See the Recycling Center Brochure (PDF) for an extensive list of what is accepted. Or, feel free to call the Recycling Center at (770) 442-8822 with any questions.
Chemicals and fuels (also known as Household Hazardous Waste), single-use alkaline batteries, mattresses and box springs, rear projection or wood console televisions, porcelain such as toilets, etc., wood, or other construction debris. Please call (770) 442-8822 with questions about a specific item before bringing it to the Recycling Center. The Center will accept paint (fees apply), motor oil, anti-freeze, and cooking oil – these things are not considered Household Hazardous Waste.
*Services are currently limited to City of Roswell residents and businesses only at this time.
Residential Fees
- Paint per gallon: $3.82 each (not accepted from businesses).
- Appliances containing refrigerant/Freon: $25 each
- Tires - off the rim: $2 each
- Tires - on the rim: $5 each
- Fluorescent bulbs: $1 each (not accepted from businesses).
- Televisions (Flat Screen or CRT): $5 each
- Computer (Flat Screen or CRT): $5 each
- Shred while you wait: $20 per box (not accepted from businesses)
Business Fees
- Televisions (Flat Screen or CRT): $20 each
- Monitors (Flat Screen of CRT): $20 each
- Tires - off the rim: $2 each (Max 4)
- Tires - on the rim: $15 each (Max 4)
- Appliances with Freon: $25 each
- Appliances without Freon: $10 each
Exact change, cash, or check accepted. Credit or debit cards are also accepted.
The City of Roswell is currently exploring options for partnering with neighboring cities to expand the services of the Roswell Recycling Center. No additional information is available at this time.
Roswell residents (proof required) may bring a maximum of 2- 5-gallon containers or 10 containers up to 1 gallon per residency, per day, of liquid latex and/or oil-based paint (not dried out or mixed with cat litter) in the original containers with the original readable label on it. Fees apply, and no leaking cans will be accepted. For more information, please call the Roswell Recycling Center at (770) 442-8822 during business hours.
To properly dispose of oil-based or latex paints that do not qualify for recycling, add kitty litter or sawdust to them before placing the cans—lid off—on the garbage container, not inside. Only empty paint cans or cans with solidified paint can be put on your garbage container for normal curbside garbage collection. Check out this video to learn more about paint disposal.
Empty spray paint cans can also be put in your garbage container for normal curbside garbage collection. Spray paint cans are not accepted at the Roswell Recycling Center. Spray paint cans with contents—paint and/or aerosol—are accepted at Roswell's Household Hazardous Waste Collection events.
Roswell residents (proof required) may bring up to two bankers boxes or copy paper-sized boxes of documents (or the equivalent) per residency per day any time the Recycling Center is open. Staples do not need to be removed but please remove all metal larger than a staple, all file folders, thick booklets, rubber bands, and plastic or laminated cards. Residents may watch documents being shredded from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Documents brought other times will be placed in a locked container until the documents can be shredded.
Roswell residents (proof required) may bring up to 5 4-foot tube or u-shaped fluorescent bulbs per residency to the Recycling Center any time during regular operating hours.
No, we do not buy any recyclables.
Yes. Please call (770) 442-8822 for more information and to schedule hours.
Curbside recycling is a service contracted through Waste Pro as part of the Roswell curbside household garbage service and is not affiliated with the Roswell Recycling Center. Recycling bins are provided to Roswell residents as part of this service. If you need a replacement curbside recycling bin, please call (470) 820-1900.