Welcome to the Sandy Springs Recycling Center

Curbside Recyclables

• Aluminum Cans 
• Cardboard & chipboard (Only clean, dry, and uncoated in a plastic film. This means no paper/ cardboard milk cartons or  "paper" cups. We know this is sad! Instead, buy milk in recyclable jugs or glass and bring your reusable to-go cup to the coffee shop after the pandemic)
• Glass Bottles & Jars (Clean, food grade only)
• Magazines 
• Newspaper 
• Paper: Office & Classroom
• Phone Books
• Plastic #1, #2
• Plastic Grocery Bags 
• Scrap metal (steel, iron, brass, copper, aluminum)
• Shrink Wrap & Bubble Wrap 
• Steel & Tin Cans 

Electronics​

Please view these resources first before deciding to recycle your electronics with us as a last resort.

• Batteries of all types EXCEPT alkaline (tape the ends and discard in trash) 
  • For more information on how to properly dispose of Alkaline batteries, please see this article. 
• Cell phones 
• Computers & Accessories (monitors incur a fee)
• Inkjet and Laser Printer cartridges
• Miscellaneous Electronics

Household Items/Other Items

• Appliances not containing Freon
• Books
• Clothing and shoes (donated to charity)
• F.O.G. (cooking Fats, Oils & Grease)
• Small Furniture in excellent condition (donated to charity)
  • NO sofas or couches please! 
• Home Medical Equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, etc. - complete list here)  (donated to charity)
• Household items in good condition (donated to charity)
• Metal items (bookshelves, lawn furniture, fences, lamps, door handles, decorative items, grills)

Document Shredding

Document shredding is available each day. Documents are stored in a locked bin inside a locked office in our building. Once per week, a shredding truck picks up the bins and shreds the documents on site. ($0.50 per pound)

The following items contain hazardous materials and require a fee in order to properly recycle.  We accept these items from residents of the City of Sandy Springs ONLY.

Items with a fee should be dropped off during operating hours.

• Appliances ($30 fee for items containing Freon, such as refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, A/C units)
• TVs and Monitors​--Please view these resources first before deciding to recycle your electronics with us as a last resort.​
  • $55.00 for CRT TV or Monitor 29" and up
  • $30.00 for CRT TV or Monitor smaller than 29"
  • $25.00 for LCD TV or Monitor 60" and up
  • $15.00 for LCD TV or Monitor smaller than 60"
• Fluorescent light bulbs
  • $1 fee for compact curly style
  • $2 fee for tubes under 4'
  • $5 fee for tubes 4' and up
• Smoke detectors ($2 fee each)
• Thermometers, thermostats, & other items with mercury $5 fee

We accept cash, checks, and all major credit cards.

• If your items are usable, try giving them away at  Freecycle, Lifecycle Building Center, or ReStore. If your items are not usable, check out the items that CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) takes in Atlanta, GA and see if your item may be taken there. 

If the resources above can't take them, check with your contracted waste hauler. Additionally, if you are not a resident of Johns Creek or Sandy Springs, check with your local county or city for recommendations.

Finally, Keep North Fulton Beautiful does hold several special events during the year--some events alternate years--to assist Sandy Springs and Johns Creek residents in safe disposal of bulky trash and recyclables, household hazardous waste, and Christmas trees. Stay tuned to our Events Calendar and social media as these events are added throughout the year.

 🚫 Aerosol Cans  

 🚫 Baby Furniture (non-metal)

🚫 Brita Filters

• KNFB can't accept these at our facility, but Brita has a free recycling program for them! Learn how here.

 🚫 Carpet

 🚫 Children's Car Seats

 🚫 Construction Debris​

• ​Chadwick Landfill is the closest facility. Call before you go 770.475.9868. 13700 Chadwick Farm Blvd. Roswell, GA, or try these other landfills.

🚫 Sheet glass, plates, glasses, vases, and other glass

• Donate, throw away, or visit Earth911 for the nearest collection facility.

🚫 Household Hazardous Waste

• ​Check out our calendar of upcoming events.
• For information on the safe management of Household Hazardous Waste, and reducing HHW in your home, visit the EPA's website.

🚫 Mattresses and Box Springs

• If you remove the metal springs from the box springs, those can be recycled at our recycling center. Please bring only the metal springs and no other part of the mattress or box spring.  For the remaining parts, check with your waste hauler, or one of these landfills. 

🚫Milk cartons

• This is a heartbreaking one, we know! "Paper" or "cardboard" milk cartons  (pictured on the left) are unfortunately coated in plastic to keep fluids from leaking through which means they are actually unable to be recycled as the paper and plastic layers or so intertwined. Please do not wishcyle and put them in our containers as it degrades all  of the other materials in our containers that ARE recyclable. Instead, purchase milk in recyclable plastic or glass containers. (Check the # on the bottom!)

🚫 Motor fluids, including oils and coolants

• ​Take to Pep Boys or O'Reilly Auto Parts.

🚫 Needles/Sharps

• Follow instructions here. 

🚫 Paint

• Try your local community, church, or school theater first to see if they need it, or try giving it away on Craigslist, Freecycle, Nextdoor, or other social media outlets.  
• Use a paint solidifier, such as the ones featured HERE to quickly dry up your paint, then throw it away with your regular trash.
• Fill with cat litter, shredded newspaper, or sand to solidify the paint and throw away with your regular trash.
• ​For a fee, take it to Atlanta Paint Disposal, who will recycle it. Drop off locations are available in various locations around Atlanta.
• Take it to the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials ​in Atlanta, who will recycle it. Fees are as follows:  first twenty five pounds are free each additional pound is $.25. Check their website or call at 404-600-6386 for hours and more information. 

🚫 Plastics OTHER than #1 and #2

• ​Most places do not accept other plastics because there is not a strong commercial market for them at the moment. Visit Earth911 for the nearest collection facility.

🚫 Styrofoam (Polystyrene )

• Most places do not accept styrofoam. Visit Earth911 for the nearest collection facility.

🚫 ​Tanks of any kind--propane/helium/other

• Try returning the item to the retailer.
• Read this.

🚫 Tires

• Places that sell tires usually accept old ones. Contact your local tire provider.

🚫 Vacuums

🚫 Wooden or Plastic Furniture (large and unfit for resale)

🚫 Yard Waste

• We recommend composting.
• Note: In March 2011, the Georgia Legislature lifted a ban on disposing of yard trimmings in lined landfills. Therefore, many residential curbside waste haulers are now collecting yard waste, even if they did not in the past. Check with your waste hauler to see if they collect yard trimmings. Otherwise, yard trimmings can be taken to the Chadwick Landfill, call before you go - 770.475.9868