Tire Disposal in Detroit, MI: Free DPW Drop-Off

Item: Household passenger-car and light-truck tires — used or scrap vehicle tires, off the rim, in small household quantities (the City drop-off cap is 4 tires per household per day) Jurisdiction: City of Detroit, Michigan — DPW Solid Waste Division service area. The free Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Centers are open to City of Detroit residents ONLY with Detroit residency ID. Suburban Wayne County cities and townships (Dearborn, Livonia, Westland, Taylor, Canton and others) are not City of Detroit customers and must use their own city program, an EGLE-registered site or a tire retailer. Michigan's state scrap tire rules apply statewide Official sources: City of Detroit DPW (Free Dumping for Detroiters, Free Citizen Bulk Drop Off Centers, Household Hazardous Waste Information), Michigan EGLE (Scrap Tires hub, collection site and processor lists, the Scrap Tire Recycling Card, the household tire storage poster, scrap tire grants), the Michigan Legislature (Part 169 of NREPA; MCL 257.806) and Monroe County (labeled model of a grant-funded county event, not Detroit) Last verified: September 2026 · Next review: December 2026

Quick answer

Tires are not a curbside item in Detroit and not a household hazardous waste item. The City's bulk waste service states it "Does NOT include construction and demo debris, tires, car parts or hazardous waste," and the DPW Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Receiving Facility accepts "Home Toxics/Electronics" while naming "Miscellaneous Car Parts" on its unacceptable items list.

The free household route is self-haul to a DPW Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Center: up to 4 tires per household per day, off the rim — the drop-off rules explicitly refuse "Tires with Rims" and "More than 4 Tires" — free for Detroit residents who show a driver's license, state ID or Detroit ID.

Two things must be confirmed before you drive:

1. The Davison Yard street address. Two official City pages disagree — the Free Dumping page gives 8221 W. Davison, the Citizen Bulk Drop Off Centers page gives 7901 W. Davison, and the map link on that page also resolves to 7901. Call DPW Solid Waste at (313) 876-0004 for one answer. Southfield Yard (12255 Southfield Rd) and J. Fons Yard (6451 E. McNichols) are not in dispute.
2. Any fee at a retailer or a registered site. Neither the City nor EGLE publishes a per-tire price for any Detroit-area tire store, registered collection site or processor. Ask the specific business.

Michigan bans whole motor vehicle tires from its landfills, so there is no dumpster shortcut anywhere in the state. If you have more than four tires, tires still on rims, or no way to transport them, the free City drop-off does not fit the load as it stands — use a tire retailer while you buy replacements, or an EGLE-registered site or processor, and call before you load.

Quick facts

What Detroit will not take: curbside, bulk and household hazardous waste

The trash and the recycling cart. Tires are not household refuse and not curbside recyclables in Detroit.

The bulk pile. The City's bulk service "Does NOT include construction and demo debris, tires, car parts or hazardous waste." Setting tires out with bulk is not a route, whatever day your collection falls on. The City also states "Do NOT place in vacant lots or alleyways!"

The Household Hazardous Waste Receiving Facility at 2000 E. Ferry Street, (313) 923-2240. Open Thursdays 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and every fourth Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Its accepted list is "Home Toxics/Electronics" — paint, aerosols, pesticides and herbicides, batteries (alkaline and auto), fluorescent tubes, propane cylinders, mercury, corrosives, medical sharps, over-the-counter medicine, gasoline, lighter fluid, kerosene, oil, antifreeze, fuel, pool chemicals, oxidizers, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and electronics. Tires are not on it, and "Miscellaneous Car Parts" sits on the unacceptable list. Driving a set of tires to Ferry Street is a wasted trip.

The paid City pickup. The City publishes a paid service for "bulk or construction waste" at $40 per cubic yard through (313) 876-0004. Because curbside bulk explicitly excludes tires, this is not established as a tire route at any rate. If you have an unusual quantity, ask (313) 876-0004 directly rather than budgeting from that figure.

The free Detroit route: DPW Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Centers (4 tires, rims off)

The Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Centers are a City of Detroit residential service: "Free for Detroit residents!" with identification as a "driver's license, state ID or Detroit ID." Eligibility is residency plus ID, and no City page mentions owning the property you live in — so a Detroit renter can use the centers if they can transport the tires.

