Liberty Tire Recycling - Salt Lake City - Recycling Center in Salt Lake City, UT

They've closed the gate to everyone after hours and they're somehow expecting me to drop and hook a trailer in that yellow zone. The only way anyone could accomplish that (if there were even a spot open to back into) is to back in off highway 89 which is incredibly dangerous. The trailers are dropped too high and too close together to even connect a truck to. Half of the pickups I've done here lately have not had paperwork left with them. Closing the gate without giving drivers a code to get in was a terrible mistake. I have had to miss two loads here due to these issues. I don't get why there is a gate anyways nobody is stealing old tires. Also one time I went inside to ask for paperwork and I saw a rat run under the vending machine which seems hazardous to the employees there. This place used to be a decent shipper but recently it has gone downhill a considerable amount. I look forward to these problems being addressed and resolved.

5 stars?!? Yes. Definitely but don't expect The Grand. This is a tire recycler and they mostly take HUGE shipments of tires. Did they take my 11 tires? Yes and I was very grateful that they did. It does cost you (less than it costs you at the tire shop). They charge $240/ton. They also charged me a $5 environmental fee. I was happy to pay $29 to get rid of 11 old car tires. Does it stink there? YES. It's not the Ritz and I don't want it to be. I'll (happily) be back.

Employees working in such an environment just can't be happy. It's a constant wall of dust in the air + chemical smell and thick layer of dust on the yard which flies in the air as a tornado with every vehicle passing by making you eat it. Expect Slow and DUSTY loading.