Item: Used and scrap passenger tires from a household — whole tires, also called waste, junk or old car tires Jurisdiction: Dallas, Texas — City of Dallas Department of Sanitation Services service area and the City's self-haul disposal system. State layer: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) used and scrap tire rules. NOT covered: independent Dallas County suburbs that run their own collection, and the county chemical center, which refuses tires. Official sources: City of Dallas Sanitation Services (Landfill and Transfer Stations, McCommas Bluff Landfill, Brush and Bulky Item Collection, Disposal FAQ, Household Hazardous Chemicals), City of Dallas Brush & Bulky 2026 collection calendar, City of Dallas Council File 24-730, Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center (HC3), TCEQ Used and Scrap Tire Management program, Discount Tire Last verified: September 2026 · Next review: December 2026
Quick answer
Dallas takes no tires at the curb. Tires are not a brush-and-bulky item, do not belong in the gray roll cart or the blue recycling cart, and are on the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center's "Don't bring" list. A prohibited set-out can be billed at $60 per 5 cubic yards, in 5 cubic yard increments.
The household route is free self-haul. McCommas Bluff Landfill and all three City transfer stations accept up to 6 tires per year from Dallas residents, each no larger than 25 inches in diameter, at no charge, with proof of Dallas residency and a qualifying vehicle.
- Residency proof: a current valid driver's license showing a Dallas address and/or a current Dallas water utilities bill.
- Vehicle: passenger car, station wagon, pickup truck or trailer under 15 feet, hauling your own residential waste.
- Household only: tires are accepted "unless in a small quantity and from a household." Shop, fleet, truck and oversized tires are excluded and need a state-registered handler.
Two points no official page settles: whether tires still on rims are accepted, and how the "6 per year" count is defined. Call (214) 670-0977 before anything leaves your property.
Quick facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Curbside tire pickup in Dallas | Does not exist. Tires are on the City's not-accepted lists and are not a brush-and-bulky item. |
| Garbage roll cart, recycling cart, alley bin | No. Tires are not curbside material in Dallas and no cart takes them. |
| Dallas County HC3 on Plano Road | No. Tires appear on HC3's published "Don't bring" list. |
| Free household route | Self-haul to McCommas Bluff Landfill or any of the three City transfer stations. |
| Household limit | Up to 6 tires per year, each 25 inches or less in diameter, from a Dallas resident. |
| What to bring | Current valid driver's license with a Dallas address and/or a current Dallas water bill. |
| Qualifying vehicle | Passenger car, station wagon, pickup truck or trailer under 15 feet. |
| Cost on the household route | No charge within the limit. The published landfill gate rates are commercial rates and do not apply to residents. |
| Household vs. commercial | Household small quantities only. Shop, fleet, dealer, truck and oversized tires need a TCEQ-registered transporter or processor. |
| Unsettled by any official page | Whether tires on rims are accepted, how the yearly count is defined, and every retail, hauler and processor price. |
| Never | Curb, roll cart, recycling cart, brush-and-bulky pile, dumpster, alley, vacant lot, or HC3. |
Eligibility: who can use the free Dallas route
Three conditions must line up.
The address is in Dallas. Dallas facilities serve Dallas residents and require proof of it. Independent cities in Dallas County — Irving, Garland, Richardson, Mesquite, Farmers Branch, Highland Park, University Park, Duncanville, DeSoto and others — run their own collection, and City of Dallas rules do not apply to them. If your address is outside Dallas, the free self-haul route is not yours to use.
The load is household, not commercial. The City's Disposal FAQ lists materials not accepted at the landfill and transfer stations as including "Tires (unless in a small quantity and from a household)." A household with a small quantity qualifies; an auto shop, a fleet or a dealer does not. The numeric boundary is not published.
The quantity and size fit. Six tires per year, none over 25 inches in diameter. Measure the big ones — an oversized truck tire does not fit that cap.
