Where to Recycle Office Items

Maybe an item in your office 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. Explore our guide to drop-off and mail-in recycling here, and if we’re missing anything, please let us know.

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.

Air pillows (deflated)

• Ingles Supermarkets

• Kroger Supermarkets

• Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores

• Publix Supermarkets

• Target Stores

• Wal-Mart Stores

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Air pillows (inflated)

• Pak Mail Stores

• UPS Stores

• FedEx Office and Ship Center Stores

Answering machines

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Batteries (alkaline)

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens
  Note: Fee applies

Batteries (button)

• Batteries + Bulbs Stores

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Batteries (cell phone)

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

• Batteries + Bulbs Stores

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Batteries (lithium)

• Batteries + Bulbs Stores

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Batteries (rechargeable)

• Batteries + Bulbs Stores

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens
  Note: Fee applies

• 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

Binders (usable condition)

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Books (hardback)

• Better World Books Drop Boxes

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Books (paperback)

• Better World Books Drop Boxes

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Bubble wrap (deflated)

• Ingles Supermarkets

• Kroger Supermarkets

• Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores

• Publix Supermarkets

• Target Stores

• Wal-Mart Stores

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Bubble wrap (inflated)

• Pak Mail Stores

• UPS Stores

• FedEx Office and Ship Center Stores

Cables and connectors

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Calculators

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Camcorders

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Cameras

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• 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

Camera lenses

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

CDs

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

• 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

CD/DVD/VHS/cassette cases

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

CD players

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Chargers

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• 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

Computer paper

• WestRock – Lawrenceville

• Pratt Recycling – Conyers

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center  – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Copiers

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Desktop computers

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Fee applies to monitors; limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker
  Note: Fee applies to monitors
  

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville
  Note: Fee applies to monitors
  

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta
  Note: Fee applies to monitors
  

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center  – Sandy Springs
  Note: Fee applies to monitors

Digital photo frames

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

DVDs

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

• 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

DVD players

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Envelopes and mail

• WestRock – Lawrenceville

• Pratt Recycling – Conyers

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center  – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Fans

• Goodwill Donation Sites
  Note: Only accepts functioning fans

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Fax machines

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Flash drives

• Staples Stores

• 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

Furniture plastic wrap (clean and dry)

• Ingles Supermarkets

• Kroger Supermarkets

• Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores

• Publix Supermarkets

• Target Stores

• Wal-Mart Stores

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Glue sticks (empty)

• TerraCycle – Mail-In
  1. Join the TerraCycle BIC® Stationery Recycling Program
  2. Print a free shipping label
  3. Collect and mail in empty glue sticks

Hard drives

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

Headphones

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

Home monitoring systems

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Ink cartridges

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• Office Depot/Office Max Stores

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

• 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

Keyboards and mice

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• 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

Lamps

• Goodwill Donation Sites
  Note: Only accepts functioning lamps

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Laptop computers

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Memory cards

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

Metal cabinets

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Tullis Metals – Buford

• SA Recycling – Lawrenceville, Norcross, Doraville

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• Widenation Recycling – Lilburn

• Pratt Recycling – Conyers

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Microfiche

• 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

Mp3 players

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• 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

Packing peanuts

• Pak Mail Stores

• UPS Stores

• FedEx Office and Ship Center Stores

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Paint sets (empty)

• TerraCycle – Mail-In
  1. Join the TerraCycle BIC® Stationery Recycling Program
  2. Print a free shipping label
  3. Collect and mail in empty paint sets

Pencils and pens

• TerraCycle – Mail-In
  1. Join the TerraCycle BIC® Stationery Recycling Program
  2. Print a free shipping label
  3. Collect and mail in empty writing instruments

Phones (cell)

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

• 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

Phones (landline)

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Printers

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Projectors

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Routers

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Rugs

• Goodwill Donation Sites
  Note: Only in good condition, free of stains and rips

• USagain Collection Bins
  Open 24/7

• H&M Stores

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens
  Note: Only in good condition, free of stains and rips

Scanners

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Shredders

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Shredded paper

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

Smoke detectors

• Sandy Springs Recycling Center – Sandy Springs
  Note: Fee applies
• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta
  Note: Fee applies

Styrofoam shipping blocks

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Athens

Surge protectors

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Tablets and e-readers

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta

Webcams

• Goodwill Donation Sites

• Best Buy Stores
  Note: Limit three items per household per day

• Staples Stores

• TriStar Recycling – Norcross

• E-Recycle USA – Tucker

• Snellville Recycling Center – Snellville

• Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – Atlanta