Atlanta Paper Shredding

Based in Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Paper Shredding forms part of Georgia's network of electronics-recycling drop-off points listed in the eCycling Central directory.

Services offered

Donation Program Recycling

What it costs

Most consumer drop-offs are free for typical household quantities, with possible fees on CRT TVs, large appliances, and commercial-quantity loads. Call ahead to confirm.

What can be recovered from your e-waste

Material composition varies by device, but the typical recoverable yields look like this:

• Freezer (50000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.08g silver, 2900g copper, 2900g aluminium
• Smartphone (180g typical) - recoverable: 0.034g gold, 0.34g silver, 16g copper, 25g aluminium
• Laptop (2200g typical) - recoverable: 0.22g gold, 1.1g silver, 290g copper, 380g aluminium

Source: Cucchiella et al. (2015) Recycling of WEEEs; Umicore Precious Metals Recovery datasheets; UNEP Recycling From E-Waste to Resources.

Before you visit

**Drop-off prep:** sign out of all accounts on devices, run a factory reset, remove SIM cards and SD cards, and pull lithium-ion batteries from laptops and power tools where the design allows. Calling ahead saves a wasted trip - hours and accepted items shift seasonally.

An average smartphone contains around 0.034g of gold, 16g of copper, and 25g of aluminium. Multiplied across the millions of devices retired each year, those grams add up - which is why a working drop-off network matters.

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Listing reviewed: April 2026 - sourced from eCycling Central's directory of US recycling locations.