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CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials)
Items accepted and fees
NO CASH: only check or major credit card accepted (no American Express)
Facility Fee
$3/ trip facility fee for businesses and residents of Athens-Clarke County
$8/ trip facility fee for businesses and residents outside Athens-Clarke County
- Proof of residency can include government-issued identification, student ID, or utility bill.
- Accepted forms of payment: check or major credit card (no cash, no American Express)
No gasoline or fuels accepted
| Appliances and Tools (indoor and outdoor) | ||
| Automotive fluids (no fuels) |  | $5 per gallon |
| Balls – Golf balls; Tennis balls and canisters | no charge | |
| Batteries (all types; free since February '25) | no charge | |
| Bicycles | no charge | |
| Books (hardcover and paperback) | no charge | |
| Cassette Tapes | | $0.50 per pound |
| CDs | | $0.50 per pound |
| Cell phones, tablets, gaming systems | | |
| Chemicals and cleaners (household only) | | $5 per gallon |
| Clothing & textiles (cannot be heavily soiled; must be at least 5 inches in length or width) | no charge | |
| Computer monitors/screens | | $5 each |
| Corks (synthetic only) | | |
| Documents for shredding | | $2/ banker’s box- 10“ x 12" x 15" |
| Donations for Teacher Reuse Store | no charge | |
| DVDs | | $0.50 per pound |
| Electronics & cords/cables | | |
| Eyeglasses | no charge | |
| Fertilizers | | $5 per gallon |
| Fire extinguishers | | |
| Fluorescent light tubes | | $.50 each |
| Food Scraps (Residential Only- 24/7 drop-off outside the fence on Cleveland Ave) | no charge | |
| Glass (automotive, windows, glass doors, no mirrors) | | |
| Grease (used cooking grease/oil) | no charge | |
| Helium, HVAC, & Camping Size Propane Tanks | | |
| Ink cartridges | no charge | |
| Light bulbs (incandescent, halogen, CFL, LED) | | |
| Mattresses & box springs | | $10 each |
| Media (CDs, DVDs, VHS, Tapes, etc.) | | $0.50 per pound |
| Mercury-containing devices | | |
| Mixed recyclables (bottles, cans, paper, cardboard, etc.) | no charge | |
| Motor oil filters | | |
| Paint | $2/gallon container | |
| Pallets (wooden or plastic, damaged or intact) | no charge | |
| Plastic bags/wrap (plastic bags, stretch film, bubble wrap) | no charge | |
| Propane tanks (20# or larger) | | $5 each |
| Scrap Metal | no charge | |
| Sharps/syringes (in a bleach or detergent bottle, residential only.) | | $5 per container, at staff discretion |
| Shoes (wearable only) | no charge | |
| Shredded paper | no charge | |
| Styrofoam (CLEAN, NO TAPE) | no charge | |
| Televisions (any size) | | $5 each |
| Tires | | $3.00/ tire; $10/oversize tire or on rim |
| U.S. flags for patriotic retirement at VFW | no charge | |
| VHS Tapes | | $0.50 per pound |
| Yard Signs/Campaign Signs, with or without metal stands | no charge |
Learn about our Teacher Reuse Store for donating school supplies to teachers.