DeKalb Glass Recycling Alert

DeKalb County is no longer accepting glass in its curbside single-stream recycling program. Instead, DeKalb now offers residents dedicated county-operated glass recycling drop-off locations featuring a glass sort-separation process. Residents are asked to rinse used food and beverage glass containers at home before sorting and placing them in county-operated glass recycling containers located at Tucker Recreation Center and at other locations throughout the county.

DeKalb is the first county in Georgia to offer an official glass recycling drop-off program in an urban area This program should extend a landfill’s useful life, lower production costs for glass container manufacturers, create jobs in the glass container and fiberglass industries, and conserve natural resources/reduce the consumption of raw materials.

St. Andrews Caring for Creation encourages members to engage in this nationwide trend to divert glass from landfills. Please join the quest to make glass a more sustainable and valuable recyclable material.