Forsyth County Recycling Centers & Dump Options

Forsyth County recycling centers at a glance

Updated November 2026 from Forsyth County Recycling and Solid Waste information. Hours and fees can change, so call the department at 770-205-4573 before you go.

• Tolbert Street: 351 Tolbert Street, Cumming, GA 30040

• Old Atlanta: 3678 Old Atlanta Road, Suwanee, GA 30024

• Coal Mountain: 3560 Settingdown Road, Cumming, GA 30028

• Hours: Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sunday and county holidays.

• Who can use them: Forsyth County residents only. No commercial or business waste.

• Payment: Cash only.

• Rest of 2026: Closed Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving and the day after (November 26 and 27), and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (December 24 and 25).

• Phone: Starting November 15, 2026, all three centers share one number, 770-205-4573.

Forsyth County recycling center fees

• Household trash: $1 per bag, or 50 cents per bag if you also bring recycling. Bags up to 32 gallons, 5 bags a day.

• Tires (Coal Mountain only): $3 each, $15 on the rim. Up to 6 a week. No solid tires.

• TVs (Tolbert Street only): $12 each. No wood-console or rear-projection sets.

• Other electronics (Tolbert Street only): $2 per item, or $5 for as many as you bring.

• Latex paint: $1 a quart or smaller, $3 a gallon, $5 for 2 gallons, $10 for 5 gallons.

• Oil-based paint: $1 a pint, $2 a quart, $4 a gallon, $15 for 5 gallons. Paint has to be in its original container, with no leaks.

Free: scrap metal, including washers, dryers, dishwashers, microwaves, water heaters, mowers and grills (drain the oil, gas and other liquids first); cardboard broken down to 30 inches; paper; glass; aluminum and steel cans; #1 and #2 plastic containers a gallon or smaller; books, clothing and shoes; motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze and cooking oil; and batteries.

What Forsyth County recycling centers won't take

• Furniture and mattresses

• Construction and remodeling debris

• Yard waste

• Refrigerators, freezers and AC units with Freon

• Anything that won't fit in a 32-gallon bag, except metal, electronics and tires

• Hazardous materials, liquid cleaners, pesticides and fertilizers

• Loose Styrofoam

• Commercial or business waste

Where furniture, mattresses and debris go in Forsyth County

Because the recycling centers turn away bulky items, the county points residents to private sites. Most of them don't post prices online, so call before you load up.

• Eagle Point Landfill (GFL Environmental): 8880 Old Federal Road, Ball Ground. 770-781-2721. The county lists it for household trash, furniture, mattresses, construction debris and yard waste. Open Monday through Friday, 3:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday, 7 a.m. to noon.

• Greenleaf Recycling: 4512 Keith Bridge Road, Cumming. 770-888-3355. A construction and demolition landfill and transfer station.

• Martin's Inert Landfill: 4865 Shadburn Road, Cumming. Yard waste, tree and storm debris, for a fee.

• United Recycling: 2525 Friendship Circle, Cumming. 770-205-4045. Refrigerators and other Freon units, plus scrap metal.

Household hazardous waste day

Forsyth County and Keep Forsyth County Beautiful hold a household hazardous waste event twice a year. The fall 2026 event is Saturday, November 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Freedom Park campus, 2435 Freedom Parkway. You have to register online first, and spots are first come, first served. It takes paint, electronics, cleaners, oils, fuels, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, herbicides and pesticides. It is free, with a $5 donation suggested.

Trash pickup in Forsyth County

Forsyth County does not offer curbside trash pickup. Outside Cumming, you either use the recycling centers or hire a private hauler, and some HOAs require a specific one. The county's 2026 hauler list names Custom Disposal, Legacy Disposal, Red Oak Sanitation, Seegreen Services, and Waste Pro of North GA as full-service residential haulers.

Inside Cumming city limits, Cumming Utilities contracts with Red Oak Sanitation for Friday pickup: $19.50 a month without recycling or $23.50 with it in 2026. The City Streets Department also picks up yard debris, furniture, appliances and carpet on Mondays and Wednesdays at no charge, but not mattresses, tires or paint. Call 770-781-2019 to check what qualifies.

What a dump run really costs

For a few bags of trash, the recycling centers are hard to beat at 50 cents to $1 a bag. A couch, a mattress or a pile of remodeling debris is another story. The centers won't take them, the private landfills set their own rates, and a round trip to Ball Ground with a loaded truck can eat half a day.

That is the work we do. We load everything ourselves, sort out what can be donated, and haul the rest away. A single item starts at $125 and a full trailer load starts around $550. See our pricing or text photos to 678-224-1606 for a free quote. We haul from Cumming, Buford and nearby towns.

Live in a neighboring county?

Every county runs its dump differently, and most only take their own residents. See our Hall County dump guide, Hall County compactor sites, Jackson County transfer station guide, or Dawson County transfer station guide.

Forsyth County dump questions

Is there a dump in Forsyth County, GA? The county does not run one. Its three recycling centers take bagged household trash and recycling only. Eagle Point Landfill in Ball Ground, operated by GFL Environmental, is the only household-trash landfill in the county, and the county lists it for furniture, mattresses and construction debris.

What are the Forsyth County recycling center hours? All three centers, Tolbert Street, Old Atlanta and Coal Mountain, are open Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. They are closed Sunday and on county holidays.

Can I take a mattress or couch to a Forsyth County recycling center? No. The recycling centers do not take furniture or mattresses. The county points residents to private sites such as Eagle Point Landfill, or you can have a junk removal company haul them.

How much does it cost to drop off trash at a Forsyth County recycling center? $1 per bag, or 50 cents per bag when you also bring recycling. Bags can be up to 32 gallons, with a limit of 5 bags a day. Cash only, Forsyth County residents only.

Where can I get rid of old tires in Forsyth County? The Coal Mountain recycling center at 3560 Settingdown Road takes up to 6 tires a week, $3 each or $15 on the rim. Solid tires are not accepted.

Does Forsyth County pick up trash? No. Outside Cumming, residents hire a private hauler or use the recycling centers. Inside Cumming city limits, Cumming Utilities provides pickup through Red Oak Sanitation.

Sources: Forsyth County Recycling and Solid Waste, Recycling Centers, Waste Haulers, Household Hazardous Waste event, Cumming Utilities and the City of Cumming Streets Department, checked November 2026.