Tire Recycling in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City does not collect tires in trash or bulky pickup; residents use the monthly Waste Tire Drop-Off at 4707 Deramus (from $1.50 per tire, cash).
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Before you go
- Ask whether tires on rims cost more.
- Check per-tire fees and how many you can bring at once.
Missouri rules
- Scrap tires may not go in a Missouri landfill unless they have been cut, chipped or shredded. Source: Revised Statutes of Missouri 260.270: Scrap tires, prohibited activities (opens in new tab)
- DNR: homeowners may put tires in household trash only if they are cut first (sidewalls cut out, or cut through the tread like a bagel). Source: Missouri DNR: Scrap Tires (opens in new tab)
More Missouri rules (13)
- Tires cut in one of the two ways DNR describes are the only tires a permitted sanitary landfill may accept. Source: Missouri DNR: Scrap Tires (opens in new tab)
- A 50-cent fee is charged on each new tire sold at retail in Missouri. Source: Revised Statutes of Missouri 260.273: Fee, sale of new tires, amount (opens in new tab)
- The new tire fee is set to end December 31, 2031. Source: Revised Statutes of Missouri 260.273: Fee, sale of new tires, amount (opens in new tab)
- DNR: the 50-cent scrap tire fee applies to the retail sale of every new tire and funds tire cleanups, oversight and grants. Source: Missouri DNR: Scrap Tires (opens in new tab)
- Burning tires is illegal in Missouri except at DNR-approved facilities. Source: Missouri DNR: Scrap Tires (opens in new tab)
- For large numbers of tires, DNR says to use a permitted scrap tire hauler. Source: Missouri DNR: Scrap Tires (opens in new tab)
- Scrap tires may also go to a permitted scrap tire processor or to another state if handled under that state's rules. Source: Missouri DNR: Management of Scrap Tires (PUB2056) (opens in new tab)
- Counties and cities may have their own extra scrap tire requirements. Source: Missouri DNR: Management of Scrap Tires (PUB2056) (opens in new tab)
- DNR keeps a list of permanent household hazardous waste collection facilities in Missouri. Source: Missouri DNR: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- DNR counts cleaning products, batteries, light bulbs, paint, pesticides and motor oil as household hazardous waste when unwanted. Source: Missouri DNR: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- DNR points residents to collection events run by their city, county or solid waste management district. Source: Missouri DNR: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Missouri has 20 regional solid waste management districts that plan and help run local recycling and waste-reduction services. Source: Missouri DNR: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab)
- The districts help plan and carry out local recycling and other alternatives to disposal. Source: Missouri DNR: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (46)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Household Hazardous Waste (RecycleSpot) (opens in new tab) · Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District (RecycleSpot)
- The Regional HHW Collection Program serves residents of Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Missouri residents of participating communities can take HHW at no cost to the mobile collection events held April through October; ID and proof of residency are required. Checked October 26, 2026.
- HHW does not include appliances, tires or electronic waste such as TVs and computers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- 2026 Household Hazardous Waste mobile event schedule now available (opens in new tab) · Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District (RecycleSpot)
- Proof of residency is required and only residential waste is accepted; business, nonprofit, church, home-business and rental-property waste is not. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Mobile events accept batteries and paint; electronics, tires and appliances are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bulky Item Pickup (opens in new tab) · City of Kansas City, Missouri
- Kansas City offers free, appointment-based bulky collection for single-family homes and apartments with 6 units or fewer. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Waste tires are not collected by bulky pickup; take them to an approved drop-off site or tire drop-off event. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bulky set-outs mixed with paint, tires or household hazardous waste get a violation notice and are not collected. Checked October 26, 2026.
