OTHER DISPOSAL/RECYCLING RESOURCES
Where to take items not accepted at the Recycling Centers
Home Curbside Pick-up:
Find a Waste/Recycling Hauler
Plastic Bags/Plastic film or wrap:
Find a Drop off Location
Household Waste/Furniture, etc.
Eagle Point Landfill, Forsyth County
8880 Old Federal Road, Ball Ground, 770-781-2721
400 Waste & Scrap, Dawson County
100 Wallace Circle, Dawsonville, 706-216-1485
Republic Services, Gwinnett County landfill
5691 S. Richland Creek Rd., Buford, 770-271-8633
Construction Material
Greenleaf C & D Landfill
4512 Keith Bridge Rd. Cumming, 770-888-3355
(4 wheel drive trucks with dump trailers only.
No hand unloading.)
Eagle Point Landfill
8880 Old Federal Road, Ball Ground, 770-781-2721
Recycling/Disposal of Yard Waste/Tree Debris
Green Bros. Earth Works (Tree Debris only)
3445 Francis Rd. Alpharetta, 770-475-8660
Smith Garden Products, Inc. (All Yard Waste)
4200 Dr. Bramblett Rd. Cumming, 678-513-1499
Cowart Mulch Products, Gwinnett County (Tree debris only, no dirt)
185 Peachtree Ind. Blvd., 770-932-6161
Ruby Martin Soil & Inert Landfill (All Yard Waste)
4865 Shadburn Rd., Cumming, 770-887-9632
Byrd's Inert Landfill
4990 Hwy 53 East, Dawsonville, 706-344-1374
Scrap Metal containing Freon (refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.)
United Recycling, Forsyth County
2525 Friendship Circle, Cumming, 770-205-4045
400 Waste & Scrap, Dawson County
100 Wallace Circle, Dawsonville, 706-216-1485
Medication
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office - South Precinct
2985 Ronald Reagan Blvd. Cumming, 770-781-3047
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office- North Precinct - 2310 Keith Bridge Road, Cumming, GA 30040
Light Bulbs
Batteries Plus Bulbs (small fee applies)
906 Market Place Blvd., Cumming, 770-781-6460
Home Depot - compact fluorescent only
1000 Market Place Blvd, Cumming, GA 30041 770-888-8135
Home Depot - compact fluorescent only
2635 Peachtree Parkway, Suwanee, GA 30024 770-887-1256
Shredding
Office Supply and Mailbox Stores offer shredding (for a small fee)
Door to Door Shredding, 678-508-0003 (fee involved)
Re-Use Charities
Goodwill of North Georgia, 715 Atlanta Road, Cumming
678-455-9343
Humane Society Thrift Store- 168 Tri-County Plaza, Cumming, 770- 886-5806
No Longer Bound, 315 Dahlonega St, Cumming, 678-208- 6240
The Place- 2550 The Place Circle, Cumming, 678-947-8825
Large quantities
The recycling and convenience centers are not designed for commercial use. Please take large quantities directly to the following recycling facilities:
Electronics - Atlanta Recycling Solutions, Alpharetta,
678-566-6665
Paint- Atlanta Paint Disposal, Lithia Springs, 404-333-8763