Recycling at KCB Office — Para español, haga clic aquí.

Keep Carroll Beautiful strives to be the hub for all things recycling in Carroll County, Georgia. While we accept some recyclables in our Carrollton office, we no longer accept materials and items that can be easily dropped off at locations throughout the county. Items we do not accept in the office include:

• Automotive
• Glass
• Fluorescent Tubes & CFL Bulbs
• Batteries
• Plastic Bags & Styrofoam
• Electronics
• Paint
• Packing Peanuts
• Ammo
• Pharmaceuticals
• Radioactive Materials

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Many AUTO FLUIDS can be recycled at auto part stores and oil change places. Call the store ahead to confirm availability and limits. Fluids of any type cannot be disposed of in curbside trash pickups, at convenience centers, transfer stations, or landfills. Only solid waste can be dropped off.

NEVER pour any automotive liquids down the drain or on the ground. Many liquids are highly toxic to humans, pets, and wildlife and can leach into groundwater.

Metal parts and metal scrap can be recycled at SLM Recycling in Carrollton or dropped off in the METAL bins at Convenience Centers (click for locations and accepted materials).

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Glass (food grade): Only bottles and jars that hold food or drinks are accepted for recycling. No mirrors, window panes, construction glass, tempered glass, no porcelain or milky or glass dishware allowed. Glass can be taken to two Carroll County Convenience Centers on:

• Newnan Road – Location 6
• Dyer Road – Location 8
• Temple – Location

Locations outside of Carroll County:

• Charm – Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (1110 Hill Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30315). Please check Charm’s website: livethrive.org for hours of operation.
• Dekalb Farmers Market (3000 East Ponce De Leon Ave, Decatur, Georgia 30030).

Recycling Contamination

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Keep Carroll Beautiful does not accept light bulbs at our office. To properly dispose of this material to prevent mercury exposure to the environment, please take the fluorescent and CFL bulbs to the nearest drop-off location:

CFL Bulbs

CFL bulbs can be dropped off at the collection box at your local Home Depot or Lowes store. Locations in Carroll County:

• Carrollton Home Depot (1332 S Park Street)
• Carrollton Lowes (1665 S, US-27)
• Villa Rica Home Depot (210 Cooley Way)

Fluorescent Tubes

Fluorescent bulbs are considered hazardous waste and should be disposed of properly at a location that accepts them. A fee will be associated with the disposal, so please call ahead for more information.

• Charm – Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (1110 Hill Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30315), first 2, 4ft & 6ft Fluorescent are free each additional $.50*; Please check Charm’s website: livethrive.org for hours of operation.
• Batteries Plus Bulbs (9641 GA-5 suite c, Douglasville, GA, 30135); P: 770-489-6402; 4ft / $1;
• Batteries Plus Bulbs ( 334-A Bullsboro Dr Suite A, Newnan, GA 30263), P: 678-833-3730; fees per bulb*: 4ft / $1.36, 8ft / $1.60, 12ft / $2.50.
• Ballasts – we will accept fluorescent lamp ballasts during the E-Recycling events.
• *Fees as of 2/4/2020.

Other bulbs

Please follow the manufacturer’s instructions for each bulb.

• Incandescent light bulbs and halogen light bulbs. It is acceptable to throw regular, household bulbs directly into the trash.
• LED bulbs are considered non-toxic. LEDs will be accepted during the Electronics Recycling event. Otherwise, they can be disposed of with regular trash.

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🔋 How to Identify Your Batteries by material

• Alkaline and zinc-carbon batteries – Common household types (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V). Usually labeled “alkaline.” Found in TV remotes, toys, and flashlights. Single use (not rechargeable). The only type that can be placed with regular trash, but alkaline batteries are easy to confuse with small single-use or rechargeable lithium batteries.
  
  Best option → ♻️ recycle at any Staples store or bring to the KCB Household Hazardous Waste collection.

• Lithium or lithium-ion batteries 🚯 – Found in phones, laptops, cameras, and rechargeable tools. Often labeled “Li-ion” or “Lithium.” These can cause fires if improperly charged, punctured, or thrown in the trash. Extremely flammable if damaged. See below for safe handling guide and for recycling by battery size and function.

• Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) and nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) 🚯 – Older type of rechargeable batteries used in cordless phones, power tools, or small electronics. Look for “Ni-Cd” or “Ni-MH” on the label. Often come wrapped in bundles. See below for recycling by battery size and function.

