Tire Recycling in Rochester, NY

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

• NYSDEC: Waste Tires (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Tire service centers must accept used tires from customers of about the same size and in the same number as the new tires bought or installed. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A $2.50 waste tire management and recycling fee applies to each new tire sold, including tires on new vehicles, collected by the tire service at sale. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tire service centers may also charge up to $2.50 per tire as a separate fee for their own recycling costs; signs must say whether it is separate or included in the tire price. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The fee and mandatory acceptance provisions have been extended several times and currently run until December 31, 2027. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Complaints about a tire seller refusing waste tires or about recycling fees go to the New York State Attorney General's office. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Waste Tire Management and Recycling Act prohibits land burial of waste tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • New York generates an estimated 18-20 million waste tires a year, about one per person, and DEC regulates their management. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NY Environmental Conservation Law 27-1905: Mandatory tire acceptance; notices (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
  • ECL 27-1905: until December 31, 2027, a tire service with a physical New York location must accept waste tires of about the same size, equal in number to the new tires bought or installed. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tire services must post a notice that state law requires them to accept waste tires in exchange for an equal number of new tires sold or installed. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NY Environmental Conservation Law 27-1913: Waste tire management and recycling fee (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
  • ECL 27-1913: until December 31, 2027, a $2.50 waste tire management and recycling fee is charged on each new tire sold; it does not apply to recapped tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The waste tire management and recycling fee does not apply to recapped tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • DEC lists tires among items with New York collection and recycling programs that should be managed outside the recycling bin. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
  • General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Monroe County: ecopark (opens in new tab) · Monroe County Department of Environmental Services
  • ecopark is for use by Monroe County residents only. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No appointment is needed for electronics, pharmaceuticals, tires, appliances or general recycling; HHW needs an appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Fee items (credit/debit only): passenger tires on rims $12–$40, tires off rims $7–$20, appliances with refrigerant $20. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • As of 1/1/2026 off-rim tire disposal prices increased; limit 4 tires per person. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Rochester: Refuse rules and enforcement (FAQ) (opens in new tab) · City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services
  • Only tires from a home may be set out on the regular refuse day; the City hauls them separately to the transfer station. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires from automotive or other businesses are not serviced through residential refuse collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Rochester: Residential Refuse (opens in new tab) · City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services
  • Bulk items (household furniture, bedding and mattresses, large appliances) may be placed at the curb on the normal refuse day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residential refuse fees are on the annual tax bill: $399 for a one-unit property. Checked October 26, 2026.

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