Then the gate conditions: the residency documents and qualifying vehicle listed above. Entry can be refused without residency proof, so assemble the paperwork before you load.
The doors that are closed to tires
Curbside brush and bulky — closed. Dallas's monthly residential brush-and-bulky program (10 cubic yards, with a once-annual 20 cubic yard oversize collection by request, under Dallas City Code Sec. 18-4) does not serve business or commercial properties, and tires are not on its accepted-items list. The official 2026 calendar — the December 2025 water bill insert — puts tires on its not-accepted list alongside electronics, construction debris, chemicals, paint and Freon appliances. A prohibited set-out is generally billed at $60 per 5 cubic yards, in 5 cubic yard increments.
The roll cart and recycling cart — closed. Tires are not curbside material in Dallas; no cart, bin or alley collection takes them. Leaving tires beside a dumpster or in an alley is illegal dumping, not a collection problem to be solved by a different bin.
Dallas County HC3 — closed for tires. HC3 at 11234 Plano Rd, Dallas 75243, (214) 553-1765, takes household chemicals, paint, batteries, automotive fluids and small electronics. Tires are explicitly on its "Don't bring" list. HC3 is free for Dallas and participating-city residents with a driver's license and a water/utility bill, and charges a $100 minimum for non-participating cities — but that service is chemicals, not tires. Arriving with a tire load wastes the trip. Household chemicals from the same cleanout do belong there; see the Dallas paint and e-waste guides linked below.
Commercial tires at City facilities — closed on the free route. Business-generated tires fall outside the household wording and need a state-registered transporter or processor. The City's published gate rates are commercial rates; they are not a resident household charge.
The free route: McCommas Bluff Landfill and the three transfer stations
All four City facilities accept tires within the same household limit, and residency, vehicle and document rules are identical everywhere. The hours are not.
| Facility | Address | Phone | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCommas Bluff Landfill | 5100 Youngblood Road | (214) 670-0977 | Mon-Fri 5 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat 6 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun closed |
| Northwest (Bachman) Transfer Station | 9500 Harry Hines Blvd | (214) 670-6161 | Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. |
| Northeast (Fair Oaks) Transfer Station | 7677 Fair Oaks Ave | (214) 670-6126 | Mon-Fri 7-9 a.m.; Sat 7 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Southwest (Westmoreland) Transfer Station | 4610 S. Westmoreland Rd | (214) 670-1927 | Mon-Fri 7-9 a.m.; Sat 7 a.m.-4 p.m. |
All four are closed Sunday, and the hours are not uniform. The landfill's long weekday window suits standard working hours and Bachman keeps a normal schedule, but Fair Oaks and Westmoreland take weekday loads only from 7 to 9 a.m. Readers who plan around an evening or midday weekday trip need the landfill or Bachman, not a transfer station.
Loose loads must be covered to prevent spillage, and an uncovered load entering McCommas Bluff is subject to a $40 fee. The landfill's published rates — $43.60 per ton gate, plus $2 per ton environmental and $2 per ton processing, plus $40 per uncovered load — are commercial customer rates, never resident household charges. The City notes proposed FY 2026-27 rate changes effective Oct. 1, 2026, so re-check any figure before relying on it.
What the state says about scrap tires
Texas regulates used and scrap tires through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under 30 TAC 328, Subchapter F and Texas Health and Safety Code 361.112 and 361.1125.
TCEQ's public guidance is to find landfills through the municipal solid waste facility map viewer, then call the landfill to confirm it accepts tires. Acceptance is site-specific, not a statewide guarantee.
TCEQ also states that scrap tires may be landfilled if they have been split, quartered or shredded — wording that sits uneasily against the City's acceptance of whole household tires up to 25 inches. Do not cut tires up on the strength of the state wording; ask the landfill what applies to a household drop-off first.
TCEQ publishes a downloadable list of Active Used and Scrap Tire Handlers and Facilities in Texas for authorized transporters, and sets storage thresholds that separate a household from a regulated business: up to 500 tires on the ground, or 2,000 in enclosed lockable trailers, without registration. Authorized receiving facilities are processors, recyclers, tire-derived-fuel users, land-reclamation projects, storage sites and permitted municipal solid waste landfills.
