Recycling at KCB Office

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 Items

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).

Motor oil should be kept in watertight containers and can be recycled at auto parts stores and oil change shops. It’s always a good idea to call the location near you to confirm the details.

Gasoline, kerosene, paint thinners, and other thin, highly flammable liquids should be solidified or evaporated before disposal. More info from GA EPD on disposing of gasoline.

Glass

Glass (food grade): Only bottles and jars that held 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:

Locations outside of Carroll County:

Recycling Contamination

In designated recycling bin: Glass used for food packaging is 100% and perpetually recyclable as long as it is not contaminated with other types of glass that may contain additives that leach out into food or drinks. It is important to check your recycling guidelines and follow directions on what can be placed in each of the bins at the convenience center.

In single-stream settings: Please do not put any glass items in the curbside recycling bins. Glass poses a danger to the sorting facility staff and contaminates other recycling. Glass can be disposed of in regular trash bins.

Fluorescent Tubes & CFL Bulbs

Keep Carroll Beautiful will no longer accept bulbs at its office. To properly dispose of this material to prevent its 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.

Battery Recycling

Keep Carroll Beautiful Household Recycling Program accepts batteries from individuals. Regular AAA, C, D, and 9-volt batteries are considered common waste and can be legally disposed of with household trash, but through recycling, the potentially harmful chemicals released as the batteries break down can be diverted from landfills and groundwater.

Household Recycling Program:

  • Batteries can be delivered to KCB staff by appointment only. Please call to make sure someone is in the office and that we accept batteries at the time.
  • Please do not leave anything in the back of the office as those items pose danger to our staff and volunteers. The back office is monitored with cameras.
  • Batteries need to be sorted by type (regular/alkaline and rechargeable/lithium) and placed in quart-size zip lock bags or similar-size boxes.

Plastic Bags & Styrofoam

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

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

  • newspaper bags
  • dry-cleaning bags
  • bread bags
  • produce bags
  • grocery bags
  • plastic food storage bags (clean and dry) – (e.g. Ziploc® Bags)
  • plastic cereal box liners (check the packaging to see if recyclable)
  • furniture wrap
  • electronic wrap
  • Tyvek(no glue, labels, other material)
  • diaper wrap (packaging)
  • plastic shipping envelopes, bubble wrap, and air pillows (deflate/remove labels if possible)
  • case wrap (e.g., snacks, water bottles, toilet paper, paper towels)
  • toilet paper, napkin, and paper towel wraps
  • plastic retail bags (hard plastic and string handles removed)
  • All clean, dry bags labeled #2 or #4
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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.

Electronics

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.

Paint Recycling

paint

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.

Packing Peanuts

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!

Ammunition, Gun Powder, & Explosives

  • 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).

Pharmaceuticals

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.

Radioactive & Bio-infectious materials

Contact the Environmental Protection Agency (epa.gov)