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Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful hosting recycling event for Earth Day

Volunteers help lee Raymond (R) unload tires he brought to Gwinnett County's annual Earth Day event at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville Saturday, April 23, 2022. Each year, Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management and Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful celebrate Earth Day, allowing residents to drop off items typically challenging to recycle, such as electronics, latex, and oil-based paints, clothing, sneakers, and tires. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Credit: Steve Schaefer

Credit: Steve Schaefer

Volunteers help lee Raymond (R) unload tires he brought to Gwinnett County's annual Earth Day event at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville Saturday, April 23, 2022. Each year, Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management and Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful celebrate Earth Day, allowing residents to drop off items typically challenging to recycle, such as electronics, latex, and oil-based paints, clothing, sneakers, and tires. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)
By Jillian Price
March 31, 2023

Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful will host its annual Earth Day recycling event on April 22.

The organization will be collecting a variety of items, including paper, tires, paint, clothing and shoes. Electronics will be collected for free, except for a $35 charge per console TV and projection, a $15 charge per computer monitor and flat screen TV, and a $5 charge per printer.

Paper shredding is limited to five copier boxes. Oil and latex paint are limited to 10 gallons total per vehicle.

Materials should be placed in containers or boxes.

The event will be hosted at Coolray Field from 9am to noon.

About the Author

Jillian Price covers local news for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin. She joined the AJC in 2022 and mainly covers Gwinnett County cities.

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