Report dumped tires to local city or county authorities, the TCEQ regional office or the TCEQ complaint form. Inside Dallas, sanitation questions go to 3-1-1 (214-670-3111 from outside Dallas).
Why the City takes whole household tires when the state rule says split, quarter or shred
Those two statements do not line up on their face. The City's own council record supplies the likely explanation: Dallas is a TCEQ-registered scrap tire facility, processor and generator. Sanitation disposes of roughly 650 tons of scrap tires a year deposited at McCommas Bluff by City departments, through TCEQ-registered processor TJP Enterprises LLC, doing business as All American Tire Recyclers, which recycles them into tire-derived fuel.
The honest part: neither the City nor TCEQ states this as an exception to the split, quarter or shred rule. It is an explanation, not permission. Treat the whole-tire questions — whether rims may stay on, and whether an uncut household tire is accepted as-is — as confirm-first with (214) 670-0977.
Which Dallas tire route fits your situation?
| Route | Eligibility | Tire types taken | Window | Documents | Cost | Confidence | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free self-haul — McCommas Bluff | Dallas resident, own household waste, qualifying vehicle | Household passenger tires; max 6/yr; 25 in or less | Mon-Fri 5 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat 6 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun closed | License with Dallas address and/or Dallas water bill | No charge within the household limit | Official — City pages | The household set |
| Free self-haul — transfer stations | Same | Same household limit | Bachman Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fair Oaks and Westmoreland Mon-Fri 7-9 a.m. and Sat 7 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun closed | Same | No charge within the household limit | Official — City pages | A shorter drive, if the window fits |
| Retailer take-back | Set by the shop; usually tied to buying or installing tires there | The tires being replaced | At the purchase, not on demand | Not applicable | No published per-tire price — bundled with a replacement purchase | Medium — retailer statement only | Readers already replacing tires |
| Registered transporter or private hauler | Over the household limit, or holding excluded tire types | Used and scrap tires generally, including commercial and oversized | Direct with the provider | Not applicable | No published price — do not plan around a figure | Official framework; pricing unverified | Over 6 tires, oversized, truck or business tires |
| Locally sponsored bulky-trash event | TCEQ says a few tires may be handled at a local event; none confirmed for Dallas | Not specified officially | Not applicable — confirm with 3-1-1 | Not applicable | No fee published | Unverified for Dallas | Nothing without same-day confirmation |
| Roll cart or recycling cart — WRONG DOOR | Never eligible | None | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Official — City lists | Never |
| Curbside brush-and-bulky set-out — WRONG DOOR | Never eligible; tires prohibited | None | Not applicable | Not applicable | Risk is the $60 per 5 cubic yard charge | Official — brush-and-bulky page; 2026 calendar | Never |
| Dallas County HC3 — WRONG DOOR for tires | Chemicals only; free for Dallas residents with proof | None — tires on the "Don't bring" list | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable to tires | Official negative — county page | Household chemicals only |
| Business, shop or fleet tires — commercial only | Not household waste | Registered transporter or processor, or a permitted landfill, at commercial rates | Direct with the provider | Not applicable | Commercial: $43.60 per ton plus $2 plus $2 per ton, $40 uncovered load | Official — TCEQ and City rates | Auto shops, fleets, dealers |
If a row above names a wrong door, treat it as closed even if a neighbor or a search result says otherwise. The two routes readers most often assume work — the curb and the county chemical center — are exactly the two that refuse tires.
Route comparison: self-haul vs retailer take-back vs registered hauler
Tires have no curbside route, so the real choice is between one free self-haul route, whatever the installing shop will take, and a paid registered hauler.
Free self-haul is the only zero-cost option. Its costs are a trip, residency documents, a qualifying vehicle and site-specific hours, plus the 25-inch and 6-per-year limits.
