State Tire Fees

Why does TireMart.com collect state tire fees?

As tires are not biodegradable waste, they will maintain their original form in landfills even as the years go by. As a result, it is important to correctly deal with tire waste. This feature ensures that tires do not suffer environmental damage during their lifetime, it also harms the environment once their tread wears out.

Due to this, individual states have created special programs dedicated to solving the tire waste problem of the country. The state tire fee is collected to fund such programs, which deal with the reuse and recycling of worn out tires. In other words, the state tire fee helps cover the cost of properly recycling the tires. Tire distributors and installers must pay these fees to give worn out tires a second life.

As many other tire distributors, TireMart.com must also collect these state tire fees from our customers.

How can tires be recycled?

Old tires can be used for various projects, both by individuals and by state regulated projects. While they can make pretty flower pots, state projects use a larger number of tires and utilize them in different ways to benefit the community.

Tire parts can be used to create asphalt, playground surfaces and they can be even resold as mulch. Furthermore, some states utilize whole tires to stabilize sloped and riverbanks to provide safer living conditions in certain areas.

The state tire fees are therefore collected to make these improvements possible. State funded researchers find new uses of old tires year after year, lowering the percentage of tires going to waste. Instead, these tires are reused and recycled to minimize the carbon footprint of tires.

How much are the state tire fee?

This fee is versatile. Each state established guidelines of how much they charge for the state tire fee. While some states have the same fee for all tires, others regulate the state tire fee based on the size and weight of the purchased tires.

TireMart.com charges the following state tire fees*: