Keep Paulding Beautiful                                                          Keep Paulding Beautiful
Board meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday every other month, 8:30am at the
Watson Government Complex (on the 2nd floor in the Administration Building)
240 Constitution Boulevard
Dallas, GA 30132

Keep Paulding Beautiful
  Tommy Leonard, Executive Director
This page was last updated: May 9, 2012
Board of Directors
Paulding County received their Keep Paulding Beautiful Certification on May 13, 2003 and is now an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact the KPB office at
770-443-0119   Tleonard@paulding.gov

Paulding County is making every attempt to increase the number of items
accepted for recycling. Your patience and support are appreciated.
Meetings
Keep Georgia Beautiful
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-2231
Litter Pick UP Truck
Litter Pick UP Truck
Keep Paulding Beautiful.com
Want to be a corporate sponsor?

Would you like to be a volunteer?

Email us at:


.770-443-0119

Paulding County Recycling Center (across from the Paulding County landfill)
65 County Services Lane
Dallas, Georgia 30132
Paulding County Recycling Center
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Tommy Leonard . . .  
  Executive Director Keep Paulding Beautiful
  Former Vice-President of Keep Georgia Beautiful
  Executive Directors Association
Wendy Turnbill . . . . President
Nancy Hightower . . .Vice-President
Tina Clark . . . . . . . .   Treasurer
Tracy Bonds . . . . . . .  Secretary
Karen Wakeford . . . . Consultant
Marylin Bartholomew , Theresa Byess, Joey Callings
Bruce Coyle, Jody Martin, Loran Wills, Angela Wingers
  • Paulding County Recycling Center (across from the Paulding County landfill) located at 65 County Services Lane,  Dallas, Georgia 30132   \

  • Walmart Supercenter in Hiram

  • Office Depot has a recycle program to dispose of old computers (or you can donate them   to the senior citizens to use for emailing family and friends).
 
    Please contact Tommy Leonard, Keep Paulding Beautiful,  with any questions or 
     comments at 770-443-0119  or   Tleonard@paulding.gov  
Paulding County Recycling Locations:

  Taylor Farm Park     is accepting old tennis shoes for reycling.  Deliver any kind of used athletic shoe. (excludes: golf shoes, dress shoes, and cleated shoes)

Taylor Farm Park
1380 Pine Valley Rd.
Powder Springs, GA 30127
770-222-3270
Select this link, for information on recycling your
used paint.
Aluminum Cans:
  • Paulding County Recycling Center
  • Ridge Road Library (money from the cans goes to assist Paulding Humane Society)

Batteries: - see below

Cell Phones, old PDA's, and Pagers:
  • Paulding County Recycling Center
  • Staples
  • 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.

Electronics:
  • Paulding County Recycling Center.   Please contact Tommy to verify.

Glass:
  • Paulding County Recycling Center
         (when dropping off recyclables: glass, tin cans, and plastic can be in the same bag)

Magazines and Mixed Paper: (includes magazines, computer & office paper, and junk mail)
  • Paulding County Recycling Center
  • some local schools

Metal:  (scrap metal such as old appliances, bikes, grills, lawn mowers, etc.)
  • Paulding County Landfill

Motor oil: 
  • Paulding County Recycling Center
  • AutoZone
  • Pep Boys
  • Advance Auto

Newspaper: 
  • Paulding County Recycling Center
  • Wal-Mart
  • 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.  
         (when dropping off recyclables: glass, tin cans, and plastic can be in the same bag)

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.)

Tin Cans:
  • Paulding County Recycling Center 
         (when dropping off recyclables: glass, tin cans, and plastic can be in the same bag)


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.
  • Dallas City Hall accepts the following rechargeable batteries: Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride, and Lead (less than 2 lbs).

Cell Phone Batteries: 
  • some local schools (check with the school's office personnel to verify)
  • Dallas City Hall

Nickel-Cadmium Batteries: 
  • Home Depot
  • Dallas City Hall
  • Wal-MartPaulding County Recycling Center 
Recycling, keeping tradition alive
Recycling, keeping tradition alive
Select this link, for information on recycling your used paint.
Paulding County Recycling Center
Transfer Station
iGive.com
Rivers Alive Project
Rivers Alive Project
Sara Babb Park Dallas, GA
TBA
This is your opportunity to help protect one of our most precious resources. Help us clean our rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands by joining in support of Rivers Alive. Visit this link for details.
Paintrecycling.org
Paintrecycling.org
Recycling Center hours of operation:
Monday, Tuesday, Friday 7:30am-4:30pm
Saturday  - 7:30am-Noon
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday - closed


Recyclable Items Accepted at:

Anyone can attend a meeting.  Please call to confirm time/day.
Meetings are not held during the summer.
Recycling Center hours of operation:
Monday, Tuesday, Friday 7:30am-4:30pm
Saturday  - 7:30am-Noon
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday - closed