The Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department, Recycling Division, announces that the recycling drop-off site located on US Hwy 29 North at Calhoun Drive (Athens Technical College) will be CLOSING. The recycling containers will be permanently removed on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The Recycling Division apologizes for the inconvenience. Chronic illegal dumping at this site is the only reason for the closure. Remaining drop-off sites are located:
Recycling Drop-Off Locations
County Region
Hours
Location
Address
Central
M & W 10 AM - 7 PM
Sat. 8 AM - 12 PM
CHaRM on College Ave
1005 College Ave
Northeast
CLOSED PERMANENTLY
Athens Technical College
CLOSED DUE TO ILLEGAL
DUMPING & LITTER
THIS SITE IS CLOSED AS OF 1/31/2018
Northeast
24 hour access
City of Winterville
Behind the Fire Dept. Maintenance Dept.
at the corner of Church and Parkview
126 Harris Lane
East
24 hour access
Behind the Tag Office parking lot
on Lexington Rd
3035 Jail Rd
East
M-F 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sat. 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Athens-Clarke County Landfill
5700 Lexington Rd
East
M-F 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Athens-Clarke County Recycling Facility
699 Hancock Industrial Way
West
24 hour access
Georgia Square Mall
Outside the old cinema parking lot
3700 Atlanta Hwy
North
24 hour access
Athens-Clarke County Fire Station #9
1626 Danielsville Rd
North
CLOSED PERMANENTLY
Power Partners, Inc.
THIS SITE IS CLOSED AS OF 12/8/17
North
24 hour access
ACC Fleet Management
225 Newton Bridge Rd
Northwest
24 hour access
Athens-Clarke County Fire Station #8
3955 Jefferson Rd
Hosting an Athens Drop-Off Site If your business is interested in hosting a recycling drop-off site, please contact the Recycling Division at 706-613-3512.
University of Georgia Recycling Sites For information on recycling and waste reduction at the University of Georgia, visit the UGA Office of Sustainability website or contact them directly at (706) 542-1301 or sustain@uga.edu