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Feet on the Street Recycling Education Campaign

Feet on the Street is a Recycling Education Campaign facilitated by The Department of Public Works (DPW) and The Recycling Partnership to improve the quantity and quality of recyclables collected from single-family homes across the city of Atlanta while achieving the City's waste diversion goals and better serving our residents. The Feet on the Street program puts a team of people on the streets of Atlanta to audit residential recycling carts for contamination, provides residents real-time feedback on the quality of their recycling through the "Oops" tag left on the cart if contamination if found, and delivers a broad-based educational campaign across the City to improve recycling outcomes. The Citywide expansion of the 2017 pilot launches in Fall of 2019. See below for more information about the program.

Letter from the DPW Commissioner

Recycling Info Card

"Oops" Tag (Contamination cart tag)

Frequently Asked Questions

The Cartlanta Recycling Program works to ensure that residential customers have the resources to participate in waste reduction and sustainability practices through recycling.

Learn More

Recycling Outreach Request Form

** Atlanta Recycles Day is postponed until further notice **

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Hours of Operation

Every 3rd Saturday, 9:00 am - Noon



The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM)

1110 Hill Street SE

Atlanta, GA. 30315

404-600-6386

Hours of Operation

Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Saturday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Accepted Items



Helpful Recycling Tips



• Wire hangers may be returned to your dry cleaner

• Plastic bags, wraps, and film may be recycled at your local grocery store

• Packing peanuts-take to UPS or shipping store



