Virtually all household garbage, yard waste, and recycling material is brought to the Walton County Landfill for disposal and/or recycling. Walton County residents may bring their own garbage and dispose of many materials for free.

Directions: From U.S. Highway 90 in the City of DeFuniak Springs, head north on State Road 83 for about 3.5 miles. Turn right onto Institution Road. Follow to the end.

For specific information about what we take at the landfill, recycling programs and hazardous materials (hazmat), visit the Walton County website.

Hours:
6:30 am – 4:00 pm
Monday – Saturday

1118 Institution Road DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Recycling Trailer Locations: Cardboard Dumpster Located Behind Ocean Club.

SOUTH WALTON COUNTY – HIGHWAY 98

Location/Address:

Baytowne: Administration Dr, Miramar Beach

Topsail Preserve State Park: 7525 W Co Hwy 30A, SRB

Moll Dr/Highway 98: 42 Moll Dr, SRB

South Walton Courthouse: 31 Coastal Centre Blvd, SRB

Annex Walton Sports Complex: 240 M.C. Davis Blvd, SRB

We recycle many materials, including:

• Plastics-#1 and #2 – Water bottles, milkjugs, detergent bottles, etc.
• No plastic bags or other plastic recyclables can be received.
• Aluminum cans
• Metal (All Types)
• Paper (Newspaper, magazines, telephone books, etc.)
• Corrugated Cardboard
• Tires (For a small fee)
• Used Oil
• Electronics (Computers, microwaves, radios, televisions, DVD/VCR players, etc.)
• White Goods-Appliances(Stoves, refrigerators, freezers,etc.)

Residential Drop-Off Center

All the above listed items can be brought to the Landfill for recycling during normal business hours:

Mon – Fri 6:30 am – 4:00 pm
Sat 7:00 am – 1:00 pm.

Recycling Trailers

• Cardboard Only Trailers – Only clean cardboard that has been broken down and flattened out.
• Regular Recycle Trailers – Only plastic bottles, aluminum drink cans, paper (newspaper, phone books) can be placed in any bin with available space. It is okay to mix if necessary.
• Recycle Trailers with Cardboard Bin – Plastic bottles, aluminum drink cans, paper (newspaper, phone books) can be placed in any bin with available space. It is ok to mix these items if necessary.
• Cardboard bins are also provided on these trailers for clean cardboard only that has been broken down and flattened out.
• No glass is being accepted as a recyclable; therefore it should be discarded in your household garbage. Please do not place it in the recycle trailers or leave it on the ground at the recycle trailer locations.

Upon arrival at the Landfill, the materials are hand sorted by an inmate work crew so mixing plastic with aluminum or paper when necessary is okay. It is also very important that no household garbage of any kind is placed in the recycle trailers. It contaminates the load rendering it non-recyclable and it must be thrown away.

Please do not put any other materials in the trailers as it takes up space that could be used for things that can be recycled.

Please do not place materials on the ground around the trailers. At each of the 20 locations the driver has to take the time to clean up the area which puts them farther behind schedule in getting the full trailers exchanged with empty ones.

All yard waste will be picked up and disposed of by the Landscaping Company. 

If for some reason the Landscaping company does not remove the yard debris.

Please see another alternative below:

South Walton Area (Including Areas North of the