State law requires tire retailers to accept your old tires at the time you purchase new ones (usually for a small fee). This is the best way to dispose of used tires. You may also drop off tires at these recycling locations for a small fee. Shredded or quartered tires are also recycled rather than landfilled.
Drop-off locations
Poweshiek Transfer Station
1163 Hwy 6 Malcom, Iowa 50157
641-528-2801
8 miles East of Grinnell on Highway 6 and Highway 63
SCISWA Landfill
1736 Hwy T17 Tracy, IA 50256
641-828-8545
Tire processors/recyclers
For large quantities of tires, contact:
Liberty Tire
1914 E. Euclid
Des Moines, IA 50317
515-262-4900
List provided by the Iowa DNR. Call 515-281-8489 for more information.
DNR Contact
Kirsten Duke, Environmental Specialist
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Land Quality Bureau
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Office phone: 515-281-3302