| Recycling in Dunwoody is handled by DeKalb County, and is picked up on your regular trash pickup date. DeKalb County recycles most kinds of plastic, paper, and aluminum, so if you live in Dunwoody, it will be easy to recycle! Here is some information on beginning to recycle in Dunwoody, Georgia. To Get a Bin (pdf link) $ 15.00 One Time Fee for Mixed Paper Recycling Blue Bin
$ 15.00 As Needed Fee for Commingled Blue Bags (Box of 100)
Fees established by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and are subject to change without notice. Please return your initial payment of $30.00 (Checks Payable to DeKalb County) and application to: DeKalb County Sanitation Attn: Recycling Coordinator 3643 Camp Circle, Building B Decatur, Georgia 30032 What can I recycle? Mixed papers and commingled containers (Plastic, Glass & Food Containers) can be recycled. Mixed papers should be placed in the county provided Blue Bin. All other items should be placed in the County issued semi-transparent blue bag. Mixed paper includes: - Newspapers including paper inserts (no plastic delivery protection covers)
- Magazines (stapled binding is OK)
- Phone Books (glued binding is OK)
- Catalogs (glued binding is OK)
- Small Cardboard Boxes (Note: remove all packing materials such as peanuts & Styrofoam packaging, bubble wrap and all other packing materials)
- Large Cardboard Boxes (Note: remove all packaging materials, breakdown and fold flat and place under Mixed Paper Blue Bin at the curb for collection)
- Cereal & Pantry Items Paper Boxes (remove all inside food liners and fold flat)
- Frozen Food Containers (remove all inside food liners and fold flat)
- Tissue and Paper Towels Cylinder Cores (no tissue paper and paper towels)
- Office Paper & Copy Paper
- Note Pads & Index Cards
- Writing Paper
- Computer Paper
- Coated Paper Inserts
- Circulars
- Brochures (slick and coated is OK)
- Envelopes (windows and glued is OK)
- Manila Folders
- Junk Mail
- Shredded Paper ( Note: Must be placed inside a small plastic bag (not a blue bag) and securely tied then placed in the Blue Bin with the other Mixed Papers)
Other Containers (Glass, Plastic, Aluminum): All Plastic Beverage, Food & Household Cleaner Containers with Symbols 1-7 - PET #1 Polyethelene
- HDPE #2 High Density Polyethelene
- PVC #3 Poly Vinyl Chloride
- LDPE #4 Low Density Polyethelene
- PP #5 Poly Propolene
- PS #6 Poly Styrene
- Other #7 Mixture of 1 - 7 Plastics
Plastic Items must be individually numbered with one of the seven symbols identified above and containers were used to store food, beverage and household cleaners.
All Plastic Items must be rinsed free of stored material and caps replaced securely prior to placing items inside the semi-transparent blue bag. Glass Beverage & Food Containers - Clear colored bottles & containers
- Brown colored bottles & containers
- Green colored bottles & containers
- Blue colored bottles & containers
Tin Beverage & Food Containers Tin Cans that stored beverages & foods such as juices, meats & vegetables, etc. are acceptable. All tin cans must be thoroughly rinsed of contents. Tin cans with hard to rinse out contents may require removing both ends to insure a clean rinse. Removing both ends is not necessary for easy to rinse food content. Do not crush can. Place clean tin can and lid in semi-transparent blue bag. Rinse tin can lid and place in blue bag. Aluminum Cans & Containers that stored any beverages or food such as soda drinks; beer, meats and vegetables are acceptable. All aluminum containers must be rinsed free of stored material and placed in semi-transparent blue bag. Special Thanks to the DeKalb County Sanitation Department. |
