Residents of Yuma County are allowed to dispose of five (5) tires per household per year from their personal vehicles at no cost. New tire dealers that collect the 2% enviromental fee are allowed to dispose of waste tires at no charge. Used tire dealers and all other deliveries that do not collect the 2% enviromental fee will be charged a tipping fee for disposal according to the following tables.
For individual and small quantity disposal:
Passenger/Light truck |
$1.50 each |
Semi/Large truck |
$5.00 each |
Agriculture/Off road |
$28.00 each |
For large quantity disposal:
Passenger/Light truck |
$124.00 per ton |
Semi/Large truck |
$135.00 per ton |
Agriculture/Off road |
$170.00 per ton |
Shred/Others |
$170.00 per ton |
For all large quantity deliveries, the vehicle containing the waste tires must be weighed twice, first empty and then full. The difference in the weight will be used to calculate the tipping fees per ton.