- NCAP (Neighborhood Cleanup Assistance Programs) (opens in new tab) · City of Kansas City, Missouri
- Kansas City residents can drop off waste tires at the Environmental Campus, 4707 Deramus, on the first Saturday of each month from March through November, 8 a.m.-noon. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The tire drop-off is for Kansas City residents (proof of residence required), not businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cash-only fees: car tire $1.50 rimless or $3.00 on rim, truck tire $4.00 rimless or $8.00 on rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Tractor tires cost $11.00 rimless or $17.00 on rims, and each muddy tire costs $2.00 extra. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Neighborhood groups can drop off tires at no charge with an approved letter for the organization. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Trash (opens in new tab) · City of Kansas City, Missouri
- The city tells residents to take old tires to the Waste Tire Dropoff Program and car batteries to the Hazardous Waste Program, not the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kansas City, Mo. HHW Facility (RecycleSpot) (opens in new tab) · Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District (RecycleSpot)
- Residents of communities in the Regional HHW Program may use the facility free year-round with proof of residency; no appointment is needed. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents bringing more than 600 pounds at one time must make an appointment; no business waste is accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Tires are on the facility's not-accepted list. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Donate (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas
- Goodwill cannot accept auto parts, tires or car batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Locations (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas
- Goodwill Midtown is at 3630 Main Street, ZIP 64111; phone (816) 600-0138; hours Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m.. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill East 63rd Street is at 8648 E 63rd St, ZIP 64133; phone (816) 867-0661; hours Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m.. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill Outlet Store is at 5000 Bannister Road, ZIP 64132; phone (816) 743-7660; hours Donation drop-off daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill on North Oak is at 4824 N. Oak Trafficway, ZIP 64118; phone (816) 453-9950; hours Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m.. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill Home Office and Donation Center is at 800 E. 18th Street, ZIP 64108; phone (816) 842-7425; hours Mon-Thu 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Fri 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; closed Sat-Sun. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill Liberty (North Cedar Avenue, Kansas City) is at 9740 N. Cedar Avenue, ZIP 64157; phone (816) 883-2790; hours Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m.. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill Waldo is at 8230 Wornall Rd, ZIP 64114; phone (816) 371-1517; hours Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m.. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Revised Statutes of Missouri 260.270: Scrap tires, prohibited activities (opens in new tab) · Missouri Revisor of Statutes (Missouri General Assembly)
- Scrap tires may not go in a Missouri landfill unless they have been cut, chipped or shredded. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Anyone selling new, used or remanufactured tires at retail must accept scrap tires from customers, one for each tire sold, at the point of transfer. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Businesses accepting scrap tires may charge a reasonable fee reflecting the cost of managing them. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Missouri DNR: Scrap Tires (opens in new tab) · Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- DNR: homeowners may put tires in household trash only if they are cut first (sidewalls cut out, or cut through the tread like a bagel). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Tires cut in one of the two ways DNR describes are the only tires a permitted sanitary landfill may accept. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR: the 50-cent scrap tire fee applies to the retail sale of every new tire and funds tire cleanups, oversight and grants. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Burning tires is illegal in Missouri except at DNR-approved facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- For large numbers of tires, DNR says to use a permitted scrap tire hauler. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR: for a few tires, take them to a tire dealer or store that sells tires and pay the per-tire disposal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Revised Statutes of Missouri 260.273: Fee, sale of new tires, amount (opens in new tab) · Missouri Revisor of Statutes (Missouri General Assembly)
- A 50-cent fee is charged on each new tire sold at retail in Missouri. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The new tire fee is set to end December 31, 2031. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Missouri DNR: Management of Scrap Tires (PUB2056) (opens in new tab) · Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Scrap tires may also go to a permitted scrap tire processor or to another state if handled under that state's rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Counties and cities may have their own extra scrap tire requirements. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Missouri DNR: What to Do With Items Banned From Landfills (PUB0186) (opens in new tab) · Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- DNR: retailers must take the tires you replace when you buy new ones, and usually charge a handling fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Without a tire purchase, another arrangement is needed; some scrap tire storage sites accept tires, and they may charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Retailers and storage sites accepting scrap tires may charge a disposal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Missouri DNR: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- DNR keeps a list of permanent household hazardous waste collection facilities in Missouri. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR counts cleaning products, batteries, light bulbs, paint, pesticides and motor oil as household hazardous waste when unwanted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR points residents to collection events run by their city, county or solid waste management district. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Missouri DNR: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab) · Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Missouri has 20 regional solid waste management districts that plan and help run local recycling and waste-reduction services. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The districts help plan and carry out local recycling and other alternatives to disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
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