Georgia Institute of Technology Office of Solid Waste Management & Recycling | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA

Recycling Centers

Materials accepted: Mixed Office Paper, Corrugated Cardboard, Aluminum Cans, Plastic Bottles & Containers (#1-7), Clear Glass, Green Glass, and Brown Glass. Click here to view the map.

• Greek Neighborhood Association (GNA) Recycling Center #1- Located in the alley between FIJI & ZTA  
• GNA Recycling Center #2- Located behind Sigma Nu
• East Campus Main Drop-Off Site - Located at the corner of 6th Street and Techwood Drive, next to the Wreck Lot

Cardboard

Dumpsters

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• Bagged household and bagged yard waste ONLY
• NO cardboard, couches, chairs, tables, desks, bed frames, mattresses, carpet, car parts, construction materials, tree branches, dirt, sand, or hot coals
• Dumpster Assignments and Service Days
• Report an issue with a dumpster: Dumpster Issue Reporting Form

Bulk Waste

• Temporary roll-offs: Temporary roll-offs will be available monthly throughout the semester. See this map for locations.
• Order a temporary roll-off: To order a temporary roll-off for an organization's exclusive use, submit the Temporary Container Order Form. The organization is responsible for contacting Parking if any parking spaces are going to be used in the placement of the container. The organization ordering will be charged $131.04 per dump plus $48.36 per ton of material in the container.
• Accepted items: furniture, carpet, mattresses, dirt, tree branches (maximum 4 ft.), sand, construction materials, and other bulky items
• NEVER place the following items in a roll-off: electronics, metal, refrigerators, used oil, flammables, fluorescent tubes, paint/solvents, propane tanks, car batteries.

Special Events

      Homecoming

• Wreck vehicles: Before Homecoming all of the vehicles in the wreck lot must be removed. Any vehicles left in the lot will be disposed of at the IFC’s expense. After the Wreck parade all vehicles must be returned to the lot within 48 hrs.
• Float debris: After homecoming temporary roll off containers will be brought on campus for the disposal of the Greek community's float debris.

      Student Move-In and Move-Out

• At the beginning of Fall semester and the end of Spring semester temporary roll off containers will be placed in the Greek community for the disposal of bulky items, such as furniture, carpet, mattresses, dirt, tree branches (maximum 4 ft.), sand, and construction materials.

Dumpster Assignments

Important Contacts

• Office of Solid Waste Management & Recycling: 404-385-0088 or recycle@gatech.edu
• Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life: (404) 894-2002
• Environmental Health & Safety (hazardous waste): Bogna Grabicka at 404-385-0821 or bogna.grabicka@ehs.gatech.edu
• Animal Control (dead animal removal): 404-355-8387