Only aluminum drink cans are accepted.  **No other types of metals are accepted.**
Location	Address
Columbia County Government Center	630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Behind Building E
Aluminum Cans are collected for burn victims at the following locations:
Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue Stations	#2 Gibbs Road #3 Fury’s Ferry Road #4 Oakley Pirkle Road #6 William Few Parkway  #11 White Road (Harlem)
Fitness Plus Exercise Equipment	(Corner of Davis Road and Washington Road)
Grovetown Public Safety and Fire Station

Plastic Recycling

Batteries

Columbia County Community & Leisure   Services Department 630 Ronald Reagan Drive Building B                                                  Evans, GA 30809                                 (706) 312-7195	Accepted Items:  Nickel Cadmium Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries, Laptop Batteries, Power Tool Batteries, Cordless Phone Batteries and Cell Phone Batteries  NO ALKALINE BATTERIES (AA, AAA, C, D, 9-Volt) ARE ACCEPTED
Batteries Plus 3626 Walton Way Extension     Augusta 30909 (706) 733-1113	Accepted Items:  Automotive / Motorcycle Batteries, Nickel Cadmium Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries

Cell Phones

Columbia County Community & Leisure     Services Department 630 Ronald Reagan Drive Building B Evans, GA 30809                                                       (706) 312-7195

  
Printer Cartridges

Commercial Recycling Centers

Sonoco Recycling 1525 Government Street                 Augusta, 30904 (706) 733-7757	Accepted Items:  Paper (All types), Cardboard Paper and Plastics
Smurfit – Stone Corporation 1311 Walker Street Augusta 30901 (706) 722-9603	Accepted Items:  Paper (All types), Cardboard and Aluminum Cans
Sample & Son 5944 Columbia Road Grovetown, GA 30813 (706) 541-1215	Accepted Items:  Concrete, brick, dirt, trees, grass, leaves, straw, wood, sheet rock and roofing materials (Call for hours and additional items accepted)
Shear-Wood, Inc. 2348 Gordon Hwy. Augusta, GA (706) 738-0644	Accepted Items:  Yard Waste (Call for hours and additional items accepted)

Metal Recycling Centers

CMC Industries                                                             1890 Old Savannah Road Augusta, GA 30906 (706) 796-7600	Accepted Items:   All metals including appliances
Augusta Steel & Metal Co. 1468 Gordon Highway Augusta, GA 30906 (706) 798-3536	Accepted Items:  All nonferrous metals*, non- magnetic metals and automotive batteries
North Augusta Material Recovery Facility 101 Clay Pit Road North Augusta, SC 29841 (803) 441-4245	Accepted Items:   #1 and #2 Plastics (drink bottles, milk) clear, brown and green glass food/beverage containers and steel/aluminum cans
*Nonferrous metals includes: Copper, brass, stainless steel, aluminum, tin, lead, cast iron, dye cast, batteries, and radiators

Plastic Grocery Bags and Egg Cartons
Publix Supermarkets, Wal-Mart Stores, and Food Lion Stores

Motor Oil
Any Jiffy Lube, O’Reilly or Advance Auto Parts Location

Phone Book Recycling

Evans Government Center (Behind Building B) 630 Ronald Reagan Drive Map this location	Reed Creek Park 3820 Park Lane Map this location
Blanchard Woods Park 4600 Blanchard Woods Drive Map this location	Blanchard Park 4600 Dewey Drive Map this location
Patriot's Park (This bin will be available July 6th) 5445 Columbia Road Map this location

Electronics Recycling
For security purposes, if your computer(s) contain sensitive information, it is advised to remove the hard drive from your PC before disposing of it.  Columbia County assumes no responsiblity for items dropped off at these locations.

Location	Address & Phone Number  (Contact for any applicable fees.)	Items Accepted
Computer Exchange	Martinez location ONLY 3835-B Washington Road Martinez, GA  30907 (Map this location) (706) 651-1900	Computer related items (CPU's, Monitors, etc.)
Computer Masters	117 Commercial Boulevard Martinez, GA  30907 (Map this location) (706) 860-1997	Computer related items (CPU's, Monitors, etc.)
Deans Bridge Road Landfill	4330 Deans Bridge Road Blythe, GA 30805 (Map this location) (706) 592-3200	Computers, telephones, TV's, radios, copymachines, etc.
Salvation Army Thrift Store	1507 North Leg Road Augusta, GA  30909	Computers, printers, keyboards and monitors (Equipment will be refurbished by rehabilitation participants)

In addition to these locations, Best Buy will accept up to two units per day, per household, for recycling at any U.S. Best Buy store. 

The local Best Buy location is:

Best Buy Augusta, GA 3667 Walton Way Ext Augusta, GA 30909 (Map this location) (706) 733-9155

The company will accept most consumer electronics, including:

Televisions and monitors up to 32 inches** VCR and DVD players Computer CPUs and notebooks Phones Small electronics (contact the store for details) Accessories such as keyboards, mice, and remotes

 **PLEASE NOTE**A $10 recycling fee per unit will be charged for items with screens, such as televisions, laptop computers, and monitors. Consumers will instantly receive a $10 Best Buy gift card in exchange for the recycling fee. (This fee does not apply for units recycled in California stores, and does not apply for any of Best Buy's Exclusive-Branded products, such as Insignia, Dynex, and VPR Matrix.)