In honor of Earth Day, Atlanta’s largest and most popular single-day recycling event, Electronics Recycling Day, will take place on Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Turner Field (Gold Lot). The event has collected over 400,000 pounds of electronic equipment since its inception nearly a decade ago. The first 100 cars that show up will receive a free one-gallon can of Legacy Recycled Paint and will have the opportunity win for a free rain barrel.
Atlanta City Councilmember Carla Smith has again partnered with LivingGreenPages, Live-Thrive Atlanta, Atlanta Recycling Solutions to collect and recycle computers and other household electronics. This year the Councilmember has added a new partner, Atlanta Paint Disposal and will collect Latex Paint to be recycled at this annual citywide collection event.
If electronic items and paints aren’t properly recycled, they can emit chemicals into soil and water, causing harmful effects. However, Atlantans can do their part to help the environment by participating in this year’s Electronics Recycling Day.
Here are some of the items will be accepted at the City of Atlanta’s Recycling Day:
- COMPUTER MONITORS
- TELEVISIONS ($10 fee required)
- MICROWAVE OVENS
- COMPUTER CPU’s
- TELEPHONES
- LAPTOPS
- COPIERS
- CB RADIOS
- PRINTERS
- VIDEO MACHINES
- CD PLAYERS
- DISK DRIVES
- VCRs and DVD Players
- PORTABLE RADIOS
- FLOPPY DRIVES
- CAMCORDERS
- CELL PHONES
- TEST & NETWORKING EQUIPMENT
- CAMERAS
- KEYBOARDS
- MODEMS
- RECORD PLAYERS
- SCANNERS
- CURCUIT BOARDS
- SPEAKERS
- ELECTRICAL PANELS
- TYPEWRITERS
- UPS / BATTERY BACK-UP
- FAX MACHINES
- CD ROMS
- PROJECTORS
- CABLES
- COMPUTER MOUSES
- STEREOS
The following items will not be accepted: consoles, projection televisions, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, washers, dryers, freezers, de-humidifiers or humidifiers, gas-powered equipment, tires, household trash and NON-electronic equipment.
For more information, please call Councilmember Smith’s office at (404) 330-6039 or visit