Coming February 2012 is the City of Cartersville Recycling Program, a service provided to all residential and commercial curbside customers.  See the link below for additional information:
http://www.cityofcartersville.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=540

Here is a list of items that can be placed in the recycling containers for pick-up:

Paper (Light Gray Container)                                          Containers (Blue Cont.)
Office paper                                                            Metal
Magazines                                                               Plastic
Newspaper                                                              Glass
Boxes of the non-corrugated type                      
(cereal boxes, cracker boxes, pasta boxes, etc.)