Keep Cobb Beautiful is hosting a community recycling event and participants can bring electronics, papers for shredding, and Hefty Energy Program items.
Paper Shredding
Protect against identity theft by having documents shredded securely on-site by a licensed, bonded and locally-owned shredding company. Medical bills, bank and credit card statements, checks, and documents that contain PERSONAL OR SENSITIVE information is ideal for this event. Please remove all paper clips/binder clips. Staples are ok.
Accepted Items:
- Medical Bills
- Bank and Credit Card Statements
- Letters
- Checks
- Documents with personal or sensitive information
Not Accepted Items:
- Medication
- Paint
- Electronics
- Metal
- Textiles
- File folders
- Glossy paper
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Periodicals
- Newspaper
- CDs
- DVDs
- Binders
- Books
Note: Please remove all paper clips, binder clips, and folders.
Hefty® EnergyBag® Plastics Program (hard-to-recycle plastics)
They are accepting hard-to-recycle plastics (see below) in the orange Hefty® EnergyBag®. PLEASE have all qualified items placed in the orange Hefty® EnergyBag® for drop off. There is no limit. These bags are located for purchase in our local Cobb County Kroger stores.
- Candy wrappers (no metal foil)
- Chip Bags/Snack bags or wrappers (no metal foil)
- Coffee pods (no coffee grinds/no metal foil)
- Condiment packets (no metal foil)
- Clean Foam cups/Clean foam-to-go containers
- Foam packing peanuts
- Frozen fruit bags Frozen potato bags
- Frozen vegetable bags
- Granola/Energy/Protein bar wrappers (no metal foil)
- Juice pouches (no metal foil) Laundry pouches
- Microwavable pouches
- Plastic cheese bags
- Plastic cups, plates bowls (no #1 PET)*
- Plastic deli wrap/trays (remove pad)
- Plastic liners from powder mixes
- Plastic pet food bags (no paper)*
- Plastic film grocery/shopping bags
- Plastic straws/plastic stir sticks (no wood)
- Plastic utensils
- Plastic toothpaste tubes (no metal foil)
- Pudding cups (no metal foil)
- Salad bags, Snack bags, Self-sealing bags
- Snack bags Self-sealing bags Squeezable pouches (no metal foil)
- Stand-up pouches (no metal foil)
- Polystyrene (break down to fit into the bag)
Electronics Recycling
Accepted items include:
- 8-Tracks (Reel to Reel Tape)
- Alarm Clocks
- Aluminum
- Cables & Cords
- Cameras
- Can Openers
- Cast Iron
- CB Radios
- CD Players
- Cell Phones
- Circuit Boards
- Computer CPU’s
- Computer Mice
- Computer Monitors
- Copiers & Printers
- Disk Drives
- Electrical Panels
- Fax Machines
- Flat Screen Monitors
- Flat Screen TV
- Floppy Drives
- Gaming Systems
- Grills
- Hard Drives
- Keyboards
- Laptops
- Lawn Equipment
- Lawn Mowers/Riding Mowers
- Microwave Ovens
- Modems
- Portable Radios
- Projectors
- Record Players
- Refrigerators
- Scanners
- Steel
- Stereos
- Stoves & Ovens
- Telephones
- Testing & Networking Equipment
- Toasters
- CRT MONITOR $10 fee each cash only
- CRT TV $10 fee each cash only
- Typewriters
- UPS Battery Back-Up
- VCRs
- Video Cameras
- Video Machines
- Washers & Dryers
- Water Heaters
Items not accepted:
- Batteries*
- Medicine**
- Bio-hazardous waste
- Household items***
- Firearms
- Flip flop shoes***
- Furniture***
- Household fixtures (cabinet, door, window, etc.)***
- Household hazardous waste (oil, paint, fuel, etc.)*
- Light bulbs*
- Mattress/Box Springs ***
- Rags/Glass***
- Plumbing fixtures (pipe, toilet, sink)***
*These items can be disposed of at the Household Hazardous Waste Event.
** These items can be taken to the Medication Disposal Day.
***These items can be taken to the Cobb County Transfer Station located at 1897 County Services Road, Marietta. Call (770) 485-8940 for fees and hours of operation.
Date:
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Time:
9 am to 1 pm
Address:
Jim Miller Park
2245 Callaway Rd SW
Marietta GA, 30008
For more information, please call call Keep Cobb Beautiful at (770) 528-1135 or email KeepCobbBeautiful@Cobbcounty.org.
