanup days or drop-offs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • EGLE: Household hazardous waste (opens in new tab) · Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
    • EGLE: take leftover household hazardous products to a local collection when one is available; never pour them down a storm drain or household drain. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • If there is no local collection, EGLE says to ask your trash hauler for instructions on safe disposal in the regular trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • EGLE: Where can I take my household hazardous waste? (opens in new tab) · Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
    • HHW collections are run by local governments or commercial recyclers; many are temporary or seasonal, so call before going. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • EGLE keeps a county-by-county list of local collection contacts; if your community is not listed, call your city, township or county. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • EGLE suggests looking for retail take-back of electronics, batteries, light bulbs, medications, motor oil and antifreeze when buying replacements. Checked October 26, 2026.

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