San Diego Tire Disposal: Free County Tire Centers

Item: Used and waste tires — passenger, SUV and light-truck tires, motorcycle and bicycle tires, with rims removed or still on rims Jurisdiction: San Diego, California — the City of San Diego service area, unincorporated San Diego County, and every other incorporated city (separate rules apply) Official sources: City of San Diego Environmental Services Department (Miramar Landfill FAQ, Household Hazardous Waste, One-Day Collection Events, City-Serviced Homes, Trash Service Updates FAQ, Solid Waste LEA Waste Tire Enforcement Program), County of San Diego Department of Public Works, WasteFreeSD, Urban Corps of San Diego County, I Love A Clean San Diego, CalRecycle, CDTFA Last verified: September 2026 · Next review: December 2026

Quick answer

A whole tire cannot go in your gray trash bin, blue recycling bin, green organics bin, an apartment dumpster, or the landfill. The City of San Diego's Miramar Landfill FAQ states that State of California law and the City's Municipal Code prohibit landfilling vehicle tires unless they are permanently reduced in volume by shredding or cutting lengthwise — "like a bagel." Tires are also not household hazardous waste here, and the City runs no curbside or bulky-item tire pickup.

The routes that actually work:

1. Free year-round centers. The County's automotive recycling page tells residents there are "many convenient locations that will accept your oil, filters, and tires for free, year-round" — find one at wastefreesd.org or call 1-877-R-1-EARTH (1-877-713-2784).
2. Free County Community Cleanup events that accept tires: up to 9 passenger tires per vehicle, no tires with rims, no tires from businesses, and open to unincorporated County residents only.
3. The Urban Corps of San Diego County drop-off, 3021 Moore Street: up to nine clean, rim-free tires, free, Monday–Friday, per Urban Corps' official channel. Confirm by phone at (619) 235-6884 — it is not published on the organization's website.
4. A paid tire shop or private recycler, per tire, at dealer-set prices.

Wrong doors, named up front: any bin or dumpster, the City's Household Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility, the City's One-Day Collection Events, the County's HHW and e-waste events, and any curbside or bulky-item tire pickup.

Quick facts

Why a San Diego tire never goes in a bin, a dumpster or the landfill

The City publishes the rule directly: "State of California law and the City of San Diego's Municipal Code prohibit the landfilling of vehicle tires unless the tires are permanently reduced in volume by shredding or cutting lengthwise (like a bagel)." Since September 1, 2004, the City has charged $54 in addition to regular disposal fees for loads of shredded or cut tires at Miramar — a paid, industrial-style route, not a household drop-off.

City curbside service is three bins: gray trash, blue recycling, green organics. The blue bin takes bottles, jars, cans, paper, cardboard and rigid plastics only, and hard-to-recycle and bulky items are routed to WasteFreeSD.org. Tires are not on any container list, so there is nothing to set out.

One honest caveat. CalRecycle states: "There is no specific State or Federal law or regulation that prohibits tires from being thrown into a garbage bin." That is the state-level position, and it is not permission here. The same guidance says that when 10 or more whole tires or passenger tire equivalents are discarded, the hauler must hold a current registration and properly manifest the load, and a generator can be cited for contracting with an unregistered hauler (PRC 42953); Title 14 CCR 17355 covers waste tire disposal at solid waste facilities. In the City of San Diego, the local landfill ban and bin rules still apply on top of that.

Tires are not household hazardous waste — do not take them to HHW

This is the most common wasted trip. The City's Household Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility accepts "leftover, unused products labeled as toxic, flammable, corrosive, or reactive, such as paints, cleaners, motor oil, batteries, pesticides and mercury devices." Tires are not listed. The facility is City residents only, by appointment only, free, Wednesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m. except holidays (posted closures November 28, 2026, December 26, 2026 and January 2, 2027), with proof of City residency via picture ID or a recent bill, and materials left in the trunk or truck bed.

The City's eight yearly One-Day Collection Events are the same story: only oil, antifreeze, oil filters, auto batteries, household batteries and fluorescent bulbs are accepted, and the page states, "No other items will be accepted."

Then watch the two County event lines, because they look alike and route oppositely. The County's Recycling Events page lists "Tires" under NOT ACCEPTED for its household hazardous waste and e-waste events, while the County's Community Cleanup events at the same department accept them. Read the flyer before you drive.

