Recycling Centers in Georgia
682 recycling locations in 200 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
Georgia at a glance: 462 recycling centers, 105 scrap yards, 58 electronics recyclers, 48 transfer stations, 7 household hazardous waste facilities. Georgia has no statewide bottle deposit, so scrap yards are the main way to get paid for cans and metal.
Top cities for recycling in Georgia
- Atlanta81 locations
- Marietta28 locations
- Norcross20 locations
- Savannah18 locations
- Dalton17 locations
- Alpharetta14 locations
- Cartersville13 locations
- Tucker11 locations
- Jackson11 locations
- Macon10 locations
- Columbus9 locations
- Albany9 locations
- Kennesaw9 locations
- Lawrenceville9 locations
- Augusta9 locations
- Rome8 locations
- Cumming8 locations
- Toccoa8 locations
- Lithonia8 locations
- Gainesville7 locations
- Duluth7 locations
- Fayetteville7 locations
- Athens7 locations
- Smyrna6 locations
All Georgia cities
- Abbeville 1
- Acworth 3
- Adairsville 1
- Albany 9
- Alma 3
- Alpharetta 14
- Alto 1
- Americus 3
- Armuchee 1
- Athens 7
- Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (Balance) 1
- Atlanta 81
- Auburn 1
- Augusta 9
- Austell 6
- Avondale Estates 1
- Bainbridge 1
- Ball Ground 1
- Bremen 1
- Brookhaven 1
- Brooklet 1
- Brunswick 3
- Buford 6
- Butler 1
- Byron 1
- Cairo 2
- Calhoun 6
- Camilla 1
- Canon 1
- Canton 3
- Carnesville 1
- Carrollton 6
- Cartersville 13
- Cataula 1
- Cedartown 2
- Centerville 1
- Chamblee 1
- Chatsworth 5
- Clarkston 3
- Claxton 2
- Clayton 1
- Cleveland 2
- Cohutta 1
- College Park 5
- Columbus 9
- Commerce 2
- Conley 4
- Conyers 4
- Cordele 1
- Cornelia 1
- Covington 3
- Crandall 1
- Cumming 8
- Cusseta 1
- Dacula 1
- Dahlonega 4
- Dallas 2
- Dalton 17
- Dawsonville 4
- Decatur 3
- Dexter 1
- Douglas 2
- Douglasville 1
- Dry Branch 1
- Dublin 2
- Duluth 7
- Dunwoody 1
- Eastanollee 2
- East Dublin 3
- East Point 4
- Eatonton 2
- Elberton 6
- Ellabell 1
- Ellijay 2
- Emerson 1
- Evans 1
- Fairburn 2
- Fayetteville 7
- Fitzgerald 1
- Flowery Branch 1
- Folkston 1
- Forest Park 3
- Forsyth 3
- Fort Valley 1
- Gainesville 7
- Garden City 2
- Grantville 1
- Greensboro 1
- Greenville 1
- Griffin 4
- Grovetown 3
- Hamilton 1
- Hampton 2
- Hapeville 1
- Hawkinsville 1
- Hiawassee 2
- Hinesville 1
- Hiram 2
- Hogansville 1
- Homer 1
- Hoschton 1
- Hull 2
- Jackson 11
- Jasper 1
- Jefferson 2
- Jenkinsburg 1
- Jesup 4
- Johns Creek 1
- Jonesboro 2
- Juliette 2
- Kennesaw 9
- Kingston 3
- La Fayette 4
- Lagrange 2
- Lake City 3
- Lake Park 1
- Lavonia 1
- Lawrenceville 9
- Lenox 1
- Lexington 1
- Lilburn 2
- Lithia Springs 2
- Lithonia 8
- Locust Grove 1
- Loganville 2
- Lula 1
- Mableton 1
- Macon 10
- Manchester 1
- Marietta 28
- McDonough 3
- Metter 1
- Milledgeville 2
- Monroe 6
- Montezuma 2
- Morganton 1
- Morrow 1
- Moultrie 2
- Mount Airy 1
- Newnan 2
- Norcross 20
- Oxford 2
- Peachtree City 2
- Peachtree Corners 4
- Pooler 2
- Poulan 1
- Powder Springs 1
- Quitman 2
- Rabun Gap 1
- Reidsville 1
- Remerton 2
- Resaca 2
- Riverdale 1
- Rockmart 1
- Rome 8
- Rossville 3
- Roswell 1
- Royston 2
- Rydal 1
- Sandersville 1
- Sandy Springs 1
- Savannah 18
- Scottdale 1
- Smyrna 6
- Snellville 1
- Soperton 1
- Statesboro 4
- Stockbridge 5
- Stone Mountain 5
- Suwanee 3
- Swainsboro 3
- Sylvania 2
- Talking Rock 1
- Taylorsville 1
- Temple 1
- Thomaston 1
- Thomasville 4
- Thomson 1
- Thunderbolt 1
- Tiger 1
- Toccoa 8
- Trenton 1
- Tucker 11
- Tunnel Hill 1
- Unadilla 1
- Union City 3
- Valdosta 5
- Vernonburg 2
- Vienna 2
- Villa Rica 4
- Wadley 1
- Warner Robins 2
- Warrenton 1
- Washington 1
- Watkinsville 2
- Waycross 5
- White 1
- Winder 2
- Woodstock 4
- Zebulon 1
Georgia recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in Georgia?
We list 682 recycling locations across 200 cities in Georgia, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Atlanta has the most, with 81.
Does Georgia pay for cans and bottles?
Georgia does not have a statewide bottle deposit law, so there is no standard deposit refund. Scrap yards often pay by the pound for loose aluminum cans, and the price changes with the metals market. Call ahead to confirm the current rate.