​Get help with Properly Disposing of Tires from your Missouri Stream Team Clean-Up Event!

​Please Note - this information only applies to tires picked up by registered Missouri Stream Teams for cleanups of water bodies in the state of Missouri

(See which option below best fits your team’s needs)
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Do you plan on collecting lots of tires at your Stream Team’s next clean-up? Did you know that disposal can costs up to $15 per tire? Stream Teams United may be able to help! Contact us at info@streamteamsunited.org before your clean-up to discuss how to recycle tires from your future Stream Team cleanup.

How can we do this? Through the outstanding support of several partners.
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​Joplin Recycling Center – Southwest Missouri

If you clean up Shoal Creek, Turkey Creek or Center Creek, the Joplin Recycling Center may dispose of tires from your cleanups at no charge. You may also be able to dispose of other recyclable hazardous waste items such as pharmaceuticals, sharps, household chemicals, batteries, and appliances.
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Teams will need to contact Mary Anne Phillips, Joplin Recycling Coordinator, at (417) 624-0820, ext. 501 prior to drop off so that arrangements can be made. Please let the Recycling Center managers know how much you appreciate this generous support!​

Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers – St. Louis area

MSTWC’s newest partner, Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers, will accept up to 40 tires per event at no cost. Dobbs has 37 locations in the St. Louis Region and one in Cape Girardeau, making it a super-convenient drop-off location for all our St. Louis-area teams. Teams just have to show their Stream Team ID Cards as proof of Stream Team membership.

If your event nets more than 40 tires, no problem. Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers has an agreement with Tire Shredders in High Ridge, Mo. Tire Shredders will accept the tires and invoice Dobbs for the cost of disposal.

Both Dobbs Tire Centers & Tire Shredders ask that mud and gravel be removed from the tires before they are brought in. It is also a good idea to call ahead and let someone know you are coming. Let them know how many tires you are bringing so they can be prepared.
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This is an amazing opportunity for our Teams. When you work with them, please let the Tire Center managers know how much you appreciate this generous support. 

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​Empire Electric District Tire Recycling - Southwest Missouri

Since 2002, Liberty Utilities – Empire District has utilized tire-derivied fuel (TDF) for generating electricity at the Asbury Power Plant. Since then, the Company has used about 96 million pounds of TDF or approximately 4.8 million tires. TDF accounts for approximately one percent of the plant’s total fuel mix by weight. In communities throughout the service territory, Liberty Utilities – Empire District holds free used tire collections. These collections conserve our natural resources and keep communities clean. Find your local contact here and reach out to them about partnering with your team to recycle tires. 

​Chuck and Sharon Tryon Revolving Tire Fund

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources reimburses nonprofits and registered vendors for reclaimed tires, and Stream Teams United helps small Stream Teams with the paperwork! Contact us prior to your cleanup with information. To participate or learn more contact us at  info@streamteamsunited.org
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This fund was started in 1999 with donations from Stream Team #1 the Roubidoux Fly Fishers Association (RFFA). As experienced stream cleaners they realized early on that tire disposal is costly. The RFFA was fortunate to have a local business donate the disposal of tires for a number of years but heard from other Teams who were not as fortunate. They were in a difficult situation and were not able to afford the disposal fees after slogging them out of the stream. The RFFA contacted Stream Team Program staff and made a donation with the idea that the funds would be reimbursed creating the “Revolving Tire Fund.”