Retailer take-back is the zero-extra-trip option. Discount Tire states that when tires are replaced with them, "all necessary tire fees are included including tire disposal, state and environmental fees." No standalone per-tire price is published, no official source confirms a shop must take tires without a purchase, and online figures contradict each other, so treat both acceptance and price as unknown until you ask the specific shop.
A registered transporter or private hauler is the compliant channel for business, fleet and commercial tires and for volume above the household limit. Check the TCEQ handler list and get a written quote, because no price is published.
Apartments and renters: the edge cases
Tires are not collected curbside for any Dallas property, so renters use self-haul or a retailer or private hauler exactly as homeowners do. Two walls are renter-specific.
Residency proof. Free self-haul requires a Dallas address on your license or a current Dallas water utilities bill, and a renter in a master-metered or landlord-billed building may not hold the water bill in their own name. No Dallas page states an alternative document, so do not assume a lease is accepted — call (214) 670-0977 and ask what proof works for your unit.
The building. Multi-family and commercial properties are not served by the City's residential brush-and-bulky program; apartment tire removal is arranged by the owner or manager through a private hauler, and expect it to be paid. Never leave tires by the dumpster, compactor or in the alley — that is illegal dumping, and TCEQ directs that dumped tires be reported.
Without a vehicle, self-haul is out; your options are the installing shop or a paid hauler, neither with a published price. Suburban renters follow their own city's rules, not Dallas's.
Prep before the tires leave the property
- Decide the route first. Tires are not collected curbside and are not accepted at HC3.
- Count and measure. Six tires per year maximum; no tire over 25 inches.
- Keep the load household. Shop, fleet and business tires must not go to a City facility on the free resident route.
- Assemble documents. A current valid driver's license with a Dallas address and/or a current Dallas water bill.
- Check the vehicle. Passenger car, station wagon, pickup truck or trailer under 15 feet.
- Cover and secure the load. Uncovered loads at McCommas Bluff are subject to a $40 fee.
- Check the destination's hours — the four sites do not share one schedule.
- Call about rims at (214) 670-0977 if any tire is still mounted on one.
- Keep tires out of the wrong streams — no roll cart, recycling cart, bulky pile, dumpster, vacant lot or curb.
- Handle chemicals separately. Paint, oil, batteries and antifreeze go to HC3 at 11234 Plano Rd or a City household hazardous waste event, with the tires left out.
Mistakes to avoid and safety warnings
- Never set tires at the curb or in a cart. A prohibited set-out can be billed at $60 per 5 cubic yards in 5 cubic yard increments.
- Never dump tires. An alley, vacant lot, community dumpster or someone else's property makes it an illegal dumping case. Report abandoned tires to local authorities, the TCEQ regional office or the TCEQ complaint form.
- Cover and secure the load. Uncovered loads into McCommas Bluff are subject to the $40 fee, and anything falling onto a roadway is a hazard to other drivers.
- Lift properly and get help. A passenger tire is heavy and awkward, and a tire on a rim adds real weight.
- Keep household and commercial tires separate. Larger business accumulations fall under TCEQ generator storage and registration rules, starting at 500 tires on the ground or 2,000 in enclosed lockable trailers.
- Do not cut tires up on the strength of the state rule. The City accepts whole household tires up to 25 inches; TCEQ says landfilled scrap tires must be split, quartered or shredded; neither page states the exception. Ask the landfill instead.
- Do not assume a shop will take tires without a purchase. No official source mandates retail take-back or publishes a per-tire price.
- Do not treat HC3 as a tire site. Tires are on its published "Don't bring" list, and arriving with them wastes the trip.
What this guide cannot confirm
Each gap is real, and each has a specific place to close it.
- What a tire shop charges. No official City, county, state or major-retailer page publishes a per-tire disposal price for a Dallas customer without a purchase. Ask the specific shop.
- Whether a shop must take tires if you buy nothing. Not confirmed officially. Ask the shop; if it declines, use self-haul or a registered hauler.
