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Snellville ending free curbside recycling

The Snellville city council recently approved a $13,063,295 Fiscal Year 2021 balanced budget. (Courtesy City of Snellville)
The Snellville city council recently approved a $13,063,295 Fiscal Year 2021 balanced budget. (Courtesy City of Snellville)
By Jillian Price
March 23, 2023

The city of Snellville recently announced that it will end free curbside recycling on May 1, starting a subscription-based curbside service instead.

The transition comes after the cost of recycling has increased in recent years, a spokesperson for the city said.

Residents who participate in the subscription-based service will receive a new 65-gallon recycling cart and have to pay $144 annually. Interested participants must call Snellville Public Works by April 30 to set up the service.

Those not participating can pay $120 annually for an extra 65-gallon garbage cart.

The city’s recycling center is still open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for residents who want to recycle for free.

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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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