Can I take old tires to the county tire site myself?

Yes. Bi-County Solid Waste at 3212 Dover Road is Montgomery County's tire collection site, and people hauling their own tires don't need the state's tire hauler registration. Bring your name, address and the number of tires, which Bi-County records for the state. Call 931-648-5751 first to ask about current fees and limits.

Why do junk haulers charge extra for tires?

Tires can't ride to the landfill with the rest of the load. Tennessee bans whole tires from landfills, so they go to a county collection site or a permitted processor instead. That separate handling is why cost guides list tires as a per-piece surcharge, usually $5 to $15 each, rather than folding them into the load price.

Do I have to take tires off the rims before pickup?

No, but it changes the price. HomeGuide's surcharge list shows $10 per tire with a rim and $5 per tire without, once you pass four tires. Tell the hauler how many are still mounted when you ask for a quote, and ask whether they take wheels at all.

Tire Disposal in Clarksville, TN

Typical cost: haulers usually add $5 to $15 per tire, according to national cost guides.
On the rim: HomeGuide lists $10 per tire with a rim and $5 without, once you're past four tires.
Landfill rule: whole tires can't go in any Tennessee landfill.
Fee already paid: every new tire sold in Tennessee carries a $1.35 pre-disposal fee, and $1.00 of it goes to the county.

Clarksville Junk Haulers routes tire pickups to one independent hauler who can load a stack from the garage or fence line and take it to the county tire site. The count and the rims decide the price. A few car tires already off their wheels is the cheapest version of this job.

Tire Types a Hauler Picks Up

Stack of worn car tires without rims leaning against a garage wall beside a rolling floor jack

Passenger Car and Minivan Tires

Loose car tires are the simple case: the set left over after new ones went on, or spares that came with a used car. Cost guides list $5 to $15 per tire. HomeGuide's $5 rate for tires without rims applies once you have more than four. A couple of tires riding along with a bigger junk load is quoted differently from a pile of thirty on its own, so give the count up front.

Tires Still on Rims

Mounted tires are heavier and cost more, about double the off-rim rate in HomeGuide's list. Ask the hauler whether they accept wheels and whether the steel or aluminum rim changes the price. Pulling them off yourself only pays if you already have the tools.

Truck, Trailer and Farm Tires

Tennessee's pre-disposal fee covers tires for trucks, trailers, farm tractors, farm equipment and construction machinery as well as cars. That doesn't mean every tire costs the same to get rid of. Large truck, trailer and tractor tires take more room and more muscle, and state law lets counties set their own fees for commercial quantities. Ask for a price on big tires before pickup day.

Old Tire Piles Behind the Shed

A pile that has sat outside for years needs more care than a stack in the garage. TDEC lists the problems with tires left lying around: fires that are hard to put out, mosquitoes breeding in trapped water, and soil and groundwater contamination. Tip the water out of each tire before the crew arrives. Dumping tires in a ditch or empty lot is illegal under Tennessee's litter law.

Gloved hands carrying two taped moving boxes toward a white trailer loaded with old furniture

Why Clarksville homeowners call Clarksville Junk Haulers

Your request goes to one local hauler, not a call list
Ask for the all-in price before anything is loaded
Free to call; you pay only the hauler, for the job you agree to
Tell us about stairs, heavy items or a deadline up front

Tennessee Tire Disposal Rules

No whole tires in landfills
State law (T.C.A. 68-211-865(a)) bars landfilling whole, unshredded tires. They go to a permitted processor or a county waste tire collection site.
One county site, at minimum
Every county has to run at least one tire collection site. In Montgomery County it's Bi-County Solid Waste, 3212 Dover Road, 931-648-5751.
Your details on file
Bi-County asks private individuals for their name, address and number of tires, a state grant rule meant to keep out-of-county tires out.
The $1.35 fee
Of the fee paid on each new tire, $0.10 stays with the dealer, $1.00 goes to the county the tire was sold in and $0.25 goes to TDEC.
Hauler registration
Anyone hauling waste tires commercially must register with TDEC each year and use manifests and vehicle decals. The program started on February 4, 2026. In TDEC's July 31, 2026 update, its rule was still awaiting final approval and the online portal was still under construction. Ask whether the hauler is registered.
Where the rubber ends up
Approved uses include tire-derived fuel for permitted plants, tire-derived aggregate for engineering work, and crumb rubber.

See scrap metal pickup for the rims, old grills and bike frames that tend to sit in the same corner of the garage.