Cardboard Recycling in Augusta, GA

Augusta ended city curbside recycling in 2025. Richmond County residents can sign up for Coastal Waste & Recycling's paid curbside program, which takes cardboard.

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

2 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Augusta

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · AugustaNo 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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Coastal Waste & Recycling curbside recycling (Augusta)Pickup service · Richmond CountyRichmond County residentsFees apply
How it works
Subscription curbside recycling for Richmond County residents run by Coastal Waste & Recycling (706-790-4117) after the city program ended in 2025; participants are billed quarterly by Coastal.
Cost & rules
- Requires signing up with Coastal Waste & Recycling, which bills quarterly.
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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) · Augusta, Georgia
- Augusta ended its city curbside recycling; Coastal Waste & Recycling offers a sign-up curbside recycling program for Richmond County residents, billed quarterly. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recyclable materials include paper products, mixed paper and cardboard. 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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