CHaRM stands for The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials. It's a new facility on Hill Street diverts thousands of pounds of household hazardous waste, bulky trash and other hard to recycle items from Metro-Atlanta households, water supplies and landfills.
Open: Tues 9am-4pm, Thur 9am-4pm, Sat 8am-4pm
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 $20 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
