To dispose of old cell phones visit www.wirelessfoundation.org.
Computers:
Paulding County Recycling Center
Office Depot
Functioning personal computers can be donated for senior citizens to use for emailing family and friends.
Corrugated Cardboard:
Paulding County Recycling Center. Please flatten and remove all polystyrene peanuts and/or other packaging material before placing in the bin.
Glass:
Paulding County Recycling Center
Magazines and Mixed Paper: (includes magazines, computer paper, office paper, and junk mail)
Paulding County Recycling Center
Dallas Park-N-Ride
some local schools
Metal: (scrap metal such as old appliances, bikes, grills, lawn mowers, etc.)
Paulding County Recycling Center
Motor oil:
Paulding County Recycling Center
AutoZone
Pep Boys
Advance Auto
Newspaper:
Paulding County Recycling Center
Wal-Mart
Dallas Park-N-Ride
Kroger in Hiram
some local schools accept newspapers (look for the "newspaper" bins in their parking lots)
Office Paper/Mixed paper: (includes any non-glossy paper such as notebook paper, envelopes, post-it notes, junk mail, printer paper, and non-corrugated cardboard)
Paulding County Recycling Center
Plastic:
Paulding County Recycling Center accepts plastic with the numbers 1 or 2 located on the bottom of the container (i.e. water bottles, milk jugs, and soft drink bottles). Other numbered products are not accepted at this time.
Plastic Grocery Bags: Look for the collection bins in the front of the store.
Kroger
Publix
Polystyrene Foam:
Publix
Telephone Books: Telephone books are typically delivered between mid-May and mid-June. Recycling bins are placed at the following locations:
Paulding County Recycling Center
all three public libraries (Bins at the libraries are placed a week before the earliest delivery date and for an additional two weeks after the latest date of delivery.)
Dallas Park-N-Ride. (The Dallas Park-N-Ride bin remains year-round.)
Tires:
Paulding County Recycling Center. $2 per tire (personal vehicle size tires) and $3 per tire (larger size vehicles). NO Off-Road vehicle tires accepted. Tires can also be taken to any tire dealer for recycling. They will charge a small fee.
Waste Paint: The Paulding County Recycling Center does NOT accept paint.
Duron Paint in Hiram sells a product called Waste Paint Hardener. This product may be purchased for around $3.00 and can be mixed with the unwanted paint (for absorption) to help comply with disposal procedures.
Cat litter can also be used. After mixing the cat litter with the paint, let it dry overnight with the lid off. After 24 hours, the paint can be disposed in household trash going to a lined landfill.
BATTERIES:
Auto Batteries:
Paulding County Recycling Center
Advance Auto Parts
Autozone
Rechargeable Batteries:(includes rechargeable batteries found in cordless tools, laptop computers, PDAs, camcorders and remote control toys)
Paulding County Recycling Center and also at locations found at this site. www.rbrc.org/ps or call 1-800-8 BATTERY.
Cell Phone Batteries:
some local schools (check with the school's office personnel to verify)
Nickel-Cadmium Batteries:
Home Depot
Wal-Mart
Board meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month at the