There is no City tire pickup — curbside or bulky

There is no tire pickup to wait for. The City's Trash Service Updates FAQ states: "Two planned upgrades, weekly recycling collection and bulky item pickup, are paused until further notice as part of the FY2028 and FY2029 fee reduction," while regular collections continue. There is no start date to publish and no tire route to promise. From July 1, 2026, the City collects trash only from City-provided gray bins, with service changes through WastePortal.sandiego.gov or 858-694-7000. Curbside, Miramar and HHW questions go to the City at 858-694-7000 or sdrecyclingworks@sandiego.gov.

Free route 1: year-round tire collection centers

The County's instruction is the clearest resident-facing answer in the region: "There are many convenient locations that will accept your oil, filters, and tires for free, year-round. Find a convenient collection center near you at WasteFreeSD.org or by calling the Recycling hotline at 1-877-R-1-EARTH (1-877-713-2784)."

WasteFreeSD is the regional hard-to-recycle directory maintained by I Love A Clean San Diego, covering more than 1,700 centers, and both the City and the County point residents to it. Its hotlines are 1-800-237-BLUE for incorporated residents and 1-877-R-1-EARTH for unincorporated residents.

Verify before you drive. Directory listings carry their own hours, limits and fees and change over time. The free status comes from the County's instruction to use the directory, not from a standing public program at any one address — so treat no single center here as permanently free.

Free route 2: County Community Cleanup events that accept tires

The County publishes these tire rules: "Tires (up to 9 passenger tires per vehicle). Please call 1-877-713-2784 to request preapproval for loads of more than 9 tires. No tires with rims will be accepted. No tires from businesses."

Partner-published event pages add: passenger vehicle tires only, tires reasonably clean of dirt, 9 tires per vehicle, and a limited number of tires with rims accepted when pre-approved. Those pages are event-specific and several date from 2018–2019 — use them for rules, never for dates.

The jurisdiction line is not negotiable: these County events are open to unincorporated County of San Diego residents only. Inside the City of San Diego you are not eligible. Join the event notification list at 1-877-R-1-EARTH, and never treat a date you find as a permanent schedule.

The Urban Corps of San Diego County drop-off (confirm by phone)

The only documented free walk-in resident tire drop-off comes from Urban Corps of San Diego County, a CalRecycle-registered waste tire handler (TPID 1800024-01). Its official account states: "Residents can drop off up to nine (9) tires at our Moore Street location for FREE. Tires need to be clean and free of rims. 3021 Moore Street, San Diego. Open Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.," with a companion post adding "Residents only (no businesses)."

Take the caveats with the offer. The drop-off is not published on urbancorpssd.org, and the website lists Urban Corps sites as 3127 Jefferson Street, San Diego 92110 and 2200 Micro Place, Escondido 92029 — not 3021 Moore Street, so confirm which site has the public tire counter. The hours and the nine-tire limit come from the social post, not a web page. Call (619) 235-6884 (Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.) before loading, and do not treat this as a permanent City program — it is not one.

Urban Corps' wider tire work is documented: permitted waste tire hauling, public land cleanups, tire amnesty events, tire-derived-product labor, internships and education. With CalRecycle and SDG&E support it removed 1,621 waste tires and roughly 15,280 pounds of debris from the Tijuana River Valley.

Paid route: tire shops and private recyclers

For same-day convenience, rimmed tires, or more tires than a free route allows, pay a tire shop or private recycler. Prices are dealer-set; these are listed figures only.

• Reliable Tire Co., San Diego — walk-up hours listed as 12–3 p.m.; passenger, motorcycle and bicycle tires $4.25 each; tires on a rim charged double; call for a truck or tractor quote; pickup service available depending on availability.
• Firestone Complete Auto Care, Fashion Valley (6977 Friars Road, San Diego 92108) — tires recycled for $6.00 each, with used motor oil and oil filters accepted free.
• Toby Ramos Tires — self-haul scrap-tire drop-off with a 9-tire limit per visit, and unlimited countywide pick-up for a fee; handles bicycle through large earthmover tires.

None of those figures is guaranteed current — call the shop for today's price, hours and rim policy.

