Our Story

Every great story starts with a problem worth solving.

Wild Dog Recycling was built on a simple but powerful belief: waste is just a resource that hasn't found its purpose yet. That conviction drove us to create a tire collection and recycling operation that doesn't just remove the problem — it transforms it into something valuable.

Founded in the Southeast, Wild Dog Recycling has grown from a single-state operation into a multi-state network serving businesses, municipalities, and communities across the Gulf Coast — with eyes set firmly on nationwide expansion through the Independent Tire Recycling Alliance.

Our Mission

Committed to a cleaner, smarter circular economy.

Wild Dog Recycling is committed to delivering world-class service while advancing smarter, cleaner ways to manage scrap tires. We work to reclaim, recycle, and reuse tires in support of a circular economy — reducing landfill waste, protecting communities, and building a more sustainable, resilient future.

We prioritize environmental responsibility alongside the health, safety, and well-being of our people and the communities we serve.

Environmental responsibility Community first Circular economy Zero waste vision
What We Do

Three principles. One circular mission.

Everything we do maps back to three core commitments that drive how we operate.

01
Reclaim

We collect and responsibly manage millions of scrap tires each year — preventing them from ending up in landfills, illegal dumping sites, or the natural environment. Every tire we touch is one less environmental hazard.

02
Recycle

Through strong industry partnerships and ongoing innovation, we recover and repurpose tire materials — returning rubber, steel, and other components back into productive use as crumb rubber, mulch, and industrial feedstock.

03
Reuse

We extend the useful life of tires wherever possible — inspecting casings that still meet quality and structural standards, then reselling them as used tires or passing them to TreadWright for retreading into new tires.

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Anthony Showen
Founder & CEO, Wild Dog Recycling
Southeast & Gulf Coast
A word from our founder
"At Wild Dog Recycling, we don't just collect tires — we eliminate a community health crisis, one pile at a time."
Anthony Showen founded Wild Dog Recycling with a conviction that the tire waste problem plaguing communities across the South deserved a serious, scalable solution. Under his leadership, Wild Dog has built active contracts with national retail chains including NTB, Mavis, and Tire Kingdom — and launched the Independent Tire Recycling Alliance to bring independent haulers nationwide into a unified force capable of competing for the largest disposal contracts in the country.

Ready to work with us?

Whether you need routine tire pickup, a remediation quote, or you're a hauler ready to join the Alliance — we're built to handle it. Reach out and we'll respond within 24 hours.