Keep DeKalb Beautiful will sponsor a recycling drive for household hazardous waste on Oct. 1 at the county’s central transfer station.

The event is designed to divert potentially hazardous materials away from Seminole Landfill. Examples of electronic equipment to be accepted are: adhesives, aerosols, batteries, cleaners, flammables, fluorescent lights, lawn-care products, .mercury, paints and photo and swimming pool chemicals.

Items not accepted include bio-hazards, medical and agricultural waste, pharmaceuticals and non-hazardous waste.

The event runs from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 1 at the central transfer station, 3720 Leroy Scott Dr., Decatur.

More information: 404-371 – 2654 or kdb@dekalbcountyga.gov.

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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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