One legal point matters here: no California law requires a tire shop to take your old tires. CDTFA explains that customers "have the option of leaving the old tire for disposal and incurring an optional disposal fee, or of taking the tire with them and not incurring the fee." A dealer may legally hold take-back tires without a permit — up to 1,500 waste tires for less than 90 days under 14 CCR 18420(a)(7) — which is why a shop can accept yours at all.

The Miramar Landfill and Recycling Center route — read the limits

The Miramar FAQ says the Recycling Center accepts recyclables and that "Tires and some metals are also accepted," noting a small fee for scrap metal recycling. The landfill side, however, only allows tires permanently reduced in volume by shredding or cutting lengthwise, charged at $54 in addition to regular disposal fees.

Whether whole, clean household tires are accepted at the Recycling Center, and at what fee, is not clearly stated. Do not assume a price — call 858-694-7000 first. Treat Miramar as a commercial-style last resort rather than the household route. The FAQ projects the landfill's life to about 2031.

The 9-tire rule explained

Every resident route caps at 9 for one reason: California law requires anyone transporting 10 or more used or waste tires at one time to hold a valid waste tire hauler registration, and PRC 42954 exempts a person transporting fewer than 10. Registration (CalRecycle Form 60) is free but requires a $10,000 surety bond, the Comprehensive Trip Log manifest (CalRecycle 203), and a Tire Program Identification (TPID) number.

That is why County cleanup events take 9 passenger tires per vehicle, the Moore Street drop-off takes up to 9, and dealers such as Toby Ramos cap walk-ins at 9. Your practical fork: stay at 9 or fewer for a self-haul trip, request pre-approval at 1-877-713-2784 for a larger County cleanup load, or pay a registered hauler for a stack.

Tires with rims, truck and tractor tires, and business tires

• Rims. County cleanup events and the Urban Corps drop-off take no tires with rims unless pre-approved; partner listings say a limited number may be accepted after a call to 1-877-713-2784. Some paid shops take rims but charge double.
• Business tires. Refused at residential routes: "No tires from businesses" at County events, "Residents only (no businesses)" at Urban Corps. Business generators are regulated separately under CalRecycle's waste tire rules.
• Large truck and tractor tires. Excluded from County events and the Urban Corps route; some private dealers handle semi-truck, tractor and earthmover tires by quote only.
• Motorcycle and bicycle tires. Accepted at paid shops as listed. Do not assume County cleanup events take them — the event language says passenger vehicle tires only.

The money: California tire fee vs dealer disposal fee vs free routes

Three different payments get confused constantly.

• $1.75 California tire fee (purchase). Under PRC 42885, "a person who purchases a new tire… shall pay a California tire fee of one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) per tire." The seller charges it as a separate invoice line and may retain 1.5%; it is not subject to sales or use tax, it excludes retreaded, reused and recycled tires, and it funds the California Tire Recycling Management Fund created by the California Tire Recycling Act of 1989. It is a purchase fee, not a disposal fee.
• Dealer disposal fee (optional, dealer-set). Any disposal or transaction fee tied to a tire purchase must be itemized separately from the California tire fee. It is the shop's call.
• Free at drop-off. The County's year-round centers and cleanup events are documented as free at the point of disposal, and the Urban Corps Moore Street drop-off is free for up to 9 tires per its official post.

No published City of San Diego fee for a residential tire drop-off was found. The only City figure is the $54 surcharge on shredded or cut loads at Miramar.

Which San Diego tire route should you use?

Footnotes. The $1.75 California tire fee is paid at purchase and is not a disposal charge. The 9-tire cap everywhere is the state hauler threshold at 10 or more tires. Every event date and dealer price above must be re-verified before you travel.

Renters, apartments, HOAs and car-free households

Renters have the same options as homeowners — eligibility turns on residency and route rules, not ownership, and there is no City tire program to sign up for either way.

