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From Carroll County, GA:📢 REMINDER:  Furniture & Bulky Household Items‼️ Beginning Wednesday, July 1, furniture and othe...
06/26/2026

From Carroll County, GA:
📢 REMINDER: Furniture & Bulky Household Items‼️ Beginning Wednesday, July 1, furniture and other bulky household items will no longer be accepted at Carroll County Convenience Centers.
Instead, these items should be taken to the:
📍 Carroll County Transfer Station
439 Simonton Mill Road
🕗 Monday–Saturday
8:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
✅ Furniture and bulky household items may be disposed of at the Transfer Station FREE OF CHARGE.
Regular household garbage service at the Convenience Centers is not changing on July 1st.
♻️ Convenience Center Pass
Annual Convenience Center passes will be available for purchase beginning October 1, 2026, through Carroll County Community Development.
• $50 Annual Household Pass
• $25 Annual Household Pass (Residents Age 65+)
A Convenience Center Pass will NOT be required until January 1, 2027.
Community Development will announce purchasing details prior to October 1, 2026.
These changes were approved by the Board of Commissioners following months of public discussion and have been shared with residents through public meetings, social media, local media, and the County website.
Frequently Asked Questions:
❓Do I need a Convenience Center Pass on July 1?
No. Passes are not required until January 1, 2027.
❓When can I purchase my pass?
Beginning October 1, 2026.
❓Where do I take furniture after July 1?
The Carroll County Transfer Station, 439 Simonton Mill Road.
❓Does it cost anything to dispose of furniture?
No. Furniture and bulky household items are accepted free of charge at the Transfer Station.
❓Can I still take my household garbage to a Convenience Center?
Yes. Regular household garbage collection continues as normal.
❓Do I have to use a Carroll County Convenience Center?
No. Residents may choose the disposal option that works best for their household, including subscribing to a private garbage collection service.
❓Why is the County making these changes?
Carroll County continues to experience rising solid waste disposal and transportation costs. These changes were implemented to help ensure the County can continue providing reliable solid waste services while managing those increasing costs responsibly.

📢 REMINDER: Furniture & Bulky Household Items‼️ Beginning Wednesday, July 1, furniture and other bulky household items will no longer be accepted at Carroll County Convenience Centers.

Instead, these items should be taken to the:
📍 Carroll County Transfer Station
439 Simonton Mill Road
🕗 Monday–Saturday
8:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

✅ Furniture and bulky household items may be disposed of at the Transfer Station FREE OF CHARGE.

Regular household garbage service at the Convenience Centers is not changing on July 1st.

♻️ Convenience Center Pass

Annual Convenience Center passes will be available for purchase beginning October 1, 2026, through Carroll County Community Development.

• $50 Annual Household Pass
• $25 Annual Household Pass (Residents Age 65+)

A Convenience Center Pass will NOT be required until January 1, 2027.

Community Development will announce purchasing details prior to October 1, 2026. (Community Development is located at 423 College Street, (The Administration Building) Carrollton on the second level)

These changes were approved by the Board of Commissioners following months of public discussion and have been shared with residents through public meetings, social media, local media, and the County website.

Frequently Asked Questions:

❓Do I need a Convenience Center Pass on July 1?

No. Passes are not required until January 1, 2027.

❓When can I purchase my pass?

Beginning October 1, 2026.

❓Where do I take furniture after July 1?

The Carroll County Transfer Station, 439 Simonton Mill Road.

❓Does it cost anything to dispose of furniture?

No. Furniture and bulky household items are accepted free of charge at the Transfer Station.

❓Can I still take my household garbage to a Convenience Center?

Yes. Regular household garbage collection continues as normal.

❓Do I have to use a Carroll County Convenience Center?

No. Residents may choose the disposal option that works best for their household, including subscribing to a private garbage collection service.

❓Is recycling included in the convenience center pass?

Yes, when you buy the pass, it includes household garbage and recycling.

❓Why is the County making these changes?

Carroll County continues to experience rising solid waste disposal and transportation costs. These changes were implemented to help ensure the County can continue providing reliable solid waste services while managing those increasing costs responsibly.

📣 Shoutout to Carrollton Rainbow Inc.!☀️ We know how hot and humid it gets in June! Love the dedication! 💚
06/24/2026

📣 Shoutout to Carrollton Rainbow Inc.!

☀️ We know how hot and humid it gets in June! Love the dedication! 💚

Happy to keep our section of the Carrollton Greenbelt clean and shiny!

⌚️ Keep Carroll Beautiful is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 2 pm. Drop your glasses off on the way to lunch! 👓♻
06/24/2026

⌚️ Keep Carroll Beautiful is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 2 pm.

Drop your glasses off on the way to lunch! 👓♻

Do you have old glasses just laying around? We collect eyeglasses, sunglasses, and hearing aids to donate to the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation that are cleaned and repaired then sent out on humanitarian or mission trips around the world. Help us give the gift of sight to those in need.

If you have any glasses laying around, even if they are broken, pleas drop them off at any of our donation boxes around our area including:
☑️WalMart Vision Centers in Douglasville, Villa Rica, and Carrollton, and Hiram
☑️Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory
☑️J. Collins Funeral Home & Cremation Service
☑️VR Nutrition
☑️The Birches at Villa Rica
☑️Villa Rica Public Library
☑️The Olive Tree Restaurant Villa Rica
☑️Mitchell Appliance Service
☑️Keep Carroll Beautiful
☑️Fairfield Plantation
☑️Hardy Ford
☑️Hardy Chevrolet
☑️Lockheed Credit Union
☑️Paulding County Senior Center
☑️Woody Fite Senior Center Douglasville
And several other locations around Douglasville, Dallas/Hiram, Villa Rica, and Carrollton areas.

