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Recycle electronics (and paint and shred paper) every 2nd Saturday in Atlanta

Open to general public; there are no residency requirements.  Keep Atlanta Beautiful Community Recycling Center, Old Fourth Ward, 320 Irwin St. Atlanta, GA 30312, EVERY 2nd Saturday of the Month.  Now Accepting Electronics, Styrofoam and Latex Paint. Also Offering Onsite Secure Paper Shredding.

ELECTRONICS
Accepted Items:  Personal Computers • Monitors • LCD Screen/Flat Screen Monitors • TVs • VCRs • Radios • Stereos • DVD Players • Microwaves • Power Supplies • Rechargeable Batteries • Vacuums • Banking Equipment • Telephones • Pagers • Networking Equipment • Laptops • Keyboards • Mice • Power Cables • Medical Equipment (Non-Hazardous) • Printers • Copy Machines • Fax Machines • Cell Phones • Transformers • Scanners • Portable Electronic Devices • Servers • HUBS • Ink Cartridges • Toner Cartridges • Remotes • Modems • Projectors • Cameras • Shredders
NOTE: There is a $10 processing charge for televisions-cash only

Not Accepted:  Refrigerators • Washing Machines • Clothes Dryers • Dish Washers • Mercury Containing Devices (Thermometers, Fire Alarms) • Hazardous Chemicals/Materials • Light Bulbs • Florescent tubes • Bio-Waste • Scrap Metal 

ON-SITE, SECURE, PAPER SHREDDING
Global Document Shredding is a member of the National Association for Information Destruction.  All documents are shredded and will be 100% recycled.  Please no plastic, cardboard, large binders or metal clips.

STYROFOAM
Post-consumer polystyrene foam recycling is courtesy of DART Container Corporation.  Residents are asked to follow these guidelines before bringing their foam for recycling:
• Make sure foam has the 6 symbol on it • Rinse and separate food service containers from other foam
• Deposit foam in a clear bag • NO straws, lids, tape or stickers • NO foam peanuts or insulation material

LATEX PAINT
$2.00 donation per quart or gallon.  Please no oil or alkyd paints. Do not mix white with non-white paint.  Your donation will help purchase community cleanup supplies for Atlanta volunteers. Paint will be used by KAtlB for graffiti paint overs and by City of Atlanta Parks Department.

DIRECTIONS:

  • Travelling North on Boulevard - turn left (west) on to Irwin Street, the school is 0.3 mi on the right.
  • Travelling South on Boulevard - turn right (west) on to Irwin Street, the school is 0.3 mi on the right.
  • Travelling North on I-75/85 (also from I-20 merge on to the connector) take the Edgewood Avenue exit/EXIT 248B toward Auburn Avenue/JW Dobbs Avenue; stay straight to go onto Fort Street NE; 2nd right onto Irwin Street/JWDobbs Ave, NE., the school will be on the left - less than 1/2 mile from the Exit.  Entrance to school is at the traffic light at Hilliard.
  • Travelling South on  I-75/85, take the JW Dobbs Exit, EXIT 248D, toward Jesse Hill Dr/Auburn Ave; take next left onto JWDobbs Avenue; continue straight under the overpass, the school is on the left - less than 1/2 mile from the Exit.  Entrance to school is at the traffic light at Hilliard.

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