Wake County residents may dispose of scrap tires free of charge at Wake County Facilities. Residents dropping off more than 5 tires must complete Part 1 of the NC Scrap Tire Certification Form and provide a copy to the site attendant at the time of disposal. Tires must be generated in Wake County, no out-of-county waste accepted.

Disposal Locations for Residents

• North Wake Scrap Tire Facility, 9031 Deponie Drive, Raleigh. Open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• South Wake Scrap Tire Facility, 6160 Old Smithfield Road, Apex. Open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• East Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility, 5051 Wendell Blvd., Wendell. Open Saturday and Sunday ONLY, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

All tire retailers, scrap tire collectors, scrap tire processors and/or scrap tire haulers must provide a NC Scrap Tire Certification Form with Part 1 and Part 2 completed and signed in order to use Wake County Scrap Tire Facilities. 

• Part 1 is to be completed by the tire retailer or generator of the tires.

• Part 2 is to be completed by the scrap tire hauler dropping off the tires at a Wake County Scrap Tire Facility. Please note that all scrap tire haulers must be registered by the Division of Waste Management – Solid Waste Section with a valid hauler's ID Number. Tire retailers who haul only their scrap tires may use their state sales tax number as the ID number in Part 2. The County may also require retailers to provide a completed E-500G Scrap Tire Disposal Tax form.

• Part 3 is left blank to be completed by Wake County’s contractor.

Disposal Locations for Business

• North Wake Scrap Tire Facility, 9033 Deponie Drive, Raleigh. Open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• South Wake Scrap Tire Facility, 6160 Old Smithfield Road, Apex. Open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cut tires, tires with rims, construction equipment tracks, oversized farm or construction equipment tires, tires from tire dumps or cleanups.

Tires bought or sold outside of North Carolina are not eligible for disposal at Wake County Facilities.  

Tires from scrap tire dumps are not accepted at Wake County Facilities. If the scrap tire dump is located on private property, the property owner and/or responsible party is responsible for the cost of cleanup, including disposal fees. Scrap tires must be disposed of at permitted scrap tire disposal facility, such as Liberty Tire located at 1616 McCoy Town Road, Cameron NC 28326. Please contact Liberty Tire at 919-499-2301 for hours of operation and associated disposal costs.

• Scavenging or removal of any items from Wake County Solid Waste Facilities is strictly prohibited.  
• No exchange of materials allowed on site.
• All open-body vehicles transporting waste must be secured to prevent blown and spilled debris.
• No person may loiter at the facility.
• Children & pets must remain in vehicles at all times.