Recycle Your Old Clothes, Home Goods In Cobb This Weekend

SMYRNA, GA — Cobb County residents can recycle textiles and household goods this weekend, thanks to Keep Cobb Beautiful's recycling event in Smyrna.

The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Argyle Elementary School, located at 2420 Spring Road.

Additionally, donations of hard-to-recycle plastics will be accepted as long as they are in the orange Hefty EnergyBag, which can be purchased at local Kroger stores, according to a news release from the county. It's part of the Hefty EnergyBag Plastics Program, in which Keep Cobb Beautiful is a participant.

Items accepted include:

• gently-used clothing;
• shoes;
• books;
• antiques;
• collectables;
• baby toys and accessories;
• bedding;
• draperies;
• decorative pillows;
• CDs, records and DVDs;
• housewares;
• glassware;
• bicycles;
• games;
• fabric;
• craft supplies;
• small appliances;
• jewelry;
• artwork;
• and tools.

Items NOT accepted include:

• medications;
• paint;
• electronics;
• metals;
• desks;
• doors;
• windows;
• paper (for shredding);
• car seats;
• large appliances;
• plumbing fixtures;
• mattresses;
• box springs;
• tires;
• firearms;
• kitchen and bathroom fixtures;
• and unassembled furniture.