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Transfer & Recycling

Transfer Station Information

3 Recycling and Bagged Trash Locations:

OPEN
Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

348 Transfer Station Lane                                           Hwy. 325 at corner of Hwy. 515
Blairsville, GA 30512                                                     near Horse Arena in Blairsville GA
1/4 mile past hospital on right

NEW!!  Moccasin Road convenience center – Hwy 129 North, turn right on Ivylog Rd, turn left on Moccasin Rd, then entrance is just before Volunteer Fire Station 4 on left.

LOCATION OFFERING RECYCLING ONLY: 

  • Station 5 Suches Precinct: 3695 Hwy 60 – Every Wednesday

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Contact:
Phone: (706)487-4910 

Bagged trash convenience centers – hours:

Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Closed: Sundays and Holidays*

*Holidays are: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day)

Transfer Station Commercial side for haulers – hours:

Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday 7:00 a.m. to noon, Closed Sundays and holidays.

The price per ton is $57/ton, and the minimum charge to cross the scales is $20 for up to 700 pounds.

The Transfer Station is owned and operated by the Union County Government. The station currently accepts bagged trash and recyclables from residential users. This is not a landfill. All solid waste is transported to a landfill located elsewhere in Georgia.

Regulations:
County Ordinance O-2000-004 states that all trucks hauling solid waste must be suitably enclosed or covered to prevent littering. Violators of this ordinance are subject to the citation and shall be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance.

Price:

  • Individual household trash rate: up to 30 gallon bags, $1.50 per bag
  • Individual household trash rate: over 30 gallon bags, $1.75 per bag

No Yard Waste is accepted

There is no charge for the following recyclables:

  • Paper Mixed, computer, magazines and newsprint
  • Paper Board Cereal boxes, food container, etc. (No pizza boxes)
  • Cardboard Packing boxes (please break down)
  • Automotive Batteries
  • White Goods Appliances (excluding air conditioners and refrigerators)(Not available for commercial appliance dealers)
  • Bulk Metal Tin roofing, metal desks, cabinets, etc.

Materials we accept for recycling:  (download printable copy)

#1 Plastics PETE (Polyethylene Terephathalate)

  • soft drink bottles
  • mineral water bottles
  • fruit juice bottles
  • cooking oil containers


#2 Plastics HDPE (high-density polyethylene)

  • milk jugs
  • cleaning containers
  • laundry detergent containers
  • bleach containers
  • shampoo containers


#3 Cardboard (Old Corrugated Containers “OCC”)

  • used boxes (unwaxed with ruffled or corrugated inner liner)
    • pizza boxes with no leftover food IS acceptable
  • No Styrofoam


#4 Mixed Paper

Mills use mixed paper to produce paperboard and tissue as a secondary fiber in the production of new paper, or as a raw material in non-paper product such as gypsum wallboard, chipboard, roofing felt, cellulose insulation, and molded pulp products such as egg cartons.  Mixed paper is a broad category that often includes items such as:

  • discarded mail
  • telephone books
  • books
  • paperboard
  • magazines
  • catalogs


#5  Aluminum

All containers just be clean and paper labels removed.

  • aluminum beverage cans
  • aluminum pet food cans
  • NO STEEL CANS


#6  Glass

  • glass bottles
  • glass jars
  • glass containers

Always Remember to RINSE CONTAINERS!


Document Destruction & Electronic Recycling:

Upcoming date yet to be determined.
Parking lot of North Georgia Technical College at 121 Meeks Ave., Blairsville GA
For specific information: 2022 Document Destruction and ERE Event or call (706) 318-5448

Announcements

NOTICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - AGENDA

A Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 5:00pm in the Union County Courthouse, 65 Courthouse Street, Blairsville, Georgia.

The purpose of this hearing will be for Union County to provide information and answer questions regarding the proposed revisions of the Union County Code of Ordinances pertaining to Chapter 10, Article III, Section
10-80 addressing Temporary Special Event Licenses for the sale of alcohol, Chapter 38, Article III, Section 38-51 addressing Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments and the proposed Commercial Firing Range Facilities Ordinance.

Please send your comments via regular mail or to the email address listed on our website at www.unioncountyga.gov.

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At the County Meeting scheduled for October 19, 2023 at 6:00pm, Union County Government will be adopting the proposed Ordinance for Cryptocurrency and Data Mining.

The final draft of this Ordinance will be available on the website and hard copies will be available in the Union County Commissioner’s Office and with the Union County Clerk of Superior Court on
Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

The following meetings have been held in relation to this ordinance:

1st Reading – June 15, 2023
Public Hearing – July 20, 2023
2nd Reading – August 22, 2023

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What: UNION COUNTY DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION & ELECTRONIC RECYCLING EVENT
When: October 28, 2023 10am - 12noon.
Where: Union County Sports Center (Across from high school)
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