Three yards operate as Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Centers.

Southfield Yard — 12255 Southfield Rd. Monday to Saturday. April 1 to October 31: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. November 1 to March 31: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

J. Fons Yard — 6451 E. McNichols. Monday to Saturday year round; Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Davison Yard — W. Davison. Monday to Saturday with the same seasonal hours as Southfield, but note the address conflict: the Free Dumping page lists 8221 W. Davison, the Citizen Bulk Drop Off Centers page lists 7901 W. Davison, and the map link on that page resolves to 7901. Do not drive out from a single page — confirm by phone.

The drop-off allowance is "up to 1,000 pounds or 1 cubic yard (with a limit of 1,000 pounds of bulk per person per day)," and the tire allowance is "4 tires per household per day." The rules refuse tires with rims; more than 4 tires; household garbage; remodeling, construction and demolition debris; building materials; chemicals and containers; car or truck parts; fuel tanks; and tree logs over 8 inches in diameter or 8 feet long.

Tires are one of several excluded categories, so a load built around tires should not also carry debris, chemicals or car parts — the whole load can be turned away at the gate.

Two practical notes. The City writes the quantity rule two ways — "4 tires per household per day" on the Free Dumping page and a flat refusal of "More than 4 Tires" in the drop-off rules — so treat four tires per trip as the ceiling. And no City page says tires can be demounted on site, so arrive with them off the rims; if yours are still mounted, call (313) 876-0004 first.

Michigan law: why tires cannot just go in a dumpster

Two state rules answer the "why not the dumpster" question.

First, whole motor vehicle tires are banned from Michigan landfills. EGLE states: "It is illegal to dispose of whole motor vehicle tires in Michigan landfills," and its consumer recycling card adds that "Whole tires have been banned from Michigan landfills since 2004." That is a ban on whole tires only; the state publishes nothing here about shredded or processed tire material, so do not assume either way.

Second, where a scrap tire may be delivered is restricted. Michigan regulates scrap tires under Part 169, Scrap Tires, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (1994 PA 451, as amended), and transport, storage and disposal are regulated, with annual registration for scrap tire transporters and collection sites. Under Section 16902, a person "shall deliver a scrap tire only to a collection site registered under Section 16904, a licensed disposal area (whole tires are prohibited from being disposed of in a landfill), an end-user, a scrap tire processor, a tire retailer, or a scrap tire recycler that is in compliance with Part 169."

Every route in this article sits inside that list. What the rule outlaws is the improvisation: a vacant lot, an alley, a commercial dumpster or a neighbour's trash.

The state's "collection site" thresholds apply to accumulations, not households: a site qualifies at 500 or more scrap tires, with a higher threshold of 1,500 for a retailer that is not also an automotive recycler, 2,500 for an automotive recycler, and more than 150 cubic yards of tire chips for a grant-funded nonprofit community collection site. Four tires in a garage is nowhere near that.

EGLE-registered collection sites and processors

EGLE's consumer guidance gives three household options, and the first is contacting a tire recycler or processor: "Tire recyclers and processors will accept tires from the public. Find a listing of registered organizations at Michigan.gov/ScrapTires."

EGLE keeps a Registered Commercial Scrap Tire Collection Site List (the page states it was last updated August 3, 2026) and a Scrap Tire Processor List (last updated July 1, 2025). Detroit-address entries include:

• BSG Tire Recycling, 2971 Bellevue, Detroit 48207, (313) 580-5459 — appears on both the collection-site list and the processor list.
• A1 Kelly Tires & Rims, 31 W 8 Mile Rd, Detroit 48203, (313) 388-1581.
• Don J Transport LLC, 11779 Cloverdale St, Detroit 48204, (313) 656-9025.

