City of Acworth Recycling Center

Recycling

Acworth, GA

Facility details

Address
5497 N Main St
Acworth, GA 30101
Phone
(770) 975-0679
Facility type
Recycling
Operator
Municipal
County
Cobb County
EPA Region
4
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070687744

Programs on file: NPDES permit GAIS13749

Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

  • Cardboard and mixed paper
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Scrap metal
  • Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: Bartow Co - Sr 294 Emerson Mswl, Emerson — 6.4 mi

Area served

Serves Acworth, Emerson, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Cartersville, Marietta, Dallas, White, Powder Springs, Canton.

County context

One of 30 recycling centers in Cobb County, GA.

ZIP 30101 population 62,871.

Georgia solid-waste agency: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)

Co-located facilities