Tyre disposal, done legally.
Tyres have been banned from landfill since 2006, and from skips along with it. Where old tyres actually go in Leeds and Wakefield, what a fitter charges, and why the lay-by is never the answer.
No — tyres are banned from every skip we send out.
Whole tyres were shut out of UK landfill in 2003 and shredded ones followed in 2006, so nothing that ends at a transfer station can take them. Tyres found in a skip at collection mean a refused load or a charge to remove them — and because they're light, bouncy and awkward, hiding them under other waste fools nobody who tips skips for a living. Set them aside and use a fitter; it costs less than you'd think.
Tyres cannot go in a skip — they have been banned from UK landfill since 2006 and must be recovered as a separate stream, so every skip company refuses them. The easiest legal route is a tyre fitter or garage, which will take old tyres for roughly £3 to £6 each, often less when fitting your replacements; council recycling centres also accept small numbers from residents.
How to get rid of old tyres.
Four routes that work, in the order we'd try them ourselves. Pick the one that matches how much you have, how far you can carry it, and how soon it needs to be gone.
Tyre fitter or garage
The route the whole system is built around. Fitters are licensed to pass tyres to specialist recyclers, and most will take yours across the counter for a few pounds each — frequently discounted to nothing when they're fitting your new set. Ring ahead; some cap the number they'll take in one visit.
Household waste recycling centre
Most recycling centres around Leeds and Wakefield accept a small number of car tyres from residents — typically with a per-visit limit, sometimes a small charge, and rims off at some sites. Check your local site's rules before you load the boot.
Retailer take-back
Buying new tyres online or over the counter? Many sellers will take back the same number of old tyres under producer-responsibility arrangements — ask when you order rather than after. Fitting centres usually fold the disposal fee into the fitting price anyway.
Licensed tyre recycler
Got a stack rather than a set — from a farm, a yard or a garage clearance? A registered tyre recycler will collect in bulk under a waste transfer note. It's the only lawful route at volume, and it keeps you clear of the fly-tipping fines that follow a 'bloke with a van' quote.
Reckon on £3 to £6 per car tyre at a fitter or garage, often less when they're supplying your new set — and nothing at many recycling centres for the first few. There is no skip price for tyres because tyres can never go in a skip; if you're hiring one for other waste, keep the tyres back and run them to a fitter separately. Questions about the rest of your load? Ring 0113 539 9836.
Call 0113 539 9836Tyre disposal, asked and answered.
The same answers you’d get ringing the office on 0113 539 9836— just written down so you don’t have to.
No. Tyres are prohibited in every skip because they have been banned from UK landfill since 2006 and must be recovered through dedicated recycling routes. A skip found to contain tyres can be refused at collection or charged for their removal. Take them to a tyre fitter or garage instead — most charge only a few pounds per tyre, and often nothing when fitting replacements.
Roughly £3 to £6 per car tyre at most fitters and garages around Leeds and Wakefield, and often nothing at all when the same fitter is putting your new tyres on. Council recycling centres take small numbers from residents free or for a token charge. Larger quantities need a licensed tyre recycler, priced by collection.
Buried tyres trap gases, harbour pests, take up enormous space and have a habit of working their way back to the surface — and tyre fires are notoriously difficult to put out. The landfill rules that took full effect in 2006 force tyres into recycling instead, where they become crumb for sports surfaces, fuel for cement kilns and material for new products. Skips feed transfer stations, not tyre recyclers, so tyres are excluded end to end.
Use a registered tyre recycler, who will collect in bulk and issue a waste transfer note — that document is your proof the tyres were handled lawfully. Never pay a casual collector without checking their waste carrier registration: if your tyres surface in a lay-by, the fine can land on you as well as them. For everything else on the job, Onyx can supply skips and the paperwork to match.
Where to go next.
The rules for every other awkward item, plus sizes and prices for when the reading is done.
Tyres sorted. Now the rest.
Everything the fitter won't take — timber, rubble, general clutter — goes in one skip. Prices include VAT, delivery, collection and seven days' hire.