- How the six-per-year count works. City pages say "limit 6 per year from Dallas residents" and stop there — no definition of year, account or vehicle, and no stated outcome for a seventh tire.
- Whether whole tires are accepted or must be split, quartered or shredded. The City accepts whole household tires up to 25 inches, TCEQ's general rule requires reduced tires at a landfill, and the City's registered-facility status is the likely but unpublished explanation. Confirm with the landfill.
- Whether tires on rims are accepted. Unknown. TCEQ references rim removal in scrap-tire handling generally, which is not a Dallas rule. Call (214) 670-0977.
- Whether Texas currently charges a state scrap-tire fee. This could not be confirmed on a current official page. A 1999 law created a 25-cent-per-new-tire enforcement fee and a waste-tire recycling fund, while other sources describe Texas as having no such fee today. Check with the Texas Comptroller or TCEQ before relying on either position.
- Where the household-versus-commercial line sits numerically. Business tires are ineligible for the free drop-off, but no page puts a number on the household boundary.
- Whether a renter without a Dallas water bill in their own name can use the free route. Unknown. Have a lease ready to discuss, but do not assume it is accepted.
- What private haulers charge, and whether Dallas holds a tire event. No price is published, and no Dallas-specific tire event was confirmed.
Where to close each gap: McCommas Bluff (214) 670-0977; City Sanitation via 3-1-1 inside Dallas or 214-670-3111 from outside; TCEQ Scrap Tire Program (512) 239-2335 or tires@tceq.texas.gov; the TCEQ handler list for transporters; HC3 (214) 553-1765 for household chemicals, not tires.
Official verification checklist
- Confirm the address is in Dallas. Independent suburbs run their own collection.
- Count and measure the tires. Six per year, 25 inches maximum each. Ask how the count is tracked if it matters to you.
- Assemble residency proof. Driver's license with a Dallas address and/or a current Dallas water bill. Renters in landlord-billed units should confirm acceptable proof by phone first.
- Confirm the vehicle qualifies. Passenger car, station wagon, pickup or trailer under 15 feet, carrying your own household waste.
- Pick the facility with its own hours and call it: (214) 670-0977, (214) 670-6161, (214) 670-6126 or (214) 670-1927.
- Ask the rim question. No official page states the rule.
- Stop if anything is business-generated, oversized, truck, off-the-road, or more than six tires. Use a TCEQ-registered transporter or processor and get a written price.
- Do not plan around HC3 for tires — it is the destination for chemicals only.
- Confirm any fee before quoting it. Household self-haul is free within the limit; the McCommas Bluff rates are commercial only; a prohibited bulky set-out is billed at $60 per 5 cubic yards.
- Report dumped tires that are not yours to local authorities, the TCEQ regional office or the TCEQ complaint form.
Jurisdiction: what this guide covers
This guide covers the City of Dallas Department of Sanitation Services service area and the City's self-haul disposal system: McCommas Bluff Landfill and the Northwest (Bachman), Northeast (Fair Oaks) and Southwest (Westmoreland) transfer stations.
It does not cover the independent Dallas County suburbs that run their own collection — Irving, Garland, Richardson, Mesquite, Farmers Branch, Highland Park, University Park, Duncanville, DeSoto and the others. It does not cover HC3 as a tire destination, because HC3 refuses tires, or apartment and commercial property arrangements, which sit with private or franchise haulers. HOA, landlord and property-management rules can add conditions on top of the City's, but cannot make a curbside tire set-out acceptable. Official verification before acting is required.
Sibling item routes are separate — paint and household chemicals, e-waste and electronics, appliances with and without coolant, mattresses and furniture. Tires share a page boundary with those items but not a collection channel: the City facilities take tires within the household limit and no chemicals, while HC3 takes the chemicals and no tires. Keep the loads apart.
FAQ
Will the trash truck take my tires? No. Tires are not curbside material in Dallas and are not accepted in the garbage roll cart or the recycling cart.
