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Monday, May 14, 2007 – updated: 12:14 pm EDT May 21, 2007

Aluminum foils & laminates:
Connecticut Metal Industries

Asphalt:
Dykes Paving

Batteries:
Battery Box, Inc., Augusta, 706-722-5448
Metal Conversion Tech.
Southeast Recycling Technologies
Voltex Batteries, Doraville, 770-448-6021, Sealed lead-acid type used in UPS units.
Call2Recycle - Rechargeable batteries of all kinds.

Bed liners (from pickup truck):
United Plastic Recycling, Atlanta, Parker Pruett, 404-351-5033

Books (hardbacks, softbacks, manuals):
Book-Destruction.com
American Office Paper Recycling, Atlanta
Southern DeBindery Service, Lebanon TN, Jerry Swords, 615-444-5670

Boxes (corrugated, reusable):
www.ReBoxCorp.com Sell To or Buy From

Building Materials: (surplus, salvaged)
Habitat ReStores in Georgia
Albany GA. Phone 912-430-7942
Atlanta
Augusta GA. 104 Walton Way. Phone: 706-364-7637
Gainesville
Newnan

Other
RoosterHead Antique Heart Pine & Brick, 6 Center St. Rome, GA 30165. 706-233-9358
Atlanta Community Tool Bank, Mark Brodbeck, 404-880-0054
www.AmericanBuilderSurplus.com Buy, Sell or Donate Online

Bumpers (plastic, from cars/light trucks):
Keystone Automotive Industries, 777 Wharton Dr. SW, Atlanta 30336. Lee Elliott, 404-691-6930 or 404-691-6941. Will buy only repairable units from model year 2000 or newer. Picked up at no charge.

BumperPlus will pay $5 for repairable plastic bumper covers. Richard Marencin , 770-422-7587

Cable reels & spools:
Baker Reels, Hartselle, AL 35640. 800-633-3962.
Carris Reels
Diversity Solutions Reel Recycling, Inc., Atlanta, 770 -379-1000

Cardboard Boxes: see under Paper

Carpet Recycling:
Invista, Inc., Calhoun GA. Facility accepts used carpet from commercial sources & installers. Call Mark Aarons, 770-420-7809 to coordinate collection and transportation to Calhoun.

DPM Enterprises, Kingsport TN. Visit website for details on their Opt3 carpet tile recycling program.

Cell Phones:
All Staples Office Suppy stores in GA
www.RecycleWirelessPhones.com
www.CollectiveGood.com Headquarters in Atlanta.

CDs, Magnetic recording tapes, data cartridges:
www.GrahamMagnetics.com
www.Lacerta.com
www.CDRecyclingCenter.com

Clothing & Textiles:
www.DumontExport.com
www.RecycledFibers.com

Coin Recycling (bent, damaged, discolored):
Superintendent, US Mint, PO Box 400, Philadelphia PA 19105. 215-408-0205

Compact Fluorescent bulbs: See Mercury containing devices

Computers & electronic scrap recyclers in Georgia:
5R Processors, Inc. 2445 St. Mountain-Lithonia Rd., Lithonia GA 30058. Will accept small lots delivered by individuals. Monitors: $7.50 charge. Can arrange for pickup of large lots.

Asset Waste Management & Recycling 212 First St., Ft. Oglethorpe GA 30742. Prefer tractor-trailer loads from OEMs, distributors, large corporations, etc. May be able to pick up. Monitors: $7.00 charge, not accepted if glass CRT is broken.

Atlanta Recycling Solutions, LLC. 1026 Windward Ridge Pkwy., Alpharetta GA 30005. Can recycle and destruct all electronic equipment, including TVs. Provide asset tag removal, data and disc destruction, recycling certification.

Creative Recycling Systems of Georgia, Inc. 85 North Industrial Rd., Palmetto GA 30268. Company provides asset management and recycling services for all surplus and obsolete electronic equipment (plug-in or battery powered), not just computers.

GSAN Computer Marketing, Inc. 1038 MLK Jr. Blvd., Gainesville GA 30501. Company accepts materials ONLY from businesses, OEMs, and other computer/electronics recyclers. Charge $1-$3/unit for CRT/monitor removal.

MOLAM Inc. 925 Industrial Park Drive, Marietta GA 30062. Recycle electronics, computers, laptops, and cell phones etc. FREE. $3 charge for printers, monitors and batteries. $7 charge for TVs. You can drop off or they arrange pickup $95 per 24' truck in Atlanta Metro.

Concrete:
Big Dog Demolition Atlanta GA. 770-955-0065.

Dykes Materials Division Doraville, GA 770-448-3395.

Construction waste (wood, drywall, brick):
www.Grindzilla.com Can bring equipment for shredding to your site.
www.WasteGrinding.com Can bring equipment for shredding to your site.

