Atlanta’s Smart Place for Hard To Recycle Waste
WHAT IS CHaRM?
CHaRM stands for The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials. It is a permanent facility that will encourage reuse while diverting thousands of pounds of household hazardous waste, bulky trash and other hard to recycle items from Metro-Atlanta households, water supplies,and landfills.
CHaRM’S BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY
Easily accessible and convenient location.
Accept a wider range of items than typical curbside recycling.
Provide educational sessions about the importance of proper disposal of hard to recycle materials.
Keep hazardous materials out of our air, water, and soil.
Hard to Recycle List and Material Processing Fees
- Paint - latex and oil base (First 5, 1 gallon cans free each additional $2 each. First 2, 5 gallon buckets free each additional $3 each.)
- Household chemicals (First 2 gallons or pounds are free each additional $1 each gallon or pound)
- Electronics (TV's and Monitors $10 Processing Fee)
- Tires (First 2 no charge each additional $2 each processing fee unless a Council member event)
- Mattresses $10 per set processing fee
- Toilets $5 Processing Fee
- Propane Tanks $10 Processing Fee
- Large Appliances -Items with Freon $10 Processing Fee
- Thermometers $5 Processing Fee
- Smoke Detectors $5 Processing Fee
- ITEMS WITH NO FEE
- Plastics/clean, dry, empty plastic bags/ film packaging/grocery bags
- Plastic food containers #1-#2-#5 clean and dry
- Paper-Magazines/Office Paper/Newspaper/Phonebooks
- Glass Bottles and Jars food grade only
- Metal (steel, iron, brass, aluminum, or copper)
- Aluminum Cans
- Cardboard
- Furniture in good condition
- Household items in good condition
- Printer Cartridges
- Textiles
- Styrofoam
- Bulbs
- Batteries
- Household Fats/Oil/Grease
- Call if you have items not listed or check www.earth911.org
All items will be recycled, re-purposed, or incinerated in a controlled environment.
Items for ReUse:
- Shoes
- Books
- Musical instruments
- Sports equipment
- Bikes
- Textiles
- Building materials
All items brought to us for reuse will be distributed to local nonprofits working with children or other groups in need. For more info visit: http://livethrive.org/charm