Nearby metro entries on the same lists include Advanced Tire Inc, 12734 Inkster Rd, Redford 48239, (248) 990-3742; Lobo's Tire, 32606 Michigan Ave, Wayne 48184, (734) 728-0777; Tire Stop LLC, 32449 Michigan Avenue, Wayne 48184, (734) 326-4814; Silver Lining Recycling LLC, 3776 11th St, Wyandotte 48192, (734) 324-4800; MD Tire Recycling LLC, 21415 Groesbeck Hwy, Warren 48089, (313) 632-0422; EJ Tires & Auto Care Center LLC, 1234 Baldwin Ave, Pontiac 48340, (248) 499-8239; and High Tread Tires LLC, 3671 Elizabeth Lake Road, Waterford 48328, (248) 930-4063.

Read those lists carefully. They are commercial registration lists, and both carry the warning "Placement on this list does not imply an endorsement by EGLE." The state publishes no per-tire fee, no per-visit limit and no rim policy for these businesses, and listing does not guarantee a site takes household walk-ins. Call and ask three questions: do you take tires from a household walk-in, what do you charge, and do you accept tires still on rims.

This route is the useful one when the free City route does not fit — more than four tires, tires still mounted, or an address outside Detroit.

Retailer take-back when you buy replacements

EGLE's second route is the tire retailer: "Many retailers accept used tires for a small fee. It is most convenient to recycle your tires when you purchase new ones."

That is provider-defined, not a city or state rule. Discount Tire, for example, states that "When you replace your tires with us, all necessary tire fees are included including tire disposal, state and environmental fees" and that a certified tire collection service recycles its scrap tires. That is the company's own claim, with no published per-tire price, no Detroit-specific limit and no rim policy. Confirm the policy, any charge and the rim rule at the store before the work is done.

For context on where the rubber goes, the retailer says scrap tires are broken down into crumb rubber for asphalt, track surfaces, floor mats, mulch and playground surfaces — again the company's own description, not a state figure.

EGLE-funded community tire collection events

The third EGLE route is a community collection event, and EGLE funds them. Its Scrap Tire Program administers community-based grants supporting local tire cleanups under Section 16908(2)(c) of Part 169; the 2026 cleanup grant cycle closed at 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 31, 2026, with priority to sites where tires accumulated before January 1, 1991 and to sites posing an imminent threat. In the 2025 round EGLE awarded "$1,105,000 in grants to fund 55 community scrap tire drop-off events and other tire cleanups across the state." Wayne County 2025 grantees were the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority ($225,000), the City of Dearborn ($12,000) and River Rouge ($6,000).

What no source confirms is a 2026 Detroit or Wayne County tire event — none was found on an official page, and EGLE's 2026 metro-area listings are household hazardous waste collections, not confirmed scrap tire events. So do not plan around a date you saw somewhere. Check EGLE's own discovery pages instead: the Michigan Recycling Directory at Michigan.gov/RecyclingDirectory, which searches by material, and Michigan.gov/egleHHW. Search "tires" on both and call the host before travelling.

For the shape of such an event, look at a comparable county. Monroe County publishes a program run with EGLE grant funding: monthly windows on the last Wednesday of April through July, 9 a.m. to noon or until the trailer is full, a 10-tire limit per household, clean off-rim tires only, passenger-vehicle or light-truck tires only, county residents only, no commercial tires, and nothing accepted outside the posted window — "leaving tires after hours is illegal dumping." That is Monroe County's program, not Detroit's, but it shows the typical rules and the typical household cap.

What tire disposal costs: published and unpublished

The free route is genuinely free. The City states the Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Centers are "Free for Detroit residents!" with proof of residency, and no per-tire charge appears on any City waste page.

There is no state per-tire disposal fee on Michigan consumers. EGLE states: "Processors and retailers may charge a fee to recycle tires. This fee does not go to the EGLE Scrap Tire Program. The Program is funded by a $1.50 vehicle title transfer fee." The statute behind it is MCL 257.806(3), a $1.50 tire disposal surcharge per certificate of title or duplicate, in effect until December 31, 2027. It applies when you title a vehicle, not per tire at a store.

What is not published: the per-tire price, if any, that a Detroit-area retailer, registered collection site or processor charges a household; the cost of accepting rim-mounted tires; and any private hauler or junk-removal price. No number is given here because none is published — anyone quoting you a per-tire rate for Detroit is quoting a business's own answer, not an official one.

