CHaRM Atlanta
Live Thrive's Centers for Hard to Recycle Materials
The Centers for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) facilities are a premier program of the nonprofit, Live Thrive. Live Thrive’s CHaRM locations are Atlanta’s only permanent facilities where residents and businesses can drop off household hazardous waste and other materials not accepted at the curb. Live Thrive’s goal is to divert materials from Atlanta’s water systems and landfills. The organization works with processors and nonprofit partners to ensure materials collected are properly reused, recycled, and reengineered. Both CHaRM locations also accept sorted single-stream items for those who do not have access. All operations expenses for the CHaRM facilities are paid from grants, sponsorships, donations and recycling fees.
Two convenient locations in Atlanta and Decatur, open by appointment only:
CHaRM Atlanta: Tuesdays, Thursdays 9am-2pm and Saturdays 8am-2pm
CHaRM DeKalb: Wednesdays 9am-2pm and Saturdays 8am-2pm
Appointments are required to help track statistics for funding purposes.
Live Thrive's Centers for Hard to Recycle Materials
The Centers for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) facility is a premier program of the nonprofit, Live Thrive. With two permanent drop-off facilities that aim to improve our environmental health by encouraging reuse and diverting thousands of pounds of household hazardous waste and other hard-to-recycle items from Metro-Atlanta landfills and water systems. Both CHaRM locations also accept sorted single-stream items for those who do not have access. All operations expenses for the CHaRM facilities are paid from grants, sponsorships, donations and recycling fees.
CHaRM Atlanta
1110 Hill St SE
Atlanta, GA 30315
404-600-6386
Live Thrive’s CHaRM Atlanta is open by appointment only!
Drop-off appointments are available:
Tuesdays, Thursdays 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturdays 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
CHaRM Benefits the Local Community by
Having locations that are convenient and easily accessible to the public.
Accepting a wider range of items than typical curbside recycling.
Providing education about the importance of proper disposal of hard-to-recycle materials.
Keeping hazardous materials out of our air, water and soil.
CHaRM Atlanta + DeKalb Location Announcements
SHREDDING AVAILABLE ONLY DURING UPCOMING SHREDDING EVENTS @ CHaRM DEKALB (ONLY):
Next Shredding Event: September 12 @ CHaRM DeKalb
Appointments are required.
PLEASE NOTE: Only items accepted at either CHaRM location are listed on our website.
This is the only place for accurate information Live Thrive is not responsible for information about items accepted found on other websites.
2026 CLOSURE DATES:
SEPT 5, OCT 22, NOV 25 (CLOSING EARLY), NOV 26-28, DEC 24-28, DEC 31, JAN 1
