Disposal guide
Tire disposal in Texas: the state rules and where Central Texas takes tires
Texas has its own rules for scrap tires, including who may haul them. The state rules come first, then the local sites that take tires.
What Texas law says
| Rule | What it says | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Disposal restrictions | Used or scrap tires may only be disposed of at a facility permitted for that purpose, and must be shredded, split, or quartered before disposal; TCEQ says permitted landfills may take scrap tires only if they have been split, quartered, or shredded. Storing more than 500 used or scrap tires requires registering the site with TCEQ (statutes.capitol.texas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). | Texas Health & Safety Code §361.112(a), (c), (f); 30 TAC Chapter 328, Subchapter F |
| Fees | Texas does not mandate or require a state fee for the collection, transportation, and disposal of scrap tires; tire dealers may charge customers for disposal or build it into the tire price, and removal fees are negotiated between generators and transporters. Per Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, checked 2026-11-07: Landfills that accept tires from the public usually charge their own fee. | TCEQ Scrap Tire Program guidance (Requirements for Used or Scrap Tire Generators; Tire Disposal for the Public Q&A) |
| Transporter registration | Anyone hauling used or scrap tires for others must get a TCEQ scrap tire transporter registration before collecting tires, haul only to an authorized facility, use manifests, file an annual report, and mark vehicles. Exemptions include generators hauling their own tires, government vehicles, and MSW route trucks carrying incidental tires to a landfill or transfer station (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, checked 2026-11-07). | 30 TAC §328.57 (as linked by TCEQ); 30 TAC Chapter 328, Subchapter F |
Sources (checked Nov 2026): statutes.capitol.texas.gov · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, page 2 · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, page 3 · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, page 4 · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, page 5.
Where to take it
| Site | City | Hours | Who can use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Georgetown Transfer Station | Georgetown | Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm; Sat 8:00 am-3:00 pm; Sun closed (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07) | Open to the public (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Texas Disposal Systems Landfill | Creedmoor | Mon-Sat 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. or sunset, whichever occurs first; Sun closed; closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07) | Gate-rate sheet: 'Open to the public.' City of San Marcos: San Marcos Residential Garbage customers may bring up to 5 cu yd of brush once a month at no additional charge with driver's license + utility bill showing the Residential Garbage fee (names must match) (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Austin Recycle & Reuse Center | Austin | Not posted | Appointment required (Austin Recycles app or online). Free for Austin and Travis County residents except tires; fees apply to non-residents per the Austin Resource Recovery FY2027 fee schedule. Businesses may not drop off hazardous waste (austintexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Green Guy Recycling San Marcos | San Marcos | Recycling drop-off open 24/7; waived/special items only during business hours (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07) | Fee waivers for San Marcos Residential Garbage and Multifamily Recycling customers require a City utility bill showing the 'Recycling Center Fee', in the owner's name. Waived items limited per year to one TV, two computer monitors, two freon-bearing appliances, five passenger tires, one mattress and one box spring (or two mattresses or two box springs). Leaving these items outside business hours is treated as illegal dumping (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| San Marcos Community Clean Up | San Marcos | 8 am-1 pm (or until roll-offs are full). 2026 dates: April 11, May 9, September 12, October 10 (all past as of verification); 2027 dates not yet published (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). | San Marcos Residential Garbage and Multifamily Recycling customers; must provide a copy of City utility bill (apartment residents may request a voucher from Resource Recovery) (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Bastrop Transfer Station | Bastrop | Tuesday through Saturday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (bastropcounty.gov, checked 2026-11-07). | Open to the public (bastropcounty.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Bastrop Tire & E-Waste Event | Smithville | February 27 (2026-27 event season), 9 AM-12 PM (bastropcounty.gov, checked 2026-11-07) | Same as Bastrop County HHW events: Bastrop County, Lee County, City of Smithville, City of Bastrop residents; voucher required; proof of address (utility bill or valid ID) (bastropcounty.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| New Braunfels Bulky Drop-Off | New Braunfels | Quarterly events; specific 2026-27 dates not stated on the page (newbraunfels.gov, checked 2026-11-07). | New Braunfels residents (newbraunfels.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Post Oak Landfill | Luling | Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm (guadalupetx.gov, checked 2026-11-07) | Guadalupe County citizen pricing applies under the County's agreement with Waste Connections Lone Star, Inc. (Addendum A). County says drop-off of garbage and recycling for Guadalupe County citizens 'is only available at Post Oak Landfill' (guadalupetx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Sources (checked Nov 2026): texasdisposal.com · texasdisposal.com, page 2 · austintexas.gov · sanmarcostx.gov · sanmarcostx.gov, page 2 · bastropcounty.gov · bastropcounty.gov, page 2 · newbraunfels.gov · guadalupetx.gov.
