Recycling cuts down on the materials being disposed in landfills and lowers the need to commit even more natural resources to product manufacturing. Many of today's products create special problems for disposal. Computers, refrigerators, TVs, cell phones, batteries (NiCad, Lithium, automotive) and automotive products to name a few, offer very real and complicated concerns for solid waste management.
You'll find links in this section to organizations which promote and enhance waste reduction and recycling programs in the state of Georgia.
N. GA Document Shredders
Georgia-Pacific - Educational in Nature - Paper Recycling
ELECTRONICS
Georgia Electronics Recycling Vendors
State Bar of Georgia - Recycling Solutions
My Green Electronics
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC)
WASTE/RECYCLING COMPANIES
Waste Management
STATE RECYCLING ORGANIZATIONS AND RECOURCES
Earth 911
Keep Georgia Beautiful
Georgia Recycling Coalition
Georgia Composting Association
Southeast Recycling Development Council
GA Dept. of Community Affairs Office of Environmental Management
Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Recycling in Georgia - scrap waste recovery - Recycle Georgia
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Earth 911
Atlanta Recycling
Emory recycling
Henderson Library Recycling Links
North Georgia Recycling
Recycling Opportunities - Hall County, Georgia
RECYCLED PRODUCTS
GreenDisk
Greenfeet
Lacerta Group Inc.
OTHER RECYCLING RESOURCES
Georgia Recycling Markets Directory
Computer Recycling
Randy Hartmann
Environmental Management Division Director, Georgia DCA
Citizen demand for recycling collection will continue to grow and local programs need to adapt and ensure they provide the most cost-effective collection programs.
What’s more, advances in recycling-separation technology and more flexible markets have put many local governments in a position to identify significant savings.
Under the Solid Wast Management Act, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is charged with annual monitoring and reporting how the state solid waste management plan is progressing.
