CHaRM Atlanta + DeKalb Location Announcements
SHREDDING AVAILABLE ONLY DURING UPCOMING SHREDDING EVENTS @ CHaRM DEKALB (ONLY): April 18 and June 13, Appointments Required.
2026 CLOSURE DATES:
MAY 23, JULY 4, SEPT 5, NOV 25 (CLOSING EARLY), NOV 26-28, DEC 24-28, DEC 31, JAN 1
Residential VIP Membership Program Perks for CHaRM Atlanta (Hill Street) and CHaRM DeKalb (Columbia Drive)
$120 / Annual Membership
By purchasing your tax-deductible CHaRM VIP Membership, you are not only supporting Live Thrive in continuing our efforts to keep materials out of the water system and landfill in our community, but you will also receive the following CHaRM Perks for (1) year:
- Guaranteed Appointments for Saturday Dropoffs (Hill Street & DeKalb locations)
Appointments for our VIP Members are required for Saturday and are guaranteed, even if our regular appointment calendar is full. In order for the appointment to be guaranteed, members must be made no later than 5pm on Friday, the day prior to the appointment day you are booking. - No Appointment Needed for Tuesday-Thursday Dropoffs, during regular business hours for each location
As a VIP Member, you will be able to visit CHaRM from 8:30am-1:30pm (30 minutes before the general public) on Tuesday (Hill Street location only), Wednesday (Columbia Drive location only) and Thursday (Hill Street location only). - Free Recycling:
(1) Free TV/Computer Monitor per year ($25 value)
(1) Free Mattress per year ($18 value) - $20 Off Advanced Tickets to A CHaRMing Evening
You will be emailed a promo code for $20 off (1) fundraiser ticket. Promo codes for this discount will be emailed in early fall. - In addition to material processing fees, a portion of your VIP membership will be used to support STE(A)M Certification Grant Program. Funding to support this program will support STE(A)M education in local schools and help them to complete a phase or fully complete their Georgia STE(A)M Certification process. Once they are certified, they are eligible to receive additional funding for their program, but many schools need funding to even begin the process.
Membership is valid for HOUSEHOLDS/RESIDENTIAL ONLY and valid for BOTH CHaRM locations.
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Download the app TODAY to purchase VIP memberships, easily schedule and manage your CHaRM appointments,
donations, fundraiser tickets and more – all in one place!
We appreciate your patience as we navigate the new app together. Here are a few helpful hints:
- You will need to create a new account within the app, but you can use your existing email address.
- If images appear distorted, it may be due to your phone’s font size settings. We’re working on a fix, but in the meantime, adjusting your font size may help.
- Appointments made through the previous system will be honored through the end of April.
♻️ Thank you for your patience!
Prefer not to download the app? Book an appointment online with the button below.
Appliances
Large or major appliances including refrigerators, dehumidifiers and humidifiers.
Examples
Washers
Dryers
Stoves
Ovens
Water Heaters
Refrigerators
Wine Coolers
Humidifiers
Dehumidifiers
- FEES -
Residents: $15-$20 each
Businesses: $15-$20 each
Books for Recycling
Books only
Examples
Encyclopedias
Outdated Text Books
Paperbacks
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: none
Cardboard
This includes mixed paper and any type of corrugated cardboard, including shipping boxes.
Examples
Cereal Boxes
Holiday Cards
Magazines
Paper Grocery Bags
Moving Boxes
Banker's Boxes
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: $.40 per pound
Cartons
Cartons are a popular type of packaging for dairy, juice, soups,etc. Cartons dropped off here are baled and recycled.
Empty and rinsed. Caps ON are okay.
Examples
Dairy Cartons
Soup Cartons
Drink Cartons
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: $.40 per pound
Chemicals
Household chemicals may be found in your home under the kitchen sink, garage or basement. These items are used to clean, control pests and improve lawns. All chemicals must be in original containers. No industrial lab chemicals, chemicals in 5 gallon or more containers or unknown materials.
