Usually not
Short answer: No. Tires still on the rim are refused in dumpsters, and tire drop-offs often charge extra for them.
Same tire rules apply. Some counties add a surcharge because recyclers penalize rims left on: Jefferson County, TN charges $40 per tire on a rim (effective Dec 1, 2025), and Kootenai County, ID charges every customer a fee for any tire on a rim.
Have a tire shop dismount the tire, then recycle the steel or aluminum rim as scrap metal (often free) and take the tire to a tire drop-off.
EPA: 48 states have scrap-tire laws and 38 ban whole tires from landfills. NERC 2020 (state-reported) lists the whole-tire landfill bans below.
| State | Detail |
|---|---|
| AR | — |
| CA | — |
| CO | — |
| CT | — |
| DE | — |
| FL | — |
| GA | — |
| HI | — |
| ID | landfills that show 65% volume reduction may accept |
| IL | — |
| IN | — |
| IA | — |
| KS | — |
| KY | tires must be quartered for disposal |
| LA | — |
| ME | — |
| MD | — |
| MA | whole tires banned from landfills; shredded acceptable |
| MI | — |
| MN | — |
| MS | — |
| MO | — |
| NE | — |
| NV | in counties with a waste-tire processor |
| NY | shredded tires reused in landfill construction allowed |
| NC | — |
| OH | see OAC 3745-27-19(E)(8)(g); scrap-tire rules |
| OR | shredded to a set size may be landfilled |
| PA | — |
| SC | — |
| SD | — |
| TN | — |
| TX | — |
| UT | landfills may accept 12 waste tires per generator, stored for retrieval |
| VT | — |
| VA | must be split, cut or shredded before disposal |
| WV | — |
| WI | — |
NERC data is state-reported as of July 2020; EPA tire page is an undated archive. Check your state's current rules.
Checked October 2026. Rules change; your hauler's prohibited-items list is the final word.