If you would like to become a drop off location, please reach out to [email protected] to get a small drop off box.

Check out the upcoming e-bike class!
05/22/2026

Check out the upcoming e-bike class!

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🎒 School’s out for summer! School’s out… well, until August! Before you toss the old supplies, check what can be recycle...
05/20/2026

🎒 School’s out for summer! School’s out… well, until August! Before you toss the old supplies, check what can be recycled!

📑 Papers, notebooks, and paperback books ➡️ Convenince Centers.
🚫 Binders, large metal clips, spiral 🌀 bound notebooks (unless you remove the metal or plastic pieces)

♻️ Most of school supplies can be recycles at Staples:
🎒 Backpacks and lunchboxes!
🖊️ Pens, markers, sharpies, mechanical pencils.
🖍️ Crayons and color pencils
📐 Rullers
📒 Binders and zipper binders (empty)
🎧 Headphones, calculators, chargers.
💻 Laptops, printers, and other electronics.
📱 Phone, tablet, laptop cases and bags.
💵 Most items can be recycled for free, but there is a charge for monitors.

🖍️ Crayons can also shipped to the

Residents will have an opportunity to safely dispose of difficult-to-recycle materials during a free two-in-one recyclin...
05/14/2026

Residents will have an opportunity to safely dispose of difficult-to-recycle materials during a free two-in-one recycling event hosted by Keep Carroll Beautiful on Saturday, May 16. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Midway Church, located at 1 Midway Church Drive in Villa Rica.

The event will focus on collecting household hazardous waste items and providing secure paper shredding services for local households. Organizers said the event is designed to help residents properly dispose of items that are not easily recycled through traditional local programs.

Visit this link to read the entire article so you know what to bring:
https://thecitymenus.com/2026/05/14/keep-carroll-beautiful-to-host-free-household-hazardous-waste-and-paper-shredding-event-may-16/

Hello there, Gardeners! 👩‍🌾🍅 Growing your own tomatoes this summer? Check out this guide on dealing with bottom end rot!...
05/14/2026

Hello there, Gardeners! 👩‍🌾

🍅 Growing your own tomatoes this summer? Check out this guide on dealing with bottom end rot!

Looking for more gardening info? Follow the UGA Extension Carroll County, Carroll County, GA Master Gardener Association, and Georgia Native Plant Society - West Georgia Chapter for local workshops, plant sales, and growing tips! 🌿

We shouldn’t be too far away from harvesting tomatoes and peppers. Which means we are not too far away from County Agents getting calls about blossom end rot. Blossom end rot (BER) is a condition that can happen with most of the things that we grow in our garden but is most often a problem on toma...

♻ One day, two events! ✨ Join KCB at Midway Church to responsibly dispose of items like acid-based cleaners, batteries, ...
05/14/2026

♻ One day, two events! ✨

Join KCB at Midway Church to responsibly dispose of items like acid-based cleaners, batteries, pesticides, paint, and other hazardous household materials. Bring your sensitive paper documents to be shredded! More info:

Household Hazardous Waste and Paper Shredding 2026

Full list on https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/hhw/

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DROP OF LIMITS and RULES:
♻ Paint: Bring up to 5 gallons of paint per household. A $2.5/gallon fee will apply to quantities over the limit.
♻ Fluorescent bulbs: Up to 20 for free. $1/bulb on extras. Only straight and U-bend fluorescent bulbs will be accepted for recycling.
♻ Batteries: Please sort your batteries into: Alkaline, Lithium, NiCad, and Other. This will save us a lot of time and make the drop-off line move faster.
♻ Shred and recycle your paper files. Open to households and limited to three free bankers' boxes. A fee of $3 for each extra box will apply.

EXCLUDED:
❌ CFL/Curly Bulbs. Please recycle these at your local Home Depot or Lowe's store. More info here:
https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/howtorecycle/ (scroll for light bulbs)
❌ Cordless tool batteries. Tool batteries are heavy and costly to recycle, but the good part is, they can be recycled year-round at the Home Depot and Lowe's stores. See the "How to recycle" link above.
❌ Grill gas cans are another very costly item to recycle. These cans can be taken to local metal recycling for free. See the "How to recycle" link above.

It's prime time for gardening! Check out the Carroll County, GA Master Gardener Association plant sale this Saturday!
05/05/2026

It's prime time for gardening! Check out the Carroll County, GA Master Gardener Association plant sale this Saturday!

Upcoming Mother's Day Plant Sale

The highly anticipated Mother's Day Plant Sale is just around the corner! Join us this Saturday, May 9, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for the most exciting plant sale in Northwest Georgia!

Explore thousands of plants cultivated by Master Gardeners, along with selections sourced from local wholesale nurseries.
Enjoy prices that are lower than you'll find anywhere else!
All proceeds will support our educational endeavors, children’s programs, and college scholarships.

Don’t forget to bring your wagon and arrive early for the best selection!

Carroll County Agricultural Education Center - Georgia
900 Newnan Road
Carrollton, GA

Address

213 Bradley Street
Carrollton, GA
30117

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Friday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+16783214816

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