Tires disposal in Alabama
What Alabama says to do with tires, read off Alabama Department of Environmental Management's own page on 2026-08-19.
Alabama's Scrap Tire Environmental Quality Act put a $1 fee on every replacement tire sold and made ADEM track scrap tires from generation to disposal — take them to a permitted scrap tire processor or to a landfill ADEM has approved to accept scrap tires. Read from Alabama Department of Environmental Management · checked 2026-08-19
The burial or open burning of waste tires is strictly prohibited (Iowa DNR).
Where to take it
Sites are listed in the Alabama Scrap Tire Program drop-off site finder.
The statute Alabama cites is Alabama Scrap Tire Environmental Quality Act (2003).
Counties differ — verify with your local program.
All 50 states: How do you dispose of old tires? — the federal baseline, what happens to it, and every state's rule with the page it was read from.