• Never use the dumpster, chute or building recycling. Whole tires are banned from landfilling by State law and the City's Municipal Code and are not an accepted container item. Tires in shared bins draw hauler rejections, fines and fire or vector hazards.
• There is no free bulk-tire pickup for a building from the City or the County. A landlord or manager should use a paid path — a dealer's per-tire fee or a registered hauler pick-up — and keep any single load under 10 tires to stay legal.
• No car and no way to haul? Every documented route is a self-haul drop-off, an event, or a paid service. Your realistic choices are combining with a neighbour's drop-off run, using a nearby shop that takes walk-ins (call first), asking a shop to take the old set when new tires are installed, or arranging a paid hauler pick-up for a larger pile.
• Confirm before you transport. The Moore Street counter runs Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. per its official post; car-free renters should confirm that before arranging a lift.
• Renters in other cities — Chula Vista, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Poway and the rest — must use their own city's or the County's routes. City of San Diego routes are not countywide.
• Buildings with a private franchise hauler do not get free tire service from that hauler; the free public routes still require you to move the tires yourself.

How to prep and transport tires

1. Never put tires in the trash, recycling bin, green bin, apartment dumpster or trash chute.
2. Do not take tires to the City HHW Transfer Facility or any City or County HHW/e-waste event.
3. Keep tires clean and reasonably free of dirt and mud — cleanliness is an explicit requirement at County events and the Urban Corps drop-off.
4. Remove rims where the route requires it; call 1-877-713-2784 for County pre-approval on rimmed tires, and expect a double charge at shops that take them.
5. Stay at 9 tires per trip or fewer, or get pre-approval. At 10 or more, a registered hauler and a manifest are required.
6. Bring household tires only; business and tractor or heavy truck tires are refused at residential routes.
7. Confirm the day, location and hours before leaving — County events are announced via the notice list at 1-877-R-1-EARTH, and Moore Street needs a call to (619) 235-6884.
8. If you are buying new tires, ask the shop to take the old set in the same visit and what disposal fee applies; any dealer fee must be itemized separately from the $1.75 California tire fee.
9. For a paid drop-off, call ahead — hours vary, rims are charged double at some shops, and truck or tractor tires need a quote.
10. Never dump tires. They hold water and are a mosquito and fire hazard, and the City's enforcement program works illegal dumping cases. Report dumped tires rather than adding to the pile.

Safety and handling caveats

General cautions, not city rules.

• Never burn tires — tire fires release toxic smoke, and illegal dumping is enforced. No penalty figure is published for illegal dumping in San Diego.
• Tires are heavy and roll. Secure the load in the trunk or truck bed, use work gloves when unloading, and do not stack unsecured tires in an open bed at highway speed.
• Stacked tires hold standing water and breed mosquitoes. Do not store a pile in a yard, alley or common area while waiting for an event date.
• Keep business and shop-generated tires out of household routes — they are regulated separately and will be refused.

Mistakes to avoid

1. Setting tires out at the curb or in a bin. No pickup exists and the landfill ban applies.
2. Booking a City HHW appointment or a One-Day event for tires. They are not on either accepted list.
3. Driving to a County HHW or e-waste event with tires. Only the separate County cleanup events take them.
4. Assuming any San Diego County resident can use a County cleanup event. They are unincorporated-residents-only.
5. Showing up with rims. County events and the Urban Corps drop-off require rims off unless pre-approved.
6. Loading 10 or more tires for a self-haul trip. That crosses the state hauler threshold.
7. Reading the $1.75 tire fee as a disposal charge, or quoting $4.25 or $6.00 as today's price.

Frequently asked questions

Can I put one old tire in my trash bin? No. Whole tires cannot be landfilled in San Diego unless reduced in volume, and tires are not a container item in any bin.

Will the City pick up tires from my curb? No. There is no curbside or bulky-item tire pickup, and the bulky pickup upgrade is paused until further notice.

Where can I take tires for free? Start with the County's instruction: look up a center at wastefreesd.org or call 1-877-R-1-EARTH. Unincorporated County residents can also use a Community Cleanup event that takes tires. The Urban Corps Moore Street drop-off is free for up to 9 clean, rim-free tires per its official post — call (619) 235-6884 first.

How many tires can I take at once? Nine or fewer per trip for a self-haul. At 10 or more, state law requires a registered waste tire hauler and a manifest. County cleanup loads above 9 need pre-approval at 1-877-713-2784.

Will a tire shop take my old tires? Many will, especially when you buy new ones, but no California law requires it. Some accept drop-offs for a per-tire fee. Call the shop.

Is the $1.75 tire fee a disposal fee? No. It is charged when you buy a new tire, as a separate line on the invoice.

