TV Recycling in Smyrna, GA
The Smyrna Recycling Center on Lake Drive recycles TVs for a fee. The Cobb County transfer station only throws TVs away at tipping rates.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Note whether it’s a flat screen or an older CRT (tube) set; many programs price them differently.
- Ask whether a cracked screen or broken glass changes the price or handling.
- Confirm the total cost, including any visit fee, before you load it.
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)
Where this information comes from (12)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Waste Disposal - Cobb County Sustainability, Waste and Beautification (opens in new tab) · Cobb County Government
- Cobb residents pay a $14.00 minimum for the first 400 lbs; out-of-county customers pay $70.00 minimum / $70.00 per ton. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A valid Georgia driver's license is the only proof of Cobb residence accepted for the resident rate. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recyclable Items - Keep Cobb Beautiful (opens in new tab) · Cobb County Government (Keep Cobb Beautiful)
- Televisions are not recycled at the transfer station; they are charged regular tipping floor fees (disposed of as waste). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Smyrna Recycling Center - City of Smyrna (opens in new tab) · City of Smyrna
- The city-run Smyrna Recycling Center is a drop-off open to residents and non-residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Fees apply to TVs, monitors and paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Smyrna Recycling Center: Accepted for Recycling (flyer) (opens in new tab) · City of Smyrna
- TVs are accepted (fee associated). 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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