Alpharetta, Georgia – Green Cell, a locally based sustainability nonprofit, has partnered with the City of Alpharetta and its Natural Resources Commission to organize a one-day collecting event meant to steer difficult-to-recycle products away from the landfill. Residents and small businesses will have the opportunity to drop off Styrofoam® packaging and hard-to-recycle plastics at no cost on Saturday, June 21, 2025; no pre-registration required.
From 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., crews will be positioned in the front parking lot of the Alpharetta Public Works Department, located at 1790 Hembree Road. Volunteers and professionals will lead people through the procedure throughout morning, so guaranteeing proper material sorting for recycling. The collecting window is short, thus attendees are encouraged to arrive early as queues can increase towards the end of the event.
Though plastics labeled #1 and #2—such as PET water bottles and HDPE milk jugs—already qualify for curbside pickup, this unique drop-off increases recycling opportunities to include plastics #4 through #7. Acceptable products include LDPE shrink wrap and condiment bottles (#4); yogurt cups and plastic tubs (#5); take-out containers and egg cartons (#6); and certain miscellaneous plastics like some water bottles under #7. Participants should clean their plastics and bag them together in Hefty Renew Bags—those bright orange bags located among standard trash liners at Kroger, Target, and similar stores—to simplify handling. Though unbagged items will still be accepted, volunteers say this could potentially delay the procedure…