Recycling saves! Reducing the amount of trash by becoming commited to recycling is good for the environment and the wallet. The city collects over 20,000 tons of garbage a year. The average household of three produces approximately 1.4 tons of garbage a year, 84% of which can be recycled, including paper, cardboard, cans and bottles. Even food scraps and yard waste can be composted. If everyone would make a concerted effort to recycle, the cost of services could be reduced.

Want to find out more? The city’s Environmental Committee works to empower residents to be responsible stewards of our natural resources. The Committee meets at 6 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Ben Robertson Community Center. All meetings are open to the public.

CURBSIDE RECYCLING

Once a week curbside recycling is provided by the City of Kennesaw. If your pick up day falls on a holiday, the route will not be picked up that week, but will be picked up the following week on your regular scheduled day. This is a service that is encouraged and provided at no extra charge to the customer. Bins MUST be placed on the curb before 7 am the day of collection.

In order to protect the environment by conserving natural resources and preserving rapidly dwindling landfill space as well as minimizing waste disposal costs, the City of Kennesaw encourages all residential and commercial/industrial occupants to recycle all recyclable materials and implement reduction activities.  The following is a listing of items accepted by the City recycling program.  Any items contaminated with food or other debris (oil, feces, etc.) will not be collected.

                                                        Acceptable Items:

Paper:  newspapers (inserts & ads okay); magazines & catalogs; brochures & pamphlets; mail envelopes (windows & labels okay); file folders & card stock; printing/writing paper (colored paper okay); shredded paper (bagged); telephone books, paperback books and hardback books

Cardboard:  corrugated cardboard & boxes (flatten or cut up); cereal & cracker boxes; food cartons & boxes; milk cartons & drink boxes; paper bags; paper towels & toliet paper rolls; paper egg cartons

Plastics:  plastics with numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 7; soda & water bottles; mouthwash bottles; catsup & salad dressing bottles; milk & water jugs; cosmetic & shampoo bottles; bleach, laundry & dish soap bottles; household cleaning bottles

Metals:  aluminum cans; steel/tin cans; clean scrap aluminum; non-hazardous aerosol cns (empty)

Glass:  unbroken bottles and jars (clear, green, brown) 

                                                    Items NOT Acceptable:

Food or liquid waste                                     Books - gummed or glued bindings
Frozen food containers                                Cookware or pots & pans
Paper or plastic cups & plates                  Tarps or garden hoses
Napkins or paper towels                             Toys or child pools
Plastic bags (store, bread, ziploc)             Metal or plastic pails or buckets
Tissue or gift wrap                                        Electronics or electronics housing
Aluminum pie pans or foil                            Photographic paper, tapes or CDs
Light bulbs or fluorescenty tubes              Print or toner cartridges
Cellophane food bags (i.e. salad, candy)  Auto parts or batteries
Pet food bags                                                  Motor oil or anti-freeze bottles
China or ceramics                                         Diapers
Clothing or shoes                                           Kitchen utensils or dishes
Clothes hangers                                             Prescription vials
Aluminum siding for homes                         Draperies or blinds 
Plastic film packaging (shrink/saran wrap)     
Styrofoam, bubble wrap, packing peanuts 
Medical supplies (syringes, needles, lancets) 
Yard waste (grass, weeds or tree trimmings)

A printable list is also available for your convenience.