Pickens County Georgia

Recycling

We are here to serve the Pickens County community and the North Georgia Region.

News and Updates


Good Friday

Good Friday

We will be closed on Saturday, April 19th

We will reopen on Tuesday, April 22nd at 8:00


Memorial Day

Memorial Day

We will be closed on Tuesday, May 27th

We will reopen on Wednesday, May 28th at 8:00


Juneteenth

Juneteenth

We will be closed on Thursday, June 19th

We will reopen on Friday, June 20th at 8:00


Independence Day

Independence Day

We will be closed on Friday, July 4th

We will reopen on Saturday, July 5th at 8:00


Happy Labor Day from the Pickens Recycling Center

Labor Day

We will be closed on Saturday, August 30th

We will reopen on Tuesday, September 2nd at 8:00


No Pizza Poxes

Please don’t bring pizza boxes for recycling.

We cannot recycle them because of the contamination from grease and cheese.


Our Services

We accept plastic #1 & #2, mixed paper (junk mail, newspapers, magazines), cardboard, steel, aluminum, & other metal, tires, electronics, and glass.

The recycling center at Appalachian Court offers shredding services for free. Drop of small amounts daily, or make an appointment for large quantities.

Bring your bagged household trash to the recycling center.

Help Reduce the Trash Headed to the Landfill. Recycle!

Our state of the art recycling center is rapidly becoming the regional recycling leader.

In 2023, we all worked together to divert an astounding amount of trash from the landfill by recycling:

  • 920,000 pounds cardboard
  • 240,000 pounds mixed paper
  • 350,000 pounds metal
  • 15,340 pounds aluminum
  • 150,000 pounds plastic

This EQUALS 1.7 million pounds of recyclable materials NOT going to the landfill PLUS…

  • 69 1-gallon paint cans
  • 896 tires (not including tires from our April Great American Cleanup amnesty)
  • 15 pickups of 300-gallon oil drums
  • FULL clothing/shoe bins picked up twice a week
  • 40,000 pounds of shredded paper

Amazing! Thank you for helping!

About Us

The Pickens Recycling Center is here to help!

Our goal is to reduce the waste we send to the landfill, and we have become the regional leader in this mission. We recycle a range of plastics, metals, glass, paper, cardboard, tires, and more.

Pickens County Recycling Center

QUESTIONS?

Contact us to learn more about recycling in Pickens County