Hazardous waste collection days in Georgia
Georgia has few places that take household hazardous waste. State and federal law let you put it in your household trash once it's solid, since garbage trucks can't take liquids: the state suggests using up or giving away leftovers, and drying out paint and other liquids with cat litter first. CHaRM in Atlanta and Athens takes many hazardous items for a fee, and some counties hold one-day collections.
October 2026
- Sat Oct. 17Whitfield CountyDalton-Whitfield Household Hazardous Waste Facility4189 Old Dixie Hwy., Dalton7 a.m. to 2 p.m.Directions to Dalton-Whitfield Household Hazardous Waste FacilityQuestions about the Whitfield County collection: 706-277-2545
- Sat Oct. 24Muscogee CountyColumbus Recycling and Sustainability Center8001 Pine Grove Way, Columbus8 a.m. to noonDirections to Columbus Recycling and Sustainability CenterQuestions about the Muscogee County collection: 706-225-4008
November 2026
- Sat Nov. 7Forsyth CountyFreedom Park Campus lot2435 Freedom Parkway, Cumming9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Directions to Freedom Park Campus lotQuestions about the Forsyth County collection: 770-205-4573
- Sat Nov. 14Floyd CountyRome-Floyd Recycling Center412 Lavender Drive, Rome9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Directions to Rome-Floyd Recycling CenterQuestions about the Floyd County collection: 706-291-5266
- Sat Nov. 21Whitfield CountyDalton-Whitfield Household Hazardous Waste Facility4189 Old Dixie Hwy., Dalton7 a.m. to 2 p.m.Directions to Dalton-Whitfield Household Hazardous Waste FacilityQuestions about the Whitfield County collection: 706-277-2545
December 2026
- Sat Dec. 19Whitfield CountyDalton-Whitfield Household Hazardous Waste Facility4189 Old Dixie Hwy., Dalton7 a.m. to 2 p.m.Directions to Dalton-Whitfield Household Hazardous Waste FacilityQuestions about the Whitfield County collection: 706-277-2545
Paint, electronics, and hazardous waste in the counties we cover
Each county has its own rules, and some take these year-round.
- Bartow CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Bibb CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Bryan CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Bulloch CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Camden CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Carroll CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Catoosa CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Chatham CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Cherokee CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Clarke CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Clayton CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Cobb CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Columbia CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Coweta CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- DeKalb CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Dougherty CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Douglas CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Effingham CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Fayette CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Floyd CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Forsyth CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Fulton CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Glynn CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Gordon CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Gwinnett CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Habersham CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Hall CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Henry CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Houston CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Jackson CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Laurens CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Liberty CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Lowndes CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Muscogee CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Newton CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Paulding CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Richmond CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Rockdale CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Spalding CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Troup CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Walker CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Walton CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
- Whitfield CountyPaintElectronicsHazardous waste
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