Garage | Gwinnett County Recycles

Which items in your garage can you put out for curbside recycling in Gwinnett County, take to a drop-off recycling or donation center, or mail in for recycling? Find out below! If an item can be dropped off or mailed in, click the blue YES button for more information. Know what you’re looking for? Use the search bar at the upper right of the table to get there quickly.

Item	Put out for Gwinnett County curbside recycling pickup*	Take to a local drop-off location for recycling or donation	Mail in for recycling
Aerosol cans (empty)	YES	YES	NO
Air conditioning units	NO	YES	NO
Batteries (alkaline)	NO	YES	NO
Batteries (button)	NO	YES	NO
Batteries (cell phone)	NO	YES	NO
Batteries (lithium)	NO	YES	NO
Batteries (boat, car, and motorcycle)	NO	YES	NO
Batteries (rechargeable)	NO	YES	YES
Batteries (car, truck, motorcycle, and boat)	NO	YES	NO
Bicycles	NO	YES	NO
Binoculars	NO	YES	NO
Bricks	NO	YES	NO
Bulbs	NO	YES	NO
Carpet pad	NO	YES	NO
Car security systems	NO	YES	NO
Car speakers	NO	YES	NO
CB radios/scanners	NO	YES	NO
Cleaning products	NO	YES	NO
Concrete	NO	YES	NO
Doors	NO	YES	NO
Door knobs and hinges	NO	YES	NO
Drywall	NO	YES	NO
Farm equipment	NO	YES	NO
Fence pickets	NO	YES	NO
Fencing (metal)	NO	YES	NO
Fire extinguishers	NO	YES	NO
GPS/navigation systems	NO	YES	NO
Holiday string lights	NO	YES	YES
Ladders	NO	YES	NO
Lawn furniture (metal)	NO	YES	NO
Lighting	NO	YES	NO
Lumber	NO	YES	NO
Metal cabinets	NO	YES	NO
Paint	NO	YES	NO
Pesticides	NO	YES	NO
Propane tanks	NO	YES	NO
Radar detectors	NO	YES	NO
Radiators	NO	YES	NO
Rims	NO	YES	NO
Roofing shingles	NO	YES	NO
Satellite radios	NO	YES	NO
Sheet rock	NO	YES	NO
Smoke detectors	NO	YES	NO
Sports equipment	NO	YES	NO
String lights	NO	YES	NO
Strollers (usable condition)	NO	YES	NO
Towels and rags	NO	YES	NO
Tires	NO	YES	NO
Toys	NO	YES	NO
Trailers	NO	YES	NO
Water heaters	NO	YES	NO
Weather stations	NO	YES	NO
Windows	NO	YES	NO
Windshields and car windows	NO	YES	NO
Wood	NO	YES	NO

*Note that curbside recycling information presented here applies only to the Gwinnett County residents who live in unincorporated Gwinnett County. For curbside recycling information specific to your city, click here.

Still looking for something, or want to discover more items to recycle or donate? Explore another room:

Kitchen — Includes food and drink containers and housewares
Bathroom — Includes health, personal care, and cosmetics products
Bedroom — Includes entertainment, hobbies, home electronics, and textiles
Office — Includes packaging materials, electronics, and writing utensils

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