Can I put tires out with brush and bulky? No. Tires are on the 2026 calendar's not-accepted list, and a prohibited set-out can be billed at $60 per 5 cubic yards.
Can I take tires to the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center? No. Tires are on HC3's "Don't bring" list. Use HC3 for chemicals, paint, batteries and small electronics.
How many tires can I drop off free, and what do I bring? Up to 6 tires per year from a Dallas resident, each 25 inches or less, with a current valid driver's license showing a Dallas address and/or a current Dallas water bill, in a passenger car, station wagon, pickup or trailer under 15 feet.
Where do I go, and when? McCommas Bluff Landfill, 5100 Youngblood Road, Mon-Fri 5 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sat 6 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bachman, 9500 Harry Hines Blvd, Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fair Oaks, 7677 Fair Oaks Ave, and Westmoreland, 4610 S. Westmoreland Rd, Mon-Fri 7-9 a.m. and Sat 7 a.m.-4 p.m. All closed Sunday.
Can I leave the rims on? Unknown from official pages. Call (214) 670-0977 before hauling.
What do tire shops charge? No official or retailer-authoritative per-tire price is published for a Dallas customer without a purchase. Ask the specific shop, and expect any fee to be bundled with a replacement purchase.
I run a shop with a stack of tires. Can I use the free route? No. The City accepts tires only in a small quantity and from a household. Use a TCEQ-registered transporter or processor, and note that business accumulations above 500 tires on the ground or 2,000 in enclosed lockable trailers carry their own registration rules.
I live in Irving. Do these rules apply to me? No. Dallas facilities serve Dallas residents with proof of Dallas residency, and each independent suburb runs its own collection.
I have eight tires. What now? The household route covers up to 6 tires per year. Split the set across two trips only if the limit's mechanics have been confirmed by phone at (214) 670-0977; otherwise use a TCEQ-registered transporter or processor.
Official sources
- City of Dallas Sanitation Services — Landfill and Transfer Stations: https://www.dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/Pages/Landfill-and-Transfer-Stations.aspx
- City of Dallas Sanitation Services — McCommas Bluff Landfill: https://www.dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/pages/mccommas_bluff.aspx
- City of Dallas Sanitation Services — Brush and Bulky Item Collection: https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/pages/brush_and_bulky.aspx
- City of Dallas Sanitation Services — Disposal FAQ: http://dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/pages/faqs_disposal.aspx
- City of Dallas — Brush & Bulky Items 2026 Collection Calendar (December 2025 water bill insert, PDF): https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/DCH%20Documents/pdf/December%20water%20bill%20insert%202025_Digital.pdf
- City of Dallas Sanitation Services — Household Hazardous Chemicals: https://dallas.gov/departments/sanitation/Pages/hhw.aspx
- TCEQ — Tire Disposal for the Public: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/waste_permits/tires/tires-disposal
- TCEQ — Disposing of Tires from Your Home or Private Property (Q&A): https://tceq.texas.gov/permitting/waste_permits/tires/tires-disposal-qa
- TCEQ — Requirements for Used or Scrap Tire Generators: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/waste_permits/tires/tires-generators
- Dallas County — Household Hazardous Waste: What To Bring: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/consolidated-services/hhw/what-to-bring.php
- Dallas County — Home Chemical Collection Center (HC3): https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/consolidated-services/hhw
- City of Dallas — Council File 24-730 (scrap tire removal and disposal service agreement): https://cityofdallas.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?id=/matter.aspx?key%3D16712&m=l
- Discount Tire — Scrap Tires and the Environment: https://www.discounttire.com/learn/scrap-tires-environment
Cost figures, hours and contacts on this page were taken from the official City of Dallas, Dallas County and TCEQ pages listed above. Facility hours, the household tire limit, the rim rule, the yearly count and every unpublished price should be confirmed by phone before you load a vehicle, because none of those details are guaranteed to stay still.