ACC CHaRM - Center for Hard to Recycle Materials — Local services in Athens-Clarke County Unified Government

Since metro Atlanta curbside recycling does not accept glass, I was excited to find that CHaRM will take them. Had been to a few recycling centers/kiosks in California where there is CRV incentive, but they are usually quite grimy, smelly and dirty. In Atlanta there isn’t that cashback, so I was even more than impressed with CHaRM for so many reasons: (1) the center is so organized, clean, and informative with everything clearly labeled so that you feel like you’re learning something (there were 3 bins just for glass! Clear, green and amber. With banners telling you why they sort this way and what they do with the glass collected!). (2) they accept and recycle nearly every type of material you can imagine, from many kinds of plastic including plastic bags, aluminum, to styrofoam, to mattresses, to paint, and electronics to chemicals (3) the staff is super friendly and helpful, no judgment when you’re not sure which bin something should go to, just directs you to the right place (4) open til 3pm on Saturdays, so that non-morning people like me can still make it in (5) lets you feel good about doing your part to save the our planet, and on a Saturday it was buzzing with dozens of other citizens also doing their part! Love that community of like minded people! Will definitely be...

Decided to try the Teacher Reuse Store but was met with extremely rude staff. There were no clear signs indicating where to go or where the reuse store was, which made it difficult to navigate. When I accidentally walked to the front of the building, one black male staff member began yelling at me instead of offering guidance. As I started walking to the correct area, he continued shouting in my ear, saying, “You’re a teacher and you can’t read or hear? You’re supposed to go to the back!" I informed him that there are no signs nor any staff around to tell me where to go. He continued to yell and berate me.

I'm very disappointed that I was spoken to in this manner, especially for a first time visit. Because of this unprofessional and disrespectful treatment, I will not...

Amazing experience. I had some empty tanks, batteries, paint and other things that I could not dispose of in regular garbage. I drove my car up to the location and got in the line of cars. Unsure if this was what you needed to do, I quickly got into a spot and the workers there directed me where to go with my items. I paid $13 for my load, partly by weight and part by item. It was a wonderful and easy experience. They didn't take a couple things, but I was able to take the remaining items to Habitat for Humanity ReStore...