• Lead-acid batteries 🚯 – Heavy, used in cars, lawn equipment, or backup power systems. ♻️ Recycle → through local metal scrap yards, trade-in for new battery at auto parts stores, or bring to KCB’s Household Hazardous Waste collection.

• Small sealed lead (Pb) batteries 🚯 – Found in alarm systems, emergency lighting, and backup power packs. Labeled “Pb” or “Sealed Lead Acid.” Handle with care and ♻️ recycle → during Household Hazardous Waste event – never throw them in the trash.

• Button or coin batteries 🚯 – Small, round batteries used in watches, key fobs, remotes, hearing aids, and toys. While some are labeled by type, the marking are often small and confusing (“CR” or “LR” or a number like CR2032 – all mean lithium). It is best to treat all button batteries as lithium and ♻️ recycle immediately at Staples stores. Never leave button batteries loose in trash or drawers as they may spark fires when punctures or through contact with small metal objects like paper clips or scissors.

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Plastic bags may be recycled at most Publix, Kroger, Walmart, Home Depot, and Lowes store locations.

Please recycle only clean, dry plastic bags and film. Remove receipts or any other items from the bags.

Do NOT include the following:
No food or cling wrap, prepackaged food bags, including frozen food bags (e.g., prewashed salad bags), film that has been painted or has excessive glue, other bags or films, or degradable bags.

Clean, white styrofoam containers (egg cartons, food trays, carry-out packaging) may be recycled in the receptacles outside of Publix Supermarket.

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For upcoming event info, head to Electronics Recycling Event.

KCB provides biannual E-Recycling events where you can bring all of your old electronics and properly dispose of them. If you need to recycle electronics at other times, or are a business that has a large number of electronics to recycle, please contact our office.

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At this time, Keep Carroll Beautiful is not accepting paint at our office. There are, however, a few options for paint recycling in and outside of Carroll County:

• Southern Home and Ranch / ACE Hardware Store, 1110 N Park St, Carrollton, GA 30117, accepts paint for a fee. Call the store for details at (770) 832-0114.
• Charm (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials ), located at 1110 Hill Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30315. According to their website, Charm recycles “latex and oil base (first twenty-five pounds are free, each additional pound is $.25.)”. Please give them a call at 404-600-6386 for more information. Please check Charm’s website: livethrive.org for hours of operation.
• Atlanta Paint Disposal will pick paint up for a fee.

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Most packing peanuts are not recyclable, so the best way to deal with them is… not to deal with them. Many companies use air cushions that can be recycled through plastic bag drop offs. Some companies replaced bubble wrap with paper cushions made of recycled materials. If you receive packages with packing peanuts inside, you have a few options to reuse them:

• UPS Store Drop Off (suspended during COVID pandemic). Some shipping stores take clean, white packing peanuts. Always call before showing up with a big bag of fluffy stuff – they may be full!
• Local artists guilds. Reach out to your art community to see if anyone needs peanuts for their shipping needs. The same goes for artisan goods like candles, and food makers (jelly jars?).
• Save them for yourself! Keeping a small box of peanuts in a closet is not a bad idea – you won’t have to buy them if you ever need to ship a delicate item!
• For other ideas and more info on Peanut Recycling, head to the Spruce!

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• Ammunition and gun powder can usually be donated to a local gun store.
• If you’re out at the shooting range, don’t trash your casings! Many metal recyclers welcome brass casings from bullets. Make sure that there’s no powder or primer remaining inside.
• Brass ammunition casings can also be reloaded. Websites such as eBay are great places to start if you wish to sell your empty casings to reloaders.
• Do not put any explosive substances in your curbside recycling or garbage bin. Doing so could cause a dangerous situation for both yourself and the people processing your recycling.
• An explosive user’s license is required for anyone wishing to dispose of unwanted explosives. Prior training and knowledge regarding disposal methods are necessary.
• If you have doubts about how to properly dispose of any explosive materials, contact your local fire or police department by dialing 311 (in most states, for non-emergency situations).

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Unused and expired prescription or over-the-counter medicine can be placed in a designated dropbox at the Carroll County Jail lobby ( 1000 Newnan Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116 ) with no questions or paperwork.

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Contact the Environmental Protection Agency (epa.gov)