Apartments, renters and multi-family buildings

No City of Detroit page states an apartment or multi-family tire rule, a landlord obligation, or how a renter without a vehicle moves tires to a drop-off center. There is no building-level tire service to rely on.

• A Detroit renter can use the Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Centers on the same terms as a homeowner — residency plus ID — but the service is self-haul, so you have to bring the tires.
• A set of four is one trip. The limit is four tires per household per day, off-rim, so a renter replacing a full set can usually clear it in a single visit during posted hours.
• There is no City tire pickup at a building. Curbside bulk excludes tires and car parts, and the hazardous waste facility refuses car parts.
• Ask the property manager or the building's hauler whether the building arranges bulk or tire removal. Any such arrangement is private and its terms are not published officially, so never budget from a quote you cannot verify.
• Never leave tires beside a dumpster, in a shared trash area, in an alley or on a vacant lot. The City's stated penalty range for illegal dumping is fines from $100 to $10,000, vehicle confiscation and a criminal warrant for littering.
• For a renter without a car, the cheapest route is often the one needing no trip at all: have the old set removed where the replacements are fitted. Otherwise it is a retailer, a registered site or a private hauler — none of whose prices the City or EGLE publishes.

Route decision table

Routes compared

• Free self-haul to a DPW Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Center (primary household route). Free for Detroit residents with ID, three yards, up to 4 tires per household per day, no appointment and nothing to buy. Constraints: you transport and unload the tires yourself, Detroit residency is required, rims-on and over-four loads are refused, no commercial vehicles, hours are seasonal and vary by yard, the Davison Yard address is inconsistent across City pages, and tires cannot be mixed with construction debris, chemicals, car parts, fuel tanks or large logs. Verify at (313) 876-0004.
• EGLE-registered collection site or processor (state route). Residency-flexible — EGLE says recyclers and processors "will accept tires from the public" — with Detroit-address options and nearby metro sites, and it is the route that works for more than four tires or rims-on tires. Constraints: fees, per-visit limits, rim policies and public walk-in acceptance are not published, the list is a commercial registration list, and listing "does not imply an endorsement by EGLE."
• Tire retailer take-back while you buy replacements. The most convenient route because it happens at the same visit as the purchase, and EGLE advises recycling old tires at the point of purchase. Constraints: the fee statement is a provider claim, not a City or state rule, and it only works when you are buying tires. Confirm the policy, charge and rim rule at the store.
• EGLE-funded community scrap tire collection event (occasional). Free-to-affordable drop-offs exist — the 2025 round funded 55 community events statewide — and comparable county events take a whole household set in one short window. Constraints: occasional, residency-restricted to the host county or city, off-rim passenger/light-truck tires only in the comparable program, commercial tires refused, and tires left outside the posted window are treated as illegal dumping. No 2026 Detroit or Wayne County event is confirmed.
• Private hauler or junk-removal service (paid, no published pricing). The practical option for a household that cannot transport tires. Pricing is vendor-set and unpublished by the City and EGLE, and any such arrangement must still respect Michigan's Part 169 delivery rule. Get a written quote.
• Not routes at all: the trash, the recycling cart, the bulk pile, the HHW facility at 2000 E. Ferry Street, a vacant lot, an alley or a commercial dumpster.

Jurisdiction check — Detroit vs suburban Wayne County

This guide covers the City of Detroit and the DPW Solid Waste Division service area. The four-tire free drop-off rule is tied to Detroit residency ID and does not travel with you: suburban Wayne County cities and townships — Dearborn, Livonia, Westland, Taylor, Canton and others — are not City of Detroit customers and cannot use the Detroit centers. Those residents use their own city's program, an EGLE-registered collection site or processor, a tire retailer, or an EGLE grant-funded community event.

The state layer is different: the whole-tire landfill ban and the Section 16902 delivery rule apply everywhere in Michigan, and the EGLE-registered lists include sites outside the city, such as Redford, Wayne, Wyandotte, Warren, Pontiac and Waterford.

Apartment buildings are a third layer. A multi-family property may be served by a private hauler whose contract does not cover tires, and no City page states a multi-family tire rule or a landlord obligation. Confirm the building's arrangement with the property manager before relying on it. EGLE's local scrap tire contact for Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park is Ann Vogen, 586-494-5083; the rest of Wayne County is covered by Wendy Lukianoff, 586-256-8505.

