Cardboard Recycling in Columbus, GA

Flattened cardboard goes in the Columbus blue recycling cart, or to the Recycling and Sustainability Center on Pine Grove Way and the city drop-off trailers.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

3 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Columbus

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · ColumbusNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
How it works
Book online, set out your cardboard and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Columbus curbside recycling (blue cart)City service · ColumbusColumbus residentsCost not listed
How it works
Weekly blue-cart curbside recycling; order a cart from the Citizens Service Center at (706) 653-4000.
Cost & rules
- Before you go: Flatten cardboard.
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Columbus Recycling and Sustainability Center and drop-off trailersCity service · ColumbusCost not listed
How it works
Recycling drop-off at the Recycling and Sustainability Center, 8001 Pine Grove Way, Columbus, GA 31907, and trailers at the Georgia Welcome Center (1751 Williams Road), Cooper Creek Park (4816 Milgen Road) and the Victory Drive site (#25, 22nd Ave.).
Cost & rules
- Before you go: Break cardboard down.
Official page (opens in new tab)

Before you go

Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.

More about cardboard

Georgia rules

Georgia's solid waste rules specifically prohibit five wastes from solid waste disposal facilities: lead acid batteries, liquid waste in landfills (with exceptions), regulated hazardous waste, radioactive waste and PCB waste. Source: Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Subject 391-3-4: Solid Waste Management (incl. Rule 391-3-4-.04 General and Rule 391-3-4-.19 Scrap and Used Tire Management) (opens in new tab)
State and federal law exempt homeowners from hazardous waste rules, so household hazardous waste may legally go in the garbage, but only as solids: garbage trucks may not pick up liquid waste. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)

More Georgia rules (4)

EPD says household hazardous waste should not be poured down the drain, and liquids may not go in the trash. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
EPD says reuse and recycling options for household hazardous waste in Georgia are extremely limited. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
EPD points residents to CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) in Atlanta and Athens, which accepts many household hazardous wastes (some fees may apply). Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
EPD tells residents to ask their city or county recycling or waste department about local amnesty days. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Recycling (opens in new tab) · Columbus Consolidated Government
- Columbus curbside recycling accepts cardboard (flattened) in the blue cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents order a blue recycling cart from the Citizens Service Center at (706) 653-4000. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling drop-off trailers are at the Georgia Welcome Center (1751 Williams Road), Cooper Creek Park (4816 Milgen Road), the Recycling Center (8001 Pine Grove Way) and the Victory Drive site. Checked October 26, 2026.
Public Works FAQs (opens in new tab) · Columbus Consolidated Government
- Cardboard can be broken down for the recycling cart or taken to the Sustainability Center or drop-off sites. Checked October 26, 2026.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Subject 391-3-4: Solid Waste Management (incl. Rule 391-3-4-.04 General and Rule 391-3-4-.19 Scrap and Used Tire Management) (opens in new tab) · Georgia Secretary of State (Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia)
- Georgia's solid waste rules specifically prohibit five wastes from solid waste disposal facilities: lead acid batteries, liquid waste in landfills (with exceptions), regulated hazardous waste, radioactive waste and PCB waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Georgia Environmental Protection Division
- State and federal law exempt homeowners from hazardous waste rules, so household hazardous waste may legally go in the garbage, but only as solids: garbage trucks may not pick up liquid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD says household hazardous waste should not be poured down the drain, and liquids may not go in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD says reuse and recycling options for household hazardous waste in Georgia are extremely limited. Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD points residents to CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) in Atlanta and Athens, which accepts many household hazardous wastes (some fees may apply). Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD tells residents to ask their city or county recycling or waste department about local amnesty days. Checked October 26, 2026.

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