Pickens County Recycling Center
Talking Rock, GA
Facility details
- Address
- 390 Appalachian Ct
Talking Rock, GA 30175 - Phone
- (706) 253-8871
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- pickensgarecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Pickens County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Self Recycling Inc-Talking Rock Recycling same site · Talking Rock, GA
- Nivek Services Inc Biomedical Waste Collection And Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Jasper, GA
- Pickens County Recycling Center Recycling 2.4 mi · Jasper, GA
- Whitestone Valley C&D Landfill Landfill 5.3 mi · Talking Rock, GA
- Fannin Co-Ads-Ellijay Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.3 mi · Ellijay, GA
- Cherokee C&D Landfill Landfill 13.1 mi · Ball Ground, GA
- Premier Surplus Recycling 13.3 mi · Ball Ground, GA
- Pine Bluff Landfill Landfill 14.7 mi · Ball Ground, GA
- Eagle Point Landfill Landfill 17.1 mi · Ball Ground, GA
- Gordon Co-Redbone Ridges Rd Landfill 17.1 mi · Ranger, GA
Nearest landfill: Whitestone Valley C&D Landfill, Talking Rock — 5.3 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Brent Land Sanitation Inc3.2 mi · Jasper, GA · 2 drivers
- Puckett Septic & Grading3.2 mi · Jasper, GA · 2 drivers
- L&A Roll Offs Inc3.2 mi · Jasper, GA · 1 driver
- Herrera Roll-Offs LLC3.2 mi · Jasper, GA · 2 drivers
- Yellow Box Roll-Off & Porta- Jon Inc3.2 mi · Jasper, GA · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Jasper, Talking Rock, Tate, Marble Hill, Waleska, Ball Ground, Ellijay, East Ellijay, Fairmount, Ranger.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Pickens County, GA.
19 waste haulers in Pickens County, GA.
ZIP 30175 at a glance
- Population
- 6,088 (27 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 50
- Households
- Median income $69,737 · 36% earn six figures
- Housing
- 85% owner-occupied · median home value $324,379 · median rent $954
- Workforce
- 59% labor-force participation · 9.6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Georgia solid-waste agency: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)