How to Get Rid of Old Tires in Fort Worth and Nearby Cities
A Fort Worth household with a city solid waste account can take four passenger tires every six months to a city Drop-Off Station, with the rims taken off. Curbside bulk will not take tires, and neither will the hazardous waste center on Bridge Street. In the suburbs the answer changes at every city line.
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Fort Worth: four tires, every six months
The city’s four Drop-Off Stations take passenger vehicle tires from households with a city solid waste account: four per household every six months, with tires and rims separated. The account holder comes, with a copy or photo of a water bill from the last six months and a matching driver’s license.
That allowance is for passenger tires. Anything larger is worth checking with the station before you load it, because one refused item is a wasted trip.
The other city routes are closed to tires. They are on the exclusion list for monthly curbside bulk, and the Environmental Collection Center, which takes household chemicals, lists tires among the things it does not accept.
Tires, city by city
Each city’s published rules as of November 2026.
| City | What happens to old tires |
|---|---|
| Fort Worth | Not in curbside bulk. Drop-Off Stations take four passenger tires per household every six months, rims off, from solid waste account holders. |
| Keller | Prohibited from bulk collection, along with batteries and propane tanks. |
| Burleson | Not accepted in bulk. The city’s own household hazardous waste events have taken up to four per household, though not commercial vehicle or tractor tires — check for the next event date. |
| North Richland Hills | Not collected at the curb. The city says tires without rims can go to the landfill, for a fee. |
| Benbrook | Republic, the hauler through December 31, 2026, will not pick up used tires. Best Trash North Texas takes over on January 1, 2027. |
| Any participating city | Fort Worth’s Environmental Collection Center does not accept tires, whichever city you live in. |
Getting tires ready for a station run
- 1
Take the rims off
Fort Worth’s stations want tires and rims separated. A tire shop can do it if you cannot.
- 2
Count to four
The limit is four passenger tires per household in any six months.
- 3
Bring the account holder and papers
A water bill from the last six months and a driver’s license that matches it.
- 4
Secure the load
Stations refuse loads that are not secured or covered.
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Go Tuesday to Saturday
Stations open Tuesday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, and close on city holidays.
Tires in a bigger clear-out
Tires turn up in garages, sheds and the back of rental properties, usually alongside everything else. In a paid clear-out they are not part of a standard load: they go to a dedicated tire recycler and carry their own handling fee, so mention them when you book and they are quoted separately.
What does not work is leaving them. Fort Worth says illegal dumping is a crime, and it can be a felony under Texas law. Report a dump site at 817-392-1234 or through the MyFW app, and call 911 if you see dumping happening.
What the state says
Texas regulates scrap tires through its environmental agency, TCEQ. Its guidance for households is that you may be able to take your own tires to a bulky trash collection event run by your local government, or that a landfill may take them directly, though it will usually charge a fee.
Landfills take scrap tires only once they are split, quartered or shredded, and anyone moving large numbers of tires may need a registered scrap tire transporter. That is why a pile of whole tires is a job for a recycler rather than the trash.
FAQ
Related questions
- How many tires can I take to a Fort Worth Drop-Off Station?
- Four passenger tires per household every six months, with the rims taken off. You need a city solid waste account, a water bill from the last six months and a matching driver’s license.
- Can I put old tires out with bulk trash?
- Not in Fort Worth, Keller, Burleson or North Richland Hills, and Benbrook’s current hauler will not take them either. Use a Drop-Off Station if you are a Fort Worth account holder, or your own city’s route.
- Will the hazardous waste center take tires?
- No. Fort Worth’s Environmental Collection Center lists tires among the items it does not accept.
- Can tires go in a junk removal load?
- Not as part of a standard load. They go to a dedicated recycler and carry their own handling fee, so mention them when you book.
Read next
Sources
The public rules and figures on this page come from these pages. Programs, limits and hours change, so check the source before relying on a detail.
- City of Fort Worth — Drop-Off Stations
- City of Fort Worth — Bulk Waste Collection
- City of Fort Worth — Household Hazardous Waste
- Community Waste Disposal — Keller service details
- City of Burleson — Bulk and Brush Pickup
- City of Burleson — Household Hazardous Waste events
- City of North Richland Hills — Acceptable garbage
- City of Benbrook — Brush and bulk collection
- City of Benbrook — New solid waste contract from January 1, 2027
- TCEQ — Scrap tire disposal questions and answers
- TCEQ — Tire disposal for the public
- City of Fort Worth — Litter and illegal dumping resource guide (2023)
Ready when you are
You point. We haul. That is the whole arrangement.
Pick a pickup window online, or send a few photographs and get a free quote back first. Homes or businesses, one item or a whole property.
Or call (682) 432-7401
The Fort Worth branch
Junk Koala Fort Worth
2001 Beach St, Ste 524
Fort Worth, TX 76103