Resident scenarios

A full set of four swapped off the car, Saturday free. Take them off the rims, load them, bring your Detroit ID and drive to Southfield or J. Fons Yard inside posted hours. One trip covers the set; nothing to pay. Check the yard's seasonal hours first, and remember J. Fons closes Saturday at noon.

Six tires left in the garage after a move. The free City route covers four per household per day; the drop-off rules also refuse "More than 4 Tires" as a load. Split across two days if the yards are open, or call BSG Tire Recycling (313) 580-5459, A1 Kelly Tires & Rims (313) 388-1581 or Don J Transport LLC (313) 656-9025 about a household walk-in and what they charge.

Tires still mounted on the rims. Rims-on tires are refused at the Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Centers, and no City page says the yard will pull them for you. Have them demounted at a shop or call (313) 876-0004 before you load the car.

A renter with no car and four dead tires. There is no City service for this. The realistic options are having the old set removed where the replacements are fitted, an EGLE-registered site, or a private hauler — none of them priced by the City or the state.

A Dearborn or Livonia address. The Detroit centers are off the table. Use your own city's program, an EGLE-registered site, or watch EGLE's discovery pages for a community event.

How to prepare and transport tires safely

1. Take the tires off the rims before you go. The drop-off rules refuse "Tires with Rims," and no page says they can be demounted for you.
2. Keep the load to four tires per household per day. "More than 4 Tires" is refused, so four per trip is the practical ceiling.
3. Bring proof of Detroit residency — driver's license, state ID or Detroit ID — and stay inside the 1,000 lb or 1 cubic yard per-person-per-day limit.
4. Check the yard's hours before driving. Southfield and Davison run seasonal hours; J. Fons runs a shorter weekday and a Saturday morning only.
5. Load tires securely. Loose tires roll and shift. Stack them flat and strap or block them.
6. If the tires sit at home first, store them properly. EGLE advises a dry, cool place, laid flat, stacked no more than four high — and warns that stored tires are a fire hazard and a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
7. If you are using a retailer or a registered site, call first. No per-tire price, per-visit limit or rim policy is published for those businesses.

Never do this: illegal dumping and what it costs

Do not put tires in the trash or the recycling cart, in the curbside bulk pile, at the HHW facility on Ferry Street, beside a dumpster or apartment trash area, in an alley or on a vacant lot. None of those is a legal tire route, and Detroit enforces the point: "Failing to comply with waste disposal rules and/or illegal dumping can result in fines ranging from $100 to $10,000, vehicle confiscation, and a criminal warrant issued for littering."

Report illegal dumping through the Improve Detroit app or BSEED Environmental Control, (313) 876-0426. Publish-quality sources give one official range only — the City's own $100 to $10,000 — so treat any other figure you see quoted as unofficial.

Mistakes to avoid

• Putting tires out with the trash, the recycling cart or the bulk pile. All three exclude tires.
• Driving tires to the hazardous waste facility at 2000 E. Ferry Street. Tires are not on its accepted list and car parts are refused.
• Assuming the paid City bulk pickup will take a pile of tires. It is published for bulk or construction waste, and curbside bulk excludes tires.
• Bringing rims-on tires to a drop-off center, or loading more than four. Both are refused at the gate.
• Driving to Davison Yard using an address from a single City page. The two pages disagree — 7901 versus 8221 W. Davison.
• Assuming a retailer or registered site will take your tires at a price you found online. No per-tire price is published, and the EGLE lists state that placement "does not imply an endorsement by EGLE."
• Planning around a 2026 Detroit tire event you saw somewhere. None is confirmed on an official page.
• Leaving tires in an alley, on a vacant lot or beside a dumpster — including at an apartment building. Detroit's official penalty range is fines from $100 to $10,000, vehicle confiscation and a possible criminal warrant.

FAQ

Does Detroit pick up tires at the curb? No. The bulk service excludes tires and car parts, and tires are not a trash or recycling item. There is no City tire pickup to schedule.

How many tires can I drop off for free? Up to 4 per household per day, off-rim, for Detroit residents with a driver's license, state ID or Detroit ID.

