Illegal tire dumping has been a big focus for the Albuquerque area in recent months.
Per the Bernalillo County website, approximately 2 million scrap tires are generated each year in New Mexico.
The city has urged residents to make sure they are properly disposing of tires.
What to do with old tires depends on the number of tires that need to be disposed of, but the start of each tire dumping journey starts with the city convenience centers.
CABQ South Side. (Montessa Park) 505-768-5930, 3512 Los Picaros SE.
CABQ West Side. (Don Reservoir) 505-768-3920, 117 114th SW.
CABQ North Side. (Eagle Rock) 505-768-3920, 6301 Eagle Rock NE.
BernCo East Side. (East Mountain. Transfer Station) 505-281-9110, 711 Highway 333.
A convenience center is the likely answer for residents who have a spare tire or two in the garage or backyard. There is a $5.25 disposal fee per load.
However, for businesses well versed in the rolling world of tires, this option might not be efficient. Mechanics, salvage yards, and automobile dealers may find themselves surrounded by more tires than they know what to do with.
In that case, businesses would need to hire a New Mexico approved scrap tire hauler, according to the Illegal Dumping Partnership, a task force dedicated to combatting illegal dumping in Bernalillo County. These haul teams will go to a business and load up trucks by the ton to help dispose of unwanted tires. Those tires will be taken to the Cerro Colorado Landfill, which charges $220.86 per ton of tires.
Pictures: Bernalillo County cleanup team clears illegally dumped tires
Bernalillo County uses a tire cutting machine to cut tires into fourths while cleaning up a site on private property full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site.
Randy Garcia, with Bernalillo County, empties dirt from a tire as crews work on cleaning up a site full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley on Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site. The county and the state are teaming up for "tire amnesty" events.Chancey Bush
Randy Garcia, with Bernalillo County, sorts through tires to be cut as crews work on cleaning up a site full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site, cut into fourths by a tire cutting machine to be hauled off.Chancey Bush
Michael Griego, with Bernalillo County, works on cleaning up a site full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site, cut into fourths by a tire cutting machine to be hauled off.Chancey Bush
Randy Garcia, with Bernalillo County, throws cut tires into the back of a trailer as crews work on cleaning up a site full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site, cut into fourths by a tire cutting machine to be hauled off.Chancey Bush
Bernalillo County crews work on cleaning up a private property site full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site.Chancey Bush
Bernalillo County use a tire cutting machine to cut tires into fourths while cleaning up a site full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site.Chancey Bush
Bernalillo County crews uses a tire cutting machine to split tires into fourths while cleaning up a site full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site.Chancey Bush
Michael Griego, left, helps run the tire cutting machine as Randy Garcia loads a tire to be cut into fourths as Bernalillo County crews work on cleaning up a site full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site.Chancey Bush
Randy Garcia, with Bernalillo County, sorts through tires in preparation for the tires to be cut down as crews work on cleaning up a site full of illegally dumped tires in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Roughly 500 tires were gathered up from the site, cut into fourths by a tire cutting machine to be hauled off.Chancey Bush
