Georgia household hazardous waste drop-off
Pick your county to see its drop-off sites, collection events and home pickup. Check who can use each program, and call before you go.
Georgia counties
- Appling
- Atkinson
- Bacon
- Baker
- Baldwin
- Banks
- Barrow
- Bartow
- Ben Hill
- Berrien
- Bibb
- Bleckley
- Brantley
- Brooks
- Bryan
- Bulloch
- Burke
- Butts
- Calhoun
- Camden
- Candler
- Carroll
- Catoosa
- Charlton
- Chatham
- Chattahoochee
- Chattooga
- Cherokee
- Clarke
- Clay
- Clayton
- Clinch
- Cobb
- Coffee
- Colquitt
- Columbia
- Cook
- Coweta
- Crawford
- Crisp
- Dade
- Dawson
- Decatur
- DeKalb
- Dodge
- Dooly
- Dougherty
- Douglas
- Early
- Echols
- Effingham
- Elbert
- Emanuel
- Evans
- Fannin
- Fayette
- Floyd
- Forsyth
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Gilmer
- Glascock
- Glynn
- Gordon
- Grady
- Greene
- Gwinnett
- Habersham
- Hall
- Hancock
- Haralson
- Harris
- Hart
- Heard
- Henry
- Houston
- Irwin
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jeff Davis
- Jefferson
- Jenkins
- Johnson
- Jones
- Lamar
- Lanier
- Laurens
- Lee
- Liberty
- Lincoln
- Long
- Lowndes
- Lumpkin
- Macon
- Madison
- Marion
- McDuffie
- McIntosh
- Meriwether
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- Murray
- Muscogee
- Newton
- Oconee
- Oglethorpe
- Paulding
- Peach
- Pickens
- Pierce
- Pike
- Polk
- Pulaski
- Putnam
- Quitman
- Rabun
- Randolph
- Richmond
- Rockdale
- Schley
- Screven
- Seminole
- Spalding
- Stephens
- Stewart
- Sumter
- Talbot
- Taliaferro
- Tattnall
- Taylor
- Telfair
- Terrell
- Thomas
- Tift
- Toombs
- Towns
- Treutlen
- Troup
- Turner
- Twiggs
- Union
- Upson
- Walker
- Walton
- Ware
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Webster
- Wheeler
- White
- Whitfield
- Wilcox
- Wilkes
- Wilkinson
- Worth
No county matches that name.
Counties in gray have no current listing yet: call the county for local options.
Georgia metro areas
Upcoming collection events in Georgia
- Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Cumming, Forsyth CountyWho can attend: Forsyth County residents only; residential waste only
- Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · Alpharetta, Fulton CountyWho can attend: City of Roswell residents only; photo ID showing an address in Roswell city limits; no businesses
- Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · Woodstock, Cherokee CountyWho can attend: City of Woodstock residents only for household hazardous waste
- Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · Rome, Floyd CountyWho can attend: Floyd County residents only (Floyd County license plate or other proof of residency)
- Sat, Feb 6, 2027 (also Sat, Jun 12, 2027) · Lawrenceville, Gwinnett CountyWho can attend: Gwinnett County residents
No upcoming collection events are listed right now. Your county page lists permanent drop-off sites and home pickup.
Soonest first. Events usually serve only residents of the city or county that runs them, and many need an appointment. Events with addresses and phone numbers →
About Georgia programs
Georgia has no statewide household hazardous waste program, and most of its 159 counties have no regular collection. A few places run year-round drop-off sites, such as CHaRM in Atlanta, DeKalb County and Athens, and the Dalton-Whitfield facility; others, such as Gwinnett, Forsyth and Floyd counties, hold collection days a few times a year. We check each county’s, city’s and program’s own page.
Most Georgia counties have no household hazardous waste program. Where a county has none, call its solid waste or public works office about local options; collection days are often announced only a few weeks ahead.
State rules and programs
- Agency: the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) says reuse and recycling options for household hazardous waste in Georgia are extremely limited. It does not run collections itself, and it points residents to CHaRM in Atlanta and Athens and to local city and county collection days.
- Trash rules: EPD says household hazardous waste must never be poured down the drain, and liquids are not allowed in the trash. Homeowners are exempt from hazardous waste rules, and EPD describes solidifying small amounts of liquid with cat litter or oil dry so they can go out with regular garbage.
- Residents only: most Georgia collection days serve only residents of the county or city that runs them, and some ask for ID. CHaRM Atlanta and CHaRM DeKalb are open to anyone but charge fees beyond a free allowance for residents.
- Fees and appointments: CHaRM centers charge by weight or by trip, and many collection days need an appointment or pre-registration. Check each listing before you go.
- Paint: Georgia has no PaintCare program, so stores are not required to take leftover paint. CHaRM centers and many collection days take paint, sometimes for a fee. See the paint guide.
- Car batteries and motor oil: EPD says homeowners who change their own oil are not held to the business used oil rules. Some household hazardous waste programs we list take motor oil, antifreeze and batteries; check each listing.
Batteries in Georgia
The law: We found no Georgia battery stewardship law for household batteries on an official state page.
Stewardship program: No battery stewardship program. Some Georgia household hazardous waste programs and collection days take household and car batteries; check each listing for the kinds it accepts.
Where to take them: 5 Georgia programs we list accept batteries. Some take only certain kinds, so check each listing. Programs that list batteries include Athens-Clarke County CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials), Dalton-Whitfield Household Hazardous Waste Facility and Gwinnett County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. Pick your county above for every program.
Which batteries can go in the trash, how to tape and bag them, and other states’ rules: How to dispose of batteries.
Sources (checked Sat, Oct 24, 2026): Georgia EPD: Household hazardous waste.
Motor oil and car fluids in Georgia
The law: Georgia EPD’s used oil guidance says people changing the oil in their own vehicles are household “do-it-yourselfers” and are not required to follow the used oil rules for businesses, though EPD recommends them as a best practice. It also says used oil filters should be hot drained for at least 12 hours before they go in the trash.
Collection program: Georgia has no state used oil program for households, and we found no Georgia law requiring stores to take used oil back.
Antifreeze: We found no Georgia rule written specifically for household antifreeze. EPD’s used oil guidance says antifreeze is not used oil, so keep it separate; household hazardous waste programs that list it take it.
Where to take it: 1 Georgia programs we list accept motor oil and 3 accept antifreeze. Programs that list motor oil or antifreeze include Dalton-Whitfield Household Hazardous Waste Facility, Gwinnett County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and Forsyth County Household Hazardous Waste Recycling and Disposal Event. Pick your county above for every program.
How to pack used oil and filters, what to do with antifreeze, brake fluid and gasoline, and other states’ rules: How to dispose of used motor oil and car fluids.
Sources (checked Sun, Oct 25, 2026): Georgia EPD: Used oil guidance (brochure), Georgia EPD: Household hazardous waste.
FAQ
Is household hazardous waste disposal free in Georgia?
It depends on the program. Gwinnett, Forsyth, Roswell and Dalton-Whitfield list free drop-off for residents, while the CHaRM centers in Atlanta, DeKalb County and Athens charge by weight or by trip. Check each listing before you go.
Can I use a household hazardous waste program outside my county in Georgia?
Usually not for collection days, which are mostly limited to the county’s or city’s own residents. CHaRM Atlanta and CHaRM DeKalb take household hazardous waste from anyone, with fees.
What if my county has no household hazardous waste program?
Most Georgia counties have none. Call your county’s solid waste or public works office about local collection days, or use a CHaRM center. The Georgia EPD also describes how homeowners can safely solidify small amounts of liquid waste for the trash.