Not the county’s website. This guide is from Lake Lanier Junk Removal, a referral service. The facts were checked on October 17, 2026, from the counties' and cities' own pages, listed at the end. Fees change, so check before you go.
Mattresses
Mattresses are among the harder things to get rid of here.
- Hall County: the landfill takes them for $10 each, on top of the load charge of at least $20. The compactor sites don't take them.
- Forsyth County: the recycling centers refuse them. The county points residents to private landfills.
- Gainesville: the city picks them up for a fee, by appointment only.
- Cumming: the city's Street Department doesn't take them.
- Donating: Goodwill of North Georgia doesn't accept mattresses, box springs or bed frames.
- Recycling: Georgia has no mattress recycling program. The industry's Bye Bye Mattress program runs only in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island.
Fridges, freezers and air conditioners
These hold refrigerant, and federal rules say it must be recovered before they are scrapped. The last business in the chain, such as a scrap recycler or a landfill, must recover it or get a signed statement that it was.
- Hall County: the landfill takes them for $10 for one, or $12 each for more than one.
- Forsyth County: the county points residents to private scrap recyclers.
- Gainesville: the city picks up large appliances for a fee, by appointment.
- Cumming: the city's Street Department collects appliances at the curb, free, inside the city limits. Fridges and freezers must be emptied of food first.
Washers, dryers and other large appliances
- Forsyth County: the recycling centers take washers, dryers, dishwashers, microwaves and water heaters free, as scrap metal, with fluids removed.
- Hall County: the Recycling Center on Chestnut Street in Gainesville takes scrap metal free. Call to check before bringing a large appliance.
- Donating: Goodwill of North Georgia takes small appliances, but not stoves, washers, dryers or air conditioners.
TVs and electronics
Georgia isn't among the states that ban electronics from landfills, but recycling them is easy here.
- Hall County: the Recycling Center on Chestnut Street takes computers, flat-screen TVs and printers free. Old tube TVs aren't accepted anywhere in the county's system.
- Forsyth County: the Tolbert Street center takes TVs for $12 each, and other electronics for $2 an item or $5 for as many as you bring. The hazardous waste days take electronics too.
Tires
- Hall County: the landfill takes tires up to 24.5 inches, from $3 to $15 each without a rim, and $10 to $30 on a rim.
- Forsyth County: the Coal Mountain center takes up to 6 a week, $3 each or $15 on a rim.
If you pay someone to take tires away, check they are allowed to. Georgia requires anyone who collects or hauls other people's tires to have a tire carrier permit from Georgia EPD, with decals on the truck. You can carry up to 10 of your own without one.