Examples
Herbicides (ie. Roundup)
Ammonia/Bleach
Oven Cleaner
Muriatic Acid
Pool Chemicals
Car Oil
Gasoline
Tiki Oil
Brake Fluid
Bug Spray
Naval Jelly
Drain Cleaner
Nail Polish Remover
- FEES -
CHEMICALS & PAINT ARE WEIGHED TOGETHER
Residents: First 20 pounds are free. The remainder weight that falls:
up to 100 lbs total weight: $.50 per pound
101 LBS - 199LBS total weight: $.65 per pound
200lbs+ total weight: $.75 per pound
Businesses: $.85 per pound
Compost
Residential compost
Examples
All food scraps (veggies, fruit, meat, dairy, fish and chicken/fish bones) |
Baking ingredients, herbs, spices |
BPI Certified Compostable Items |
Coffee grounds, coffee filters |
Cooked foods |
Egg shells |
Flower arrangements |
Household plants, including soil |
Loose tea |
Paper items (not glossy or shiny) |
Paper towels, napkins |
Pasta, bread, cereal |
Pet food |
Pizza boxes |
Toilet paper rolls |
- FEES -
Residents: $.75 per pound
Businesses: $1 per pound
Usable Donations & Books
ONLY usable Clothing, Shoes and Books.
Please no undergarments.
Examples
Baby Clothes
Clothing, Adult + Children's
Drapes
Games, Toys
Household Goods
Picture Frames
Purses
Sheets
Sports Equipment
Towels
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: NONE
Cooking Oil
Household oils used for cooking and frying.
Examples
Vegetable Oil
Peanut Oil
Olive Oil
Crisco
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: None
Document Shredding
NOTE: AVAILABLE ONLY DURING SHREDDING EVENTS
Pre-shredded documents are accepted at any time.
Examples
Tax Documents
Personal Documents
Bank Statements
ETC.
- FEES -
Residents: $.50 per pound
Businesess: $1 per pound
Electronics
CLICK FOR ELECTRONIC RECYCLING VIDEO
Any item that requires electricity or charging.
Examples
Television and Monitors, fees apply.
No fees for the following:
Batteries (Button, NiMh, Lithium, Carbon Zinc, Ni-Cad and Rechargeable)--Please tape all battery ends and exposed wire.
Alkaline and Car batteries NOT accepted
Computer
Microwave
Coffee Maker
DVR
Computer
Hair Dryer
Coffee Maker
DVR
Vacuum
Wire
Cables
Chargers
Cell Phones
Tablets
Laptops
Mixer
Christmas Lights
ETC.
- FEES -
Residents: TVs / Monitors $25 each
All other items no fee
Businesses: TVs/monitors $25
additional items $.55 per pound
Flat Glass
CLICK FOR GLASS RECYCLING VIDEO
Flat glass is treated with chemicals and must be recycled separately from food-grade glass.
Clean FLAT Glass Only
Examples
FLAT GLASS
Window Plate
Glass Tables
Table Inserts
Shower Door Glass
Glass Panel Office Dividers
All Car Window/Windshield Glass
Microwave Turn Table Glass
Drinkware/Wine Glasses
NO
Porcelain
Ceramic
Mirrors
China
Pyrex
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: $.35 per pound
Food-Grade Glass
CLICK FOR GLASS RECYCLING VIDEO
Food-grade glass. Sorting no longer necessary. Remove caps/tops and take to appropriate stations such as Plasticville, Metals, Aluminum or Cork Bin.
Glass must be rinsed and dried before recycling.
Examples
FOOD GRADE GLASS
Wine Bottles
Beer Bottles
Pickle Jars
Peanut Butter Jars
Condiment Jars
Baby Food Jars
Soda Bottles
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: $.35 per pound
Mattresses
CLICK FOR MATRESS RECYCLING VIDEO
Home mattresses and box springs
Examples
Mattresses of All Sizes
Box Springs of All Sizes
Mattresses must be dry and not excessively soiled or bug infested. No crib/baby mattresses, futons or foam toppers. No air mattresses or memory foam mattresses. Must have springs.