Can I take tires to the Household Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility? No. The accepted list is paints, cleaners, motor oil, batteries, pesticides and mercury devices. Tires are not on it.

Do tires have to be clean? Yes at the free resident routes — County cleanup events and the Urban Corps drop-off both require tires reasonably clean of dirt.

I live in an apartment. Can I use the dumpster? Never. Whole tires cannot be landfilled, are not a container item, and tires in shared bins cause hauler rejections and fire or vector hazards.

Can I bring truck or tractor tires? Not to residential routes. County events and the Urban Corps drop-off exclude them; some private dealers handle them by quote only.

Are tires with rims accepted anywhere? County events may pre-approve a limited number if you call 1-877-713-2784 first; some paid shops take them and charge double. The Urban Corps drop-off requires rims off.

Official contacts and verification checklist

1. Confirm your jurisdiction: City of San Diego, unincorporated County, or another city — this decides which free events you can use.
2. Look up the nearest tire center at wastefreesd.org or call 1-877-R-1-EARTH (1-877-713-2784), then verify that specific listing's hours, limits and fees.
3. For a County cleanup event, confirm the current date and location on the County Recycling Events page or by phone, and join the notice list. Never travel on a date from an older page.
4. Call (619) 235-6884 (Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.) to confirm the Urban Corps drop-off address, hours, nine-tire limit and rim rule.
5. Count your tires: nine or fewer can be self-hauled; 10 or more needs a registered hauler and a manifest.
6. Settle the rim question per route before loading, and check tire type and origin — business and heavy commercial tires are not accepted on residential routes.
7. For a paid drop-off, call for current per-tire pricing and hours; if you are buying new tires, ask about take-back and the disposal fee in the same visit.
8. Before considering Miramar, call 858-694-7000 and ask whether whole household tires are accepted at the Recycling Center and at what fee.
9. On disposal day, secure the load, keep tires clean, stay within the route's count and rim rules, and ask for a receipt or manifest if you pay a hauler.

Key contacts. City of San Diego ESD Customer Service: 858-694-7000, sdrecyclingworks@sandiego.gov. County recycling hotline: 1-877-R-1-EARTH (1-877-713-2784), Recycle@sdcounty.ca.gov. Urban Corps of San Diego County: (619) 235-6884, Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Regional directory: wastefreesd.org. CalRecycle Tire Management Program: (866) 896-0600, WasteTires@calrecycle.ca.gov. California tire fee questions: CDTFA, Publication 91.

What could not be confirmed. No official City of San Diego page covers residential tire disposal in one place; the Urban Corps Moore Street address, hours and limit appear only on its official social post and not on its website; the Miramar Recycling Center's handling of whole household tires and its fee are not clearly stated; event dates rotate; and dealer per-tire prices change. Close each gap with 858-694-7000 (City), 1-877-R-1-EARTH (County), (619) 235-6884 (Urban Corps), or (866) 896-0600 / WasteTires@calrecycle.ca.gov (CalRecycle).

