The part of Milton's City Code related to waste management (which you can read HERE), states clearly: "All companies providing residential service or service to residential multi-family units must provide a recycling program to all customers." These includes traditional household recycling like paper, cardboard, and certain plastics.

Glass is not included, nor are "hard-to-recycle" items. The City also offers these additional recycling options as well, giving residents even more outlets to responsible dispose of certain types of items:

• A glass recycling bin and a cardboard recycling bin at Bell Memorial Park
• Boxes to collect plastic bags and film (so for small bags you might get from Target or a grocery store) at City Hall, the Milton Police Department, and Milton City Park and Preserve's Community Center
• Boxes to collect handheld electronics (like old phones and iPads) at City Hall, the Milton Police Department, and Milton City Park and Preserve
• A box for household batteries that's at City Hall
• Periodic Household Hazardous Waste collection events, news of which will be shared on the City's Facebook page and webpage
• Period Electronics Recycling events, news of which will be shared on the City's Facebook page and webpage

For additional information on recycling and other related matters, email solidwaste@miltonga.gov.

What's required for curbside haulers

The City of Milton partners with contractors who provide trash and recycling service. To this point, all the trash haulers certified in the City of Milton are required by ordinance to offer residents a curbside recycling program. 

Items that can be recycled (Municode Section 46-66 (g)):

• Steel and tin cans
• Aluminum cans, foil, pie pans, plastic items (#1, #2, and #3)
• Cardboard, cereal boxes and any non-waxed paper containers
• Brown paper grocery bags
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Telephone books
• Junk mail
• Office papers
• School papers 
  

Glass can now be recycled at Bell Memorial Park in the large, yellow metal bin in the overflow gravel parking lot, thanks to a partnership with Strategic Materials. 

Glass can be deposited anytime the park is open (from sunrise to about 10:30 p.m. nightly).  There's no need to peel off labels, nor to deep clean each bottle or jar.

 
City staff work with residents and partner organizations on recycling events, public education and more. To get communications on this topic sent to you, please sign up for the City of Milton's email list. 

Recycling Resources

Recycling options outside Milton

There are also times when people want something beyond once-a-week curbside recycling, or to be able recycle certain items that local haulers aren't required to pick up regardless. With this in mind, Milton residents also can recycle at the following locations within driving distance:

• Roswell Transfer Station
  • Located at 1810 Hembree Road, Alpharetta

People can drop off certain large items, trash, and materials for a fee. (Note: This is distinct from the Roswell Recycling Center, which is only open to Roswell residents.)

• Keep North Fulton Beautiful
  • Located at 470 Morgan Falls Road, Sandy Springs
    
    
• The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM)
  • Located at 1110 Hill St. SE, Atlanta
    
    
• Pickens County Recycling Center
  • 2 locations:
    • 390 Appalachian Court, Jasper GA
    • 9720 Cove Rd., Marble Hill, GA
      
      
• Smyrna Recycling Education Center
  • 3475 Lake Drive, Smyrna
    
    
• Cherokee County Recycling Center
  • 470 Blalock Road, Canton 
  • 6688 Bells Ferry (Hobgood Park), Woodstock

  Out-of-county residents can now utilize the services of the Cherokee County Recycling Center for a $10 fee. The service to county residents remains free. As the services is opened to non-Cherokee County residents, photo ID proving residency will now be required.

 

Other options for difficult to recycle items

Recycling-related Web sites for helpful information

• Earth 911
• America Recycles Day
• Georgia Recycling Coalition
• Freecycle groups in Alpharetta and Johns Creek

Composting & Food Management

Sustainable food management and organic materials recycling can be achieved through at-home composting and community resources. More information about the sustainable management of food can be found here.  

For more information on composting, visit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Composting At Home page and view the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Composting at Home brochure.

Disclaimer: The sites above are listed for informational purposes only. The City of Milton does not endorse
any of these entities nor their services.