Keep Carroll Beautiful

05/22/2026

Check out the upcoming e-bike class!

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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

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/

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...

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.

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

04/29/2026

Check out the beautiful Carroll County Park and learn about native plants with Friends of McIntosh Reserve!

Mark your calendar!

04/24/2026

Ready for E-Recycling? It is tomorrow, Saturday, April 25th, 9 am to 1 pm!

‼️ Watch for weather updates on our social channels. It’s 🌧️ rain or ☀️ shine, but we may adjust operating hours lightning. ⛈️

⚡️We will be in📍CARROLLTON OLNY, at our typical location at the Southwire Campus (1 Southwire Drive, Carrollton, GA, 30117)

From Dixie Street - turn onto Southwire Drive, the event will be on the LEFT!
From Strickland Road - continue onto Southwire Drive and watch for event signs pointing RIGHT!

👉 Please follow the signs and watch out for friendly volunteers! 🦺

Check all the details at https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/e-recycling/

12/18/2025

📣 Check out the KCB windows the next time you are downtown in Carrollton! We love working with the Bowdon High School Art Club on the 🎄Christmas designs. 🩵❄️

Carrollton, GA Bowdon High School

12/17/2025

♻️ Holiday Service Update for the City of Temple, Georgia! ♻️

Sharing this update from Temple so residents can plan ahead for holiday schedule changes.

Have extra holiday recyclables? Carroll County Convenience Centers accept: 📦 cardboard, 🍾 glass bottles and jars,🥫 aluminum drink cans,
and 🔩 mixed metal.

👉 Find locations and hours: kcbga.us/centers

Thank you for helping keep Carroll County clean and beautiful! 💚

🎄Temple City Hall and City Offices will be CLOSED: December 24th, 25th & 26th for the Christmas holiday. Offices will re-open on Monday, December 29th.

✅GFL Trash Pickup will take place on SATURDAY, December 27th

✨We hope you have a safe and enjoyable holiday season! ✨