Tire Recycling in Columbia, SC

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Solid Waste & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Columbia Public Works
  • Columbia Solid Waste collects garbage, recycling and yard waste within the corporate city limits. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Waste Wizard: Tires (opens in new tab) · City of Columbia Solid Waste (Waste Wizard, ReCollect)
  • Columbia Waste Wizard: tires are not collected curbside; take them to the Richland County Landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Drop-Off Centers (opens in new tab) · Richland County
  • Richland County drop-off and recycling centers are free for residents; commercial customers pay fees. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Proof of residency is required; items must come from your primary residence, no more than four visits a month. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Also accepted: scrap metal, automobile tires (limit 5) and latex paint (limit 5 gallons). Checked October 26, 2026.
• Drop Off Locations (opens in new tab) · City of Columbia Public Works
  • Columbia's drop-off page sends residents to Richland County, which takes up to 5 standard car or truck tires per resident free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Lexington County Collection and Recycling Centers (opens in new tab) · County of Lexington
  • The centers are for Lexington County residents only (from a primary residence); ID may be required. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Lexington County Recycling Locations (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
  • Tires (car, truck, ATV) are accepted at 7 of the centers, limit 4 per day per household. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • SCDES: Edmund Landfill takes electronics (computers, monitors, printers/copiers, televisions; limit 5 items), refrigeration units (fee may apply) and tires over 4 (fee may apply). Checked October 26, 2026.
• Fees (opens in new tab) · County of Lexington
  • Most residential waste is disposed of at no charge at the centers and the landfill, funded by the Solid Waste Tax Levy. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires and refrigerators/Freon appliances are subject to tipping fees. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents must be present and show ID; business, landscaper, contractor and rental-property waste must go to the landfill and pays fees. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Solid Waste FAQ (opens in new tab) · County of Lexington
  • Centers accept up to 4 passenger tires; fees apply above 4. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Edmund Landfill, Transfer Station, & Compost Facility (opens in new tab) · County of Lexington
  • Edmund Landfill recycles electronics, metal, refrigeration units, tires and white goods, and its C&D landfill takes furniture. Checked October 26, 2026.
• S.C. Code of Laws Title 44 Chapter 96: South Carolina Solid Waste Policy and Management Act (waste tires, lead-acid batteries, white goods) (opens in new tab) · South Carolina General Assembly
  • Whole waste tires may not knowingly be put in a landfill in South Carolina. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • State law imposes a $2 fee on each new tire with a DOT number sold to the ultimate consumer, whether or not the seller mounts it. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The state passes $1.50 of each tire fee to counties by population, to be used for collecting, processing or recycling waste tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Counties may not impose an additional fee on waste tires generated within the county; they may charge for heavy-equipment, oversized, out-of-state and similar tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Counties may charge up to $400 a ton for out-of-state, non-DOT or no-fee-paid tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Improper tire disposal carries a fine of up to $200 per tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
• SCDES: Where Can Residents Recycle Tires? (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
  • SCDES: when you buy tires the retailer usually keeps the old ones, and each of the 46 counties accepts waste tires from residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Exceptions where counties may charge: heavy equipment tires from farming, logging and mining; fleet tires without proof the $2 fee was paid; unsold South Carolina-made tires with no fee paid. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Drain and recycle tires stored at home; standing water breeds mosquitoes. Checked October 26, 2026.
• SCDES: What Can I Recycle? (hard-to-manage items) (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
  • Counties often limit how many tires residents can bring (for example five per day or 10 per month); check with the county recycling coordinator first. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • SCDES suggests asking the tire retailer before buying whether it will take the old tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • SCDES: the $2 per-tire fee funds local government tire management; retailers may add their own environmental fees as company policy. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • South Carolina has no other fee on tire sales, but retailers may charge additional environmental fees as company policy. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Some county programs accept household hazardous waste, either through regular collection or single-day events; check RecycleHereSC. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Do not pour household hazardous products down the drain, on the ground or into a storm sewer. Checked October 26, 2026.
• SCDES: Waste Tires (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
  • The 1991 Act requires counties to manage waste tires generated in the county with collection and enforcement programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • SCDES supports county programs so that residents, retailers and salvage yards have free access to tire drop-off locations. Checked October 26, 2026.
• SCDES: Waste Tires: County Responsibilities (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
  • Counties must manage waste tires and are encouraged to work with cities on tires collected from residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
• SCDES: Tire Dealers/Other Retailers of New Tires (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
  • The $2 tire fee does not apply to farm tractor, airplane, off-highway, used, recapped, retread, lawn mower, bicycle, garden cart or wheelbarrow tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• SCDES: Where to Recycle (county recycling locations) (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
  • SCDES asks residents to use only the drop-off locations of their own county of residence. Checked October 26, 2026.

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