City and county programs
Bastrop County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Bastrop, Cedar Creek, McDade, Paige, Rosanky, Smithville and Unincorporated Bastrop County | Bastrop County's Household Hazardous Waste Facility (109 Taylor Street, Smithville) serves residents of Bastrop County, Lee County, the City of Smithville and the City of Bastrop; it opens only during scheduled collection events (paint, tires/electronics, and full HHW events), and a voucher plus address verification (utility bill or driver's license) is required (Bastrop County, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Cedar Creek, McDade, Paige, Rosanky and Unincorporated Bastrop County | Bastrop County HHW tires/electronics collection events accept computers, TVs and printers, limited to 10 per vehicle, with no commercial or agricultural tires; events run 9 AM-12 PM and require a voucher (Bastrop County, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Red Rock | Bastrop County's Tires/Electronics collection event accepts computers, TVs, printers, etc., limit 10 per vehicle, no commercial or agricultural tires (voucher required) (bastropcounty.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Comal County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Canyon Lake, Comal County (unincorporated), Fischer and Spring Branch | Car and regular pickup tires can be dropped at 281 Resource Dr. for $2 per tire, with no limit; tires must be clean, not cut or blown out, and without rims. Tractor, 18-wheeler, lawn mower, bike, motorcycle, and wheelbarrow tires are not accepted (comalcounty.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Guadalupe County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Guadalupe County (unincorporated), Kingsbury, Marion and McQueeney | Guadalupe County says the only drop-off for county citizens' garbage and recycling is Post Oak Landfill, 7787 FM 1150, Luling (830-433-7229), under a county agreement with Waste Connections. Fees: $20 per car or pickup load; $53 (1-ton minimum) for vehicles carrying bulky items or brush; plus $25 per mattress and $25 per tire that isn't at least quartered (flyer rev. 04/29/25) (guadalupetx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Seguin | Seguin's at-your-door HHW service accepts electronics up to 50 lbs (computers, printers, televisions, cell phones), plus automotive fluids, paints and chemicals, and household cleaners. It does not take tires, medical waste, explosives, or containers over 5 gallons (seguintexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Hays County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| San Marcos | Community Clean Up: free bulky-waste drop-off for San Marcos Residential Garbage and Multifamily Recycling customers on the second Saturday of April, May, September and October, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (or until roll-offs are full) at 750 River Road behind the Animal Shelter; a City utility bill is required. Accepted items include appliances and electronics, furniture, mattresses and box springs, lumber, scrap metal and up to 5 passenger tires; household hazardous waste, insulation, roof shingles, dirt, rock and commercial waste are not accepted (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| San Marcos | Through a city contract, Green Guy Recycling (937 Texas 80) waives fees for San Marcos Residential Garbage and Multifamily Recycling customers on one TV, two computer monitors, two freon-bearing appliances, five passenger tires per year, and one mattress and one box spring, with a City utility bill showing the Recycling Center Fee in the owner's name, during business hours only (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| San Marcos | Leaving fee-waived items (TVs, monitors, appliances, tires, mattresses) at the Green Guy drop-off outside business hours is considered illegal dumping, per the City of San Marcos (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Travis County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Austin, Bee Cave, Del Valle, Manchaca, Manor, Rollingwood, Spicewood, Unincorporated Travis County and West Lake Hills | Austin Resource Recovery's Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center (2514 Business Center Dr, Austin, TX 78744) is free for Austin and Travis County residents except tires ($6 per tire), and requires an appointment (austintexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Bee Cave | Bee Cave curbside bulky pickup excludes construction/demolition debris, household hazardous waste, tires, electronics and large appliances with refrigerants (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Lago Vista | Lago Vista clean-up events do not accept tires, televisions or electronic waste (lagovistatexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Sunset Valley | The bulk dumpster at the Sunset Valley Storage Yard accepts furniture including mattresses, wood without nails, doors and toilets, but not tires, electronics, concrete, stone, metal or household hazardous waste (sunsetvalley.org, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Sunset Valley | Tires can be dropped off at the Sunset Valley Storage Yard for recycling, and a metal dumpster there accepts all-metal items (sunsetvalley.org, checked 2026-11-07). |
Williamson County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Taylor | Taylor holds an annual community cleanup in the spring for city residents only (City water bill or valid ID required); Public Works crews unload bulky waste and cut, bundled brush. TVs/monitors, refrigerators/freezers, tires, hazardous waste and construction materials are not accepted (taylortx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Thrall | Thrall's city-wide clean up generally takes place the week after May elections; the City provides roll-off dumpsters at the city water plant for residents with a current water bill. Tires, chemicals, paint, batteries, TVs and Freon appliances are not accepted (cityofthrall.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Round Rock | Round Rock's Recycling Center accepts residential automotive waste such as car batteries, oil filters, motor oil and gasoline (each up to 5 gallons) and non-Freon appliances; it does not take tires, vehicles or commercial oil (roundrocktexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Sources (checked Nov 2026): Bastrop County · bastropcounty.gov · comalcounty.gov · guadalupetx.gov · seguintexas.gov · sanmarcostx.gov · sanmarcostx.gov, page 2 · austintexas.gov · texasdisposal.com · lagovistatexas.gov · sunsetvalley.org · taylortx.gov · cityofthrall.com · roundrocktexas.gov.
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