Drums, plastic, closed head:
www.ReusablePackaging.org
Container Depot, Atlanta, Jim Arnold, 404-863-1257

Drywall/Sheetrock:
www.Grindzilla.com
www.WasteGrinding.com

Expanded polystyrene (EPS, Styrofoam):
Buyer, FP International, Peter Riemschneider, 732-736-0337, or peter.Riemschneider@fpintl.com
Foam Fabricators, 706-367-2616, Jefferson
FP International, 404-346-0696, Atlanta
RAPAC, 770-493-9820, Stone Mountain
Rome Floyd County Recycling Center, 706-291-5266, Rome
Storopack, Inc., 708-547-3080, Rome
Tuscarora Incorporated, 770-929-3800, Conyers

Recycle-Tech Corp. Dan Chung 201-294-8942

Flexographic printing solvents:
National Solvent Exchange, Eric Bonney, 404-605-0085.

Fluorescent lamps (HID lamps, thermostats, thermometers & any mercury-containing devices):
www.RecycleBulbs.com Kennesaw GA, Richard Hall, 770-426-5000
www.AercRecycling.com Bolingbroke GA (north of Macon)
Veolia Environmental Services, Morrow GA. Albert Williams, 404-361-6181 ext 250.

FOG (Fats, Oils, Grease):
List of state-approved haulers at p2ad.org

Food (edible canned, frozen, packaged, perishable, out of date):
Sarah Robertson, Atlanta Community Food Bank, 404-892-3333 ext 1233, or sarah.robertson@acfb.org

Freon
CFC Refimax, 770-984-2292, Steve Romine

Furniture & Home Furnishings (household only):
Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta (404) 355-8530, info@furniturebankatlanta.org

Glass (bottles, plate, window, auto, borosilicate):
www.StrategicMaterials.com College Park. Hazel Mobley 404-349-6952.

Guide to Best Management Practices for Household Hazardous Waste & Radon
Published by P2AD and available free in large 3-ring binder. Request from david_gipson@p2ad.org

Halon (was used in fire extinguishers until EPA banned it in 1996. Very valuable.)
www.HalonBankingSystems.com
www.UsHalonBank.com

Institutional Waste (from non-manufacturing businesses):
www.IR-Network.com

Latex paint (from manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, NOT HOMEOWNERS)
SYNTA, Inc, 2854 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, Georgia 30030, 404-373-7284

Lead aprons (for radiation protection):
www.ShieldingIntl.com
www.HCSToday.com

Materials Exchanges (online sites):
GA Industrial Materials Exchange
NC Materials Exchange
SC Materials Exchange
Southern Waste Information Exchange

Mercury containing devices (thermostates, thermometers, switches):
IKEA: 441 16th Street, Atlanta, GA 30363. 404-745-4532. Compact bulbs only.
www.AercRecycling.com
EarthPro.com

Microfiche Recycling or Destruction:
American Shredding, Inc. Savannah, 912-231-1111, E-mail: wronning@yahoo.com
Atlanta Data Storage. Norcross, 770-921-9048. E-mail: bill.o@atlantadatastorage.com
Georgia Data Storage. Tucker, Phone: 770-934-3300
Recall Corporation Alpharetta, 770-681-2030.

Office furniture, equipment, & supplies (all usable, will be picked up; tax deductible):
Gifts in Kind, Atlanta United Way, 404-366-2027. Located in Forest Park.

Old diesel fuel: Stabilizers & restorers:
SLPCorp.com
www.BatteryStuff.com
www.SolarEagle.com
www.BlueRidgeDiesel

Pallets & wooden shipping containers:
www.Pallet-Mall.com

Paper recyclers: (office paper, corrugated, newspaper, magazines, phone books)
American Office Paper Recycling. 404-699-9797. Atlanta
Austell Box Board Corp. 770-948-3100. Austell
BFI-Atlanta. 404-792-2660. Atlanta
Caraustar 770-451-3271 x18. Austell. Nancy Womack
Conoco Products 404-799-3814. Atlanta
Paper Recycling, Inc. 770-451-1334. Doraville
Paper Recycling International. 770-449-8688. Norcross
Paper Stock Dealers, Inc. 404-522-9121. Atlanta
Pratt Industries, 770-602-1190. Conyers. Kevin Bailey
Rock-Tenn Co. 770-939-1775. Tucker. Sherrie Turnbull
SP Recycling Corp. 770-995-0014. Lawrenceville. LuAnn Chambers
Waste Management of Atlanta, 404-794-6707

Plastics:
Specialized buyers of specific resins:
#1 PET: Buyer, Mohawk Industries, Roland Jones, 706-856-6481 x77575, or roland_jones@mohawkind.com

#2 HDPE: Buyer, KW Recycling, Scott Saunders, 800-633-8744 x303, or scott.saunders@kwplastics.com

#3 PVC: Buyer, Somerset Recycling, Steve Keck, 606-274-4170, or steve@somerset-recycling.com

