Tires disposal in Tennessee
What Tennessee says to do with tires, read off Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's own page on 2026-08-19.
Whole, unshredded tires may not be landfilled in Tennessee — disposal must happen at a permitted processing facility or a county waste tire collection site, and every county is required to provide at least one. Read from Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation · checked 2026-08-19
The burial or open burning of waste tires is strictly prohibited (Iowa DNR).
Under T.C.A. 68-211-865(a), whole, unshredded tires may not be landfilled in Tennessee (TDEC).
Where to take it
Your county program is listed in Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's county program directory.
The program is Tennessee Waste Tire Program. The statute Tennessee cites is T.C.A. 68-211-865(a) and 68-211-867(a) (Solid Waste Management Act, T.C.A. Title 68, Chapter 211).
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.