Rabun County Recycling Center - Laurel Lodge
Clarkesville, GA
Facility details
- Address
- 4532 Laurel Lodge Rd
Clarkesville, GA 30523 - Phone
- (706) 947-8814
- Google reviews
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- Facility type
- Recycling
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Rabun County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- 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
- Rabun County Recycling Center - Boggs Mountain Recycling 8.6 mi · Tiger, GA
- Rabun County Recycling Center - Tallulah Falls Recycling 9.9 mi · Tallulah Falls, GA
- Rabun Co-Boggs Mountain Rd C / D Landfill Landfill 10.2 mi · Clayton, GA
- Rabun County Recycling Center - Rabun Gap Recycling 13.5 mi · Clarkesville, GA
- Rabun Gap Recycle Center Recycling 14.8 mi · Rabun Gap, GA
- Almac Recycling 16.1 mi · Demorest, GA
- Towns County Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.4 mi · Hiawassee, GA
- C&J Recycling LLc Recycling 17.1 mi · Hiawassee, GA
- Habersham Co-SR13 MSWL Landfill 18.0 mi · Mt Airy, GA
- Habersham County Landfill Landfill 18.0 mi · Mt Airy, GA
Nearest landfill: Rabun Co-Boggs Mountain Rd C / D Landfill, Clayton — 10.2 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Holcomb Waste Systems5.7 mi · Clarkesville, GA · 3 drivers
- D & B Sanitation LLP5.7 mi · Clarkesville, GA · 5 drivers
- R3 Curbside Recycling LLC5.7 mi · Clarkesville, GA · 2 drivers
- Chase Sanitation Group Inc5.7 mi · Clarkesville, GA · 5 drivers
- Nalley Recycling5.7 mi · Clareksville, GA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Clarkesville, Tiger, Lakemont, Wiley, Sautee Nacoochee, Tallulah Falls, Hiawassee, Helen, Mountain City, Rabun Gap, Clayton.
County context
One of 4 recycling centers in Rabun County, GA.
7 waste haulers in Rabun County, GA.
ZIP 30523 at a glance
- Population
- 14,050 (29 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 50
- Households
- Median income $80,185 · 38% earn six figures
- Housing
- 82% owner-occupied · median home value $293,882 · median rent $1,121
- Workforce
- 51% labor-force participation · 2.1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Georgia solid-waste agency: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)