Sources

1. City of San Diego — Miramar Landfill FAQs (landfill ban on whole tires, $54 shredded/cut load surcharge, Recycling Center tire mention, landfill life to about 2031): https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/geninfo/faq/miramar
2. City of San Diego — Household Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility (accepted list, City-residents-only, appointment, Wed and Sat hours, holiday closures, proof of residency): https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/miramar/hhwtransfac
3. City of San Diego — One-Day Collection Events (accepted items only; "No other items will be accepted"): https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/ep/events/one-day
4. City of San Diego — City-Serviced Homes, curbside bin rules (gray, blue and green bins; hard-to-recycle items routed to WasteFreeSD): https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/recycling/residential/curbside
5. City of San Diego — Trash Service Updates FAQ (bulky item pickup paused until further notice; gray-bin-only collection from July 1, 2026): https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/trash-service-updates/faq
6. City of San Diego — Waste Tire Enforcement Program (LEA jurisdiction, enforcement focus, no resident drop-off published): https://www.sandiego.gov/lea/programs/tire
7. County of San Diego — Automotive Recycling (free year-round oil, filter and tire centers via WasteFreeSD or 1-877-R-1-EARTH; Community Cleanup events): https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/dpw/recycling/automotive.html
8. County of San Diego — Recycling Events (cleanup event tire rules; tires listed as NOT ACCEPTED at HHW/e-waste events; unincorporated residents only): https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/dpw/recycling/Events.html
9. WasteFreeSD — regional recycling directory (1,700+ centers; hotlines 1-800-237-BLUE and 1-877-R-1-EARTH): https://wastefreesd.org/
10. WasteFreeSD — recycling resource listings (cleanup-event tire rules): https://wastefreesd.org/resource-categories/recycling
11. Urban Corps of San Diego County — Tire Recycling (services, TPID, Tijuana River Valley cleanup figures, phone and listed sites): https://urbancorpssd.org/tire-recycling/
12. Urban Corps — official resident drop-off announcement (up to nine clean, rim-free tires, 3021 Moore Street, Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m., residents only): https://www.facebook.com/sandiegourbancorps/posts/1579360614199324
13. I Love A Clean San Diego — tire event pages (partner event rules for passenger tires, cleanliness, rims and the 9-tire cap): https://www.cleansd.org/tag/tires/
14. WasteFreeSD listing — Reliable Tire Co., San Diego (walk-up hours 12–3 p.m., $4.25 per passenger/motorcycle/bicycle tire, rims double charged): https://wastefreesd.org/centers/reliable-tire-co-san-diego
15. WasteFreeSD listing — Firestone Complete Auto Care, Fashion Valley (6977 Friars Road; tires $6.00 each, oil and filters free): https://wastefreesd.org/?page_id=191&post_id=327
16. WasteFreeSD listing — Toby Ramos Tires (self-haul drop-off, 9 tires at a time, unlimited countywide pick-up for a fee): https://wastefreesd.org/centers/ramos-tires
17. CalRecycle — Tire Management Overview (California tire generation figures, 1989 Act, Tire Recycling Management Fund, program hotline): https://calrecycle.ca.gov/Tires/Overview
18. CalRecycle — Used and Waste Tire Haulers (10-tire registration threshold, Form 60, $10,000 surety bond, Comprehensive Trip Log): https://calrecycle.ca.gov/tires/haulers
19. CalRecycle — Waste Tire Enforcement Grantee FAQs (state bin-rule statement, manifest rule at 10 or more tires, PRC 42953 citation): https://calrecycle.ca.gov/Tires/Enforcement/Grantee/FAQs
20. CalRecycle — Statutes and Regulations (waste tire program legal history; Title 14 CCR 17355 disposal standards): https://calrecycle.ca.gov/tires/enforcement/statutesregs
21. CalRecycle — Regulatory Status (tire dealer storage exclusion, 1,500 waste tires for less than 90 days under 14 CCR 18420(a)(7)): https://calrecycle.ca.gov/tires/enforcement/regstatus
22. California Public Resources Code 42954 (registration exemption for transporting fewer than 10 waste or used tires): https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-prc/division-30/part-3/chapter-19/article-2/section-42954
23. California Public Resources Code 42885 ($1.75 California tire fee per new tire; separate invoice line; dealer fees itemized separately): https://california.public.law/codes/public_resources_code_section_42885
24. CDTFA — Sales and Use Tax Annotations 295.1302.500 (disposal fee optional and dealer-set; customer may keep the old tire): https://cdtfa.ca.gov/lawguides/vol2/suta/295-1302-500.html
25. CDTFA — Publication 91, California Tire Fee (fee administration; not subject to sales or use tax): https://cdtfa.ca.gov/formspubs/pub91.pdf

Verify before you act. Rules here turn on where you live. This guide covers the City of San Diego service area, the separately gated unincorporated County routes, and the regional free-center directory — unincorporated San Diego County and every other incorporated city (Chula Vista, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Poway, Carlsbad, Escondido, Coronado, Vista, National City, Encinitas, Del Mar, Solana Beach, San Marcos, Santee, Oceanside and others) run their own programs, and County cleanup events are open to unincorporated residents only. Hours, event dates, dealer prices and the Urban Corps drop-off are all subject to change: confirm with 858-694-7000 (City), 1-877-R-1-EARTH (County) or (619) 235-6884 (Urban Corps) before you load a vehicle. Never leave a tire at a curb, in an alley, in a bin or beside a dumpster — whole tires are banned from landfilling in San Diego unless permanently reduced in volume, and tires are not accepted at the HHW Transfer Facility or at any HHW or e-waste event.