Straight answer with no runaround: at our Apopka counter it’s $3 a tire, no minimum. Here’s what moves that number, and how it works when you’ve got a whole shop’s worth instead of four. The counter’s at 339 W Main St, Apopka 32712, just off US-441 if you’re driving in from Orange or Seminole County.
Three dollars a tire. That’s what it costs to drop a passenger or light-truck tire at our place in Apopka — $3 each, no minimum, no appointment, rims on or off. Bring one tire or bring the whole bed of your truck; the rate doesn’t change.
That covers cars, SUVs, light trucks, trailers, and ATV tires. A scrap tire off a normal vehicle falls in that band. The big stuff is where it shifts, and we’ll get to that next.
For an everyday tire, nothing changes it — three bucks is three bucks. What moves the number is size and type. A semi tire, an ag tractor tire, or an off-the-road (OTR) loader tire is a different animal: more rubber, more weight, more work to break down. Those we price ahead of time, so call before you haul them in and we’ll tell you straight what it runs.
The other thing people ask about is the wheel. Rims-on vs. rims-off matters because a tire still on its wheel has to get separated before it can be recycled. Some yards tack on a fee for pulling the rim. We don’t — $3 either way at the counter. We’d rather you not have to wrestle a tire off a rim in your driveway just to save a dollar.
Drop-off is the simple one: you load up, you drive over, you pay $3 a tire, you leave. Good for a homeowner who pulled four old ones off, or a small shop that doesn’t pile up much.
Pickup is for shops, dealers, and fleets that go through tires every week and don’t want a stack growing out back. We run scheduled pickups across Orange and Seminole County, usually the same week you call. Pickup isn’t a flat per-tire counter price — it’s a volume rate, set by how many tires you’ve got and where you sit on the route. You give us your weekly count, we give you a quote. No surprise line items.
The first thing to know: you can’t just put them out with the trash or run them to the landfill. Florida banned whole waste tires from its landfills, and there’s a real law behind it — see our guide to Florida’s tire disposal laws for the details, or read it straight from Florida DEP. So the landfill isn’t a cheaper option; it isn’t an option at all.
A general junk-removal service will haul tires, but you’re paying for a truck, two guys, and a minimum trip charge — and they’re driving the tires to a place like ours anyway. The tires still have to land at a permitted facility. When you come straight to us, you skip that middle markup and pay for the one thing that actually has to happen: the tire getting recycled the right way.
We’re the Feliz brothers. We’ve watched too many people get quoted one price on the phone and a different one once their tire’s already on the ground. We don’t run it that way. Three dollars a passenger tire, posted, rims or not — and a clear quote for pickup before a truck ever rolls.
The fee isn’t us getting rich off old rubber. It pays to move the tire into the recycling stream the law requires — shredded into tire-derived fuel or ground into crumb rubber instead of sitting in a pile. Most U.S. scrap tires end up in real markets now, not dumps — about three-quarters of them, per the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association. Your $3 is what keeps yours in that three-quarters.
Is there a minimum?
No. It’s $3 per passenger or light-truck tire whether you bring one or a full load. No minimum charge, no appointment.
Do you charge more for tires on rims?
No. The $3 rate is rims on or off. A rims-on tire takes an extra step to recycle, which is why some places add a fee — we don’t.
How much to pick up a shop’s worth?
Pickup is a volume rate, set by your tire count and your spot on the route across Orange and Seminole County. Tell us your weekly numbers and we’ll quote a per-tire rate, usually a same-week run.
What about big commercial or OTR tires?
Semi, tractor, and off-the-road tires are priced ahead by size. Call us at (407) 703-2285 before you bring them and we’ll give you the number.
✓ Reviewed by Rubén Feliz — owner & licensed operator, Feliz Family Recycling LLC (WACS #108814).
Drop them off for $3 each — rims on or off, no minimum — or book a pickup for your shop or fleet.
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