Do the tires have to be off the rims? Yes. The drop-off rules refuse "Tires with Rims," and no City page says they can be demounted at the yard. Arrive with them off the rim, or call (313) 876-0004 first if yours are still mounted.

What does tire disposal cost in Detroit? The drop-off centers are free for Detroit residents with ID. Michigan has no consumer per-tire fee — the $1.50 in state law is a vehicle title surcharge. Retailer and registered-site charges are not published, so call the business.

Can I take tires to 2000 E. Ferry Street? No. Tires are absent from the accepted list, and "Miscellaneous Car Parts" is on the unacceptable list. That facility takes home toxics and electronics on its Thursday and fourth-Saturday windows.

Why can't I put them in a dumpster? Whole motor vehicle tires are banned from Michigan landfills, and Michigan limits delivery to registered collection sites, licensed disposal areas, end-users, processors, tire retailers or compliant recyclers.

Where is Davison Yard? Two official City pages give different numbers for the same yard — 7901 and 8221 W. Davison. Call (313) 876-0004 first. Southfield Yard (12255 Southfield Rd) and J. Fons Yard (6451 E. McNichols) are not in dispute.

I have more than four tires. What now? Use a tire retailer while buying replacements, or an EGLE-registered site or processor. Call first to confirm walk-in acceptance, pricing and whether rims-on tires are taken.

I rent an apartment. Can I use the free drop-off? If you live at a Detroit address and can transport the tires yourself, yes — eligibility is residency plus ID, not ownership. There is no City tire pickup at a building, so ask your property manager whether the building's hauler handles tires. Never leave them beside a dumpster or in a shared trash area.

Are there free tire collection events in Detroit in 2026? None is confirmed on an official page. Check Michigan.gov/RecyclingDirectory and Michigan.gov/egleHHW, search "tires," and call the host before travelling.

What if I live outside Detroit? The Detroit centers are for Detroit residents with ID. Suburban Wayne County addresses use their own city program, an EGLE-registered site or a retailer. The state's landfill ban and delivery rule still apply where you live.

Official verification checklist

1. Confirm your address is in the City of Detroit at (313) 876-0004 before planning a trip; suburban Wayne County cities and townships cannot use the centers.
2. Confirm the Davison Yard street address. Official pages give both 7901 and 8221 W. Davison — call (313) 876-0004 and get one answer. Southfield and J. Fons yards are unaffected.
3. Confirm today's hours for the yard you plan to use.
4. Confirm the load: no more than four tires per household per day, all off-rim, within the 1,000 lb or 1 cubic yard limit, no commercial vehicle.
5. Bring Detroit residency ID — driver's license, state ID or Detroit ID.
6. If the load does not fit the four-tire rule, call BSG Tire Recycling (313) 580-5459, A1 Kelly Tires & Rims (313) 388-1581 or Don J Transport LLC (313) 656-9025, and ask about walk-in household tires, price per tire and rims.
7. If you are buying replacements, ask whether the store removes and recycles the old set and whether a disposal fee is included or added.
8. If you want a community event, search "tires" on Michigan.gov/RecyclingDirectory and Michigan.gov/egleHHW, then call the host to confirm the date, window, tire limit, tire types and residency rule.
9. For state questions, call the EGLE Scrap Tire Program: ScrapTires@Michigan.gov, 517-614-7431, or the Detroit district contact at 586-494-5083; EGLE Environmental Assistance Center 800-662-9278; household scrap tire line 517-284-6588.
10. Never confirm a route by assumption. Hours, lists and terms change — verify by phone the same day you act.