- FEES -
Residents: $15 Twin/full; $18 Queen/King
per mattress or box spring
Businesses: $15 Twin/full; $18 Queen/King
per mattress or box spring
Metals
Household scrap steel and aluminum.
Separated by type.
Examples
Cans
Bed Frames
Wire Shelving
Screws
Nails
Keys
Cat Food Cans
House Screens
Gutters
Soda Cans
Energy Drink Cans
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: none
Miscellaneous
Fire Extinguishers
Small $5, Large $10
Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Detectors (Kidde brand ONLY)
$5 each
CFL/Fluorescent Tubes
$.50 each
Thermometers (Mercury only)
$2 each
Thermostats
$5 each
Propane tanks of any size are NOT accepted
- FEES -
Same for Residents and Businesses
See Above for Each Item
Paper, Mixed
This includes all mixed paper and pre-shredded paper
Examples
Junk Mail
Holiday Cards
Magazines
Paper Grocery Bags
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: $.40 per pound
Musical Instruments
This includes any musical instruments no longer in use.
Examples
Used instruments:
Keyboards
Trumpets
Guitars
Saxophones
Trombones
Flutes
Clarinets
Drums
ETC.
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: NONE
Paint
Any latex, oil-based and aerosol paints
Examples
House Paint
Paint Thinner
Wall Paper Stripper
Sealer
Stain
Mineral Spirits
Nail Polish
- FEES -
CHEMICALS & PAINT ARE WEIGHED TOGETHER
Residents: First 20 pounds are free. The remainder weight thaT falls:
Up to 100 lbs total weight: $.50 per pound
101 LBS - 199LBS total weight: $.65 per pound
200lbs+ total weight: $.75 per pound
Businesses: $.85 per pound
Plastics
"Plasticville"
CLICK FOR PLASTICS #1 & #2 VIDEO
PLASTICS #5 VIDEO
PLASTICS #6 VIDEO
PLASTIC FILM & FOOD GRADE PLASTICS VIDEO
All plastic containers with resin codes #1, #2, #4, #5, #6 (usually found on the bottom or side), corrugated signs, plastic film, utensils and straws.
#1, #2, #5, #6 must have resin code on them. Look for the triangle with chasing arrows with the number inside it.
Plastic #1 sorted by container type:
*Beverage bottles
*Containers with color
*Containers with no color
Plastic #2 sorted by container type:
*Containers/bottles with color
*Containers/bottles with no color
Examples
YES
Water Bottles
Soda Bottles
Pre-sorted Food Grade Plastics (utensils, plates, to-go plastic containers)
Milk Jugs
Plastic Bags
Plastic Film
Detergent Bottles
Medicine Bottles
Make-Up Bottles
Lotion Bottles
NO
PVC Pipes
Tubing
Garden Hoses
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: $.40 per pound
Rehabilitation Equipment
COMING APRIL 2026: This includes used Rehabilitation and Home Medical Equipment
Examples
Bathroom Equipment - Shower Chairs/Benches
Bedside commodes
Bedside Tables
Children's Adaptive Equipment
Home Healthcare Beds
Hoyer Lifts (Patient Lifts)
Power Wheelchairs
Scooters
Walkers (including Rollators), Crutches and Canes
Wheelchairs
- FEES -
Residents: None
Businesses: $.85 per pound
Styrofoam
Styrofoam is a material made of expanded polystyrene foam (EPS). Must be clean and dry.
Examples
YES
Cups
Take Out Food Containers
Coolers
Packing
Must be clean and dry
NO
Food Residue
Black Containers
Packaging Peanuts
- FEES -
Residents: NONE
Businesses: $.85 per pound
Tires
CLICK FOR TIRE RECYCLING VIDEO
Car tires ONLY, no rims
Examples
YES
Car Tires ONLY
Bicycle Tires are also accepted
NO
Tires with Rims
Truck Tires
- FEES -
Residents: $2 per tire
Businesses: $2 per tire