Facility details
- Address
- 6870 Ann Arbor Dr
Atlanta, GA 30349 - Phone
- (770) 892-7423
- Website
- alternativerecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Fulton County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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
- Fulton County Merk Miles Road Landfill Landfill 2.5 mi · College Park, GA
- Merk/Miles Waste Transfer Facility Recycling 2.7 mi · College Park, GA
- Merk Miles Transfer Station and Recycling Center Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Atlanta, GA
- Merk Miles Transfer Station and Recycling Center Transfer Station 2.8 mi · College Park, GA
- WM - Gateway Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Atlanta, GA
- Waste Management - Atlanta Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Atlanta, GA
- Round2 Inc Recycling 4.6 mi · Atlanta, GA
- Atlanta Warehouse and Recycling Recycling 4.7 mi · Atlanta, GA
- Polymer Sciences, Inc. PlasticsRecycling 5.7 mi · Atlanta, GA
- Fulton Metals Recycling Recycling 5.8 mi · Atlanta, GA
Nearest landfill: Fulton County Merk Miles Road Landfill, College Park — 2.5 mi
Area served
Serves Fairburn, Atlanta, Red Oak, Union City, Lithia Springs, Douglasville, Austell, Palmetto, Mableton, Riverdale, Clarkdale, Tyrone.
County context
One of 67 recycling centers in Fulton County, GA.
ZIP 30349 population 78,597.
Georgia solid-waste agency: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)