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DeKalb County ends curbside glass recycling

DeKalb County will no longer accept glass in the curbside recycling program.
DeKalb County will no longer accept glass in the curbside recycling program.
By Pamela Miller
July 10, 2017

Effective July 17, DeKalb County residents can no longer place glass in curbside single-stream recycling. Glass should be separated from other recyclable materials. For residents who don’t want to sort their glass and drop it off at a recycling center, they should throw it away with the rest of the non-recyclable trash, according to county officials.

For those who want to recycle their glass food containers, the DeKalb County Sanitation Division’s glass recycling drop-off program offers 16 locations where county-operated glass recycling containers will be placed in parks, recreation centers, fire stations, libraries and Target store parking lots. For a complete list: www.dekalbsanitation.com.

Information: Pauline A. Andrea, Sanitation Division public information officer, at 404-294-2092 or paandrea@dekalbcountyga.gov.

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