Vinyl siding: Buyer: Reily Recovery Systems, Kevin Reily, 919-933-3611 or k.reily@att.net

#4 LDPE (stretch wrap, bags, films, etc.) Buyer: Conex Plastic Inds., Darrell Slocumb, 706-453-2303; Buyer, Trex Co., Mike Griffiths, 678-455-4777, or mgriffiths@trex.com

#5 PP: Waste Stream Solutions, Jeff Mangold, 540-344-3600, or jmangold@pcti.net

#6 PS (only Expanded Polystyrene = “Styrofoam”), Buyer, FP International, Peter Riemschneider, 732-736-0337, or peter.Riemschneider@fpintl.com

Davis Core & Pad 706-777-3364 Cave Springs
Foam Fabricators 706-367-2616 Jefferson
FP International 404-346-0696 Atlanta
RAPAC 770-493-9820 Stone Mountain
Rome Floyd County Recycling Center 706-291-5266 Rome
Storopack, Inc. 708-547-3080 Rome
Tuscarora Incorporated 770-929-3800 Conyers

Polycarbonates & polyamides, ABC Polymers, Tom Badura, 773-890-9000 x22, or tom@abcpolymers.com

Brokers, buyers, processors, recyclers of multiple resins & polymers:

Brokers, buyers, processors, recyclers of multiple resins & polymers:

ABC Polymers, Tom Badura, 770-938-8336, or tom@abcpolymers.com

Able Plastics, Barry Shemaria, 770-565-1522, info@ableplastics.com

GA Industrial Polymers, Ron Cook, 770-464-4141, info@georgiapolymers.com

Nemo Plastics, Eric Sidewater, 404-459-6700

Polymark Marketing, Inc. Ron Mitchell, 770-952-1147, www.polymark.com

Preferred Plastics, Stacy Rutherford, 678-936-3447

Recycled Materials Inc. Jim Porter, 404-753-7711, or porter2rmi@aol.com

Somerset Recycling, Steve Keck, 606-274-4170, or steve@somerset-recycling.com

Sundance Products, Steve Hungerford, 770-535-6500

TKO Polymers, Stewart Levy, 770-575-5767, stewart@tkopolymers.com

United Plastic Recycling, Parker Pruett, 404-351-5033, or ppruett@bellsouth.net

Porcelain products (bathroom & kitchen fixtures):
www.DykesPaving.com

Powder coat paints
www.SurplusCoatings.com Will buy unopened containers of virgin material; will recycle reclaim and spray-to-waste powders.

Printer cartridges (laser jet, ink jet):
All Staples Office Supply stores
www.LaserLife.com Will buy empties, free pickup.

Propane tanks:
www.BlueRhino.com Recycle 20 lb size &/or buy a new full tank.

Roofing Shingles:
www.ShingleRecycling.org

School & Textbooks: (buy & sell)
www.Fes.Follett.com
www.AcademicBookServices.com
www.TBWarehouse.com (Alpharetta)

Scrap metals (ferrous & nonferrous)
www.BlazerRecycling.com (Several metro-Atlanta locations)
Gainesville Scrap Iron & Metal, 770-534-5612
NewellRecycling.com (Several GA locations)
www.TheScrapMarket.com (Two locations in Macon)

Mobile baler for white goods & high volume scrap: Star Recycling, Birmingham AL. Richard Jaffe, 205-908-3930, or Harry Purnell, 205-410-9022. Star will bale, load, haul, & pay for your materials.

Scrap Tires: (auto, light truck, semi-trailers)
Georgia Tire Recycling, Atlanta. Lee Jackson, 404-355-0547.
MTR of Georgia, Jackson. Mike Henning, 770-775-6107.
Quality Tire, Jackson. Steve Peters, 770-775-3304.
Winthrop Brown, Manager, GA-DNR Scrap Tire Program, 404-362-2694.

Shipping containers (barrels, drums, bins, pails, totes, etc.):
www.ReusablePackaging.org

Solvents:
SolvDB.NCMS.org

Surplus building materials & tools:
Atlanta Community Tool Bank, Mark Brodbeck, 404-880-0054, markb@toolbank.org
www.AmericanBuilderSurplus.com (Buy, sell, donate online.)

Textiles, fibers, cloth:
www.TextileFiberSpace.com

Transparencies (overheads):
www.3m.com

Tyvek (envelopes, clothing):
Envelopes.Tyvek.com
www.GarmentRecoverySystems.com

Waxed corrugated boxes:
www.Enviro-Log.net (Ross McRoy, Enviro-Log, Inc. 866-343-6846 toll free.)

Wood waste buyers (chips, sawdust, bark, shavings, ends, etc.):
www.WoodFuel.com
www.WoodPlanet.com

X-ray film (exposed, medical or industrial):
www.Kodak.com
www.UnitedDMS.com
www.ProMedRecycling.com

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