Contacts and next actions

• DPW Solid Waste Division: (313) 876-0004 — drop-off questions, the Davison Yard address, hours and unusual quantities.
• Citizen Bulk Drop-Off Centers: Southfield Yard, 12255 Southfield Rd; J. Fons Yard, 6451 E. McNichols; Davison Yard, W. Davison (7901 or 8221 — confirm by phone). Detroit residents with ID; 4 tires per household per day, off-rim.
• DPW HHW Receiving Facility: 2000 E. Ferry Street, (313) 923-2240 — Thursdays 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m., fourth Saturdays 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Hazardous waste and electronics only, not tires.
• Illegal dumping: Improve Detroit app or BSEED Environmental Control, (313) 876-0426.
• EGLE Scrap Tire Program: ScrapTires@Michigan.gov, 517-614-7431; Detroit district contact 586-494-5083; EGLE Environmental Assistance Center 800-662-9278.
• EGLE-registered Detroit sites: BSG Tire Recycling, 2971 Bellevue, Detroit 48207, (313) 580-5459; A1 Kelly Tires & Rims, 31 W 8 Mile Rd, Detroit 48203, (313) 388-1581; Don J Transport LLC, 11779 Cloverdale St, Detroit 48204, (313) 656-9025.

Next actions: pull the tires off the rims, check the yard's hours, call (313) 876-0004 to settle the Davison address and confirm your address is in the city, then load the car — or, if the load is over four tires, mounted on rims, or you cannot haul it, call a listed site or your tire retailer first.

Official sources

• City of Detroit — Free Dumping for Detroiters: https://detroitmi.gov/departments/general-services-department/free-dumping-detroiters
• City of Detroit DPW — Free Citizen Bulk Drop Off Centers: https://detroitmi.gov/departments/department-public-works/refuse-collection/bulk-yard-waste/free-citizen-bulk-drop-centers
• City of Detroit DPW — Household Hazardous Waste Information: https://detroitmi.gov/departments/department-public-works/refuse-collection/household-hazardous-waste-information
• Michigan EGLE — Scrap Tires: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/materials-management/scrap-tires
• Michigan EGLE — Scrap Tires: Collection Site and Processor Information: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/materials-management/scrap-tires/collection-site-and-processor
• Michigan EGLE — Registered commercial scrap tire collection site list: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/materials-management/scrap-tires/collection-site-and-processor/collection-site-list
• Michigan EGLE — Scrap tire processors: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/materials-management/scrap-tires/processors
• Michigan EGLE — Scrap Tire Recycling Card: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Programs/MMD/Scrap-Tires/Recycling-Card.pdf
• Michigan EGLE — Household tire storage poster: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Programs/MMD/Scrap-Tires/Poster-protrait.pdf
• Michigan EGLE — Scrap Tire Program staff and district contacts: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Programs/MMD/Scrap-Tires/Scrap-Tire-Program-Staff.pdf
• Michigan EGLE — Scrap Tire UP regional handout: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Programs/MMD/Scrap-Tires/Scrap-Tire-UP.pdf
• Michigan EGLE — Scrap tire grants: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/materials-management/scrap-tires/grants
• Michigan EGLE — EGLE funds 64 projects statewide (May 28, 2025): https://www.michigan.gov/egle/newsroom/press-releases/2025/05/28/egle-funds-64-projects-statewide
• Michigan EGLE — 2026 Scrap Tire Cleanup Grant Recipients: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Programs/MMD/Scrap-Tires/2026-Cleanup-Grant-Recipients.pdf
• Michigan EGLE — Michigan Recycling Directory: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/materials-management/recycling/michigan-recycling-directory
• Michigan EGLE — Recycling events, summer and fall 2026 (July 27, 2026): https://www.michigan.gov/egle/newsroom/mi-environment/2026/07/27/recycling-opportunity
• Michigan Legislature — Part 169, Scrap Tires, NREPA 1994 PA 451: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-451-1994-II-5-169
• Michigan Legislature — MCL 257.806 (tire disposal surcharge): https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/RenderDoc?objectName=mcl-257-806
• Discount Tire — Scrap Tires and the Environment (retailer claim): https://www.discounttire.com/learn/scrap-tires-environment
• Monroe County, MI — Tire Recycling Collections (comparable county model, not Detroit): https://www.co.monroe.mi.us/552/Tire-Recycling-Collections

Detroit's drop-off rules, the Davison Yard address conflict, the curbside and hazardous waste exclusions, Michigan's whole-tire landfill ban and the EGLE registered lists were last checked in September 2026. Hours, lists, fees and event dates change — confirm with the City at (313) 876-0004, the specific business, or the EGLE Scrap Tire Program before you load the car.