Where to Recycle Kitchen Items

Maybe an item in your kitchen can’t be recycled curbside, or it can but you don’t have curbside recycling service at your Gwinnett County home. Wait — don’t throw it in the trash yet! Many things can be taken to a nearby drop-off location for recycling or donation, or can be mailed for free to an organization that will recycle it.

Note: Before you make the trip, call ahead to a drop-off location to confirm that they will accept the particular item you have. We do our best to keep this page up to date, but recycling availability sometimes changes without warning.


  • Gwinnett County Fire Stations – Station #14 (Buford), #15 (Lawrenceville), #3 (Lilburn) 
    Note: Proceeds benefit the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation
  • GreenDisk – Mail-In
    1. Purchase a Technotrash Pack-IT Service for a small fee
    2. Fill a box with accepted e-waste
    3. Mail to GreenDisk
Cereal bags (clean and dry)
  • TerraCycle – Mail-In
    1. Join the TerraCycle Cigarette Waste Recycling Program
    2. Print a free shipping label
    3. Collect and mail in extinguished cigarettes, cigarette filters, loose tobacco pouches, outer plastic packaging, inner foil packaging, rolling paper, and ash
Coffee and espresso makers
  • Start your own compost pile or check ShareWaste to find a neighbor near you who is accepting compostable products for their compost
    Note: Compostable plastic does not break down in home compost
  • TerraCycle – Mail-In
    1. Join the TerraCycle Drink Pouch Recycling Program
    2. Print a free shipping label
    3. Collect and mail in aluminum and plastic drink pouches (no need to remove the straws)
 
 
  • TerraCycle – Mail-In – Brita Products
    1. Join the TerraCycle Brita Recycling Program
    2. Print a free shipping label
    3. Collect and mail in Brita® dispensers, Brita® Bottles, Brita® Bottle Filters, Brita® Standard Filters, Brita® Stream Filters, Brita® Longlast Filters, Brita® filter packaging, Brita® faucet filtration systems, and Brita® pitchers