Tires disposal in Kansas
What Kansas says to do with tires, read off Kansas Department of Health and Environment's own page on 2026-08-19.
Kansas requires tires to be processed before burial — KDHE policy says state law sets the criteria for tire disposal including that requirement, spells out the approved volume-reduction methods, and notes landfills may still refuse tires; KDHE keeps the list of permitted waste tire facilities. Read from Kansas Department of Health and Environment · 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 KDHE Waste Tire Program drop-off site finder.
The statute Kansas cites is K.S.A. 65-3424a; K.A.R. 28-29-29(b).
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.