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Resource Recovery  Compactor Sites & Hours of Operation Household Chemicals Scrap Tire Management Other Recycling Options Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan Contact InformationRecycling Opportunities Whether young or old, recycling is a habit that all Hall Countians should practice. Recycling helps our community by cleaning our environment and reducing the amount of waste that goes into our landfills. We're offering the following recycling tips to help you keep Hall beautiful! 
Our recycling center is located at 1008 Chestnut St. SE, Gainesville, GA 30501-6909. We accept all listed materials at this location. [pop-up map]
 Glass Food and beverage containers only - separated by color and rinsed. Caps & lids must be removed and discarded. Labels are okay. Acceptable examples:
Newspaper Newspaper only. Must be dry. Remove from plastic bags. Comics section, Parade section and inserts are OK. The rule is if it comes with your newspaper, recycle it with your newspaper. Aluminum Cans Aluminum and bi-metal beverage cans, clean aluminum foil, aluminum pie plates and trays. Acceptable examples: beer and soda cans, TV dinner trays. Plastics 
PETE #1 - Discard caps, rinse container. Please flatten containers
by stepping on them. Acceptable examples: green and clear 1 & 2 liter soda bottles (must have a screw on top or it's not acceptable). Hint = PETE plastic is always clear (see-thru) whether colored or not and will have the above symbol on the bottom: 
HDPE #2 - Discard caps, rinse container.
HDPE comes in two forms, which must be separated - Natural and Colored. Please flatten containers by stepping on them. Natural (cloudy white) - Acceptable examples: milk & 1/2 gal. orange juice jugs. Colored - Acceptable examples: bleach and laundry detergent bottles. (No motor oil containers, yogurt or margarine type containers.) Hint = HDPE plastic is either cloudy or opaque (non see-thru). Corrugated Cardboard Acceptable examples include shipping boxes, moving boxes, and appliance boxes. Boxes must be broken down or flattened. Corrugated cardboard has three layers - a smooth inner and outer layer, plus a wavy middle layer. Brown paper grocery bags are also acceptable. No waxed cardboard. No single layer boxes such as shoe, cereal, cracker boxes, etc. Rechargeable Batteries Rechargeable batteries from portable equipment such as cell/cordless phones, lap tops, power drills, etc. Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion), and Small Sealed Lead (Pb). Must be two (2) pounds or less. (Only collected at Recycling Center.) Tin Cans Metal food and drink cans - empty and rinsed. Magazines Periodicals and catalogs printed on glossy paper, having stapled or glued bindings. Bound Books Library books, school books, paper back books and telephone books. These should be placed in bin with magazines. Office Papers (Office Mix) - White office paper, colored office paper, computer paper (green and blue bar), fax paper, and non windowed envelopes. Only collected at Recycling Center. Mixed Paper Boxboard (cereal boxes, crackers boxes and shoe boxes), junk mail. No laminated paper, corrugated cardboard, or carbon paper. Only collected at Recycling Center. Cooking Grease (Oil) Used grease (oil) from deep-frying. Residents only please... no businesses. (Only collected at Recycling Center.) Used Motor Oil Motor oil, hydraulic oil, and transmission oil only from personal vehicles and lawn and garden equipment. Limit of 5 gallons per person per visit. Note: Oil will not be accepted in bleach containers. Used oil containers are not recyclable. Please reuse your oil container for the next time you change your oil. Electronic Components We now accept the following list of electronic components. Please note that we do not accept televisions or cell phones at this time. (Electronic components collected only at Recycling Center.) Used cell phones can be recycled through Keep Hall Beautiful at 770-531-1102.
Magazines Periodicals and catalogs printed on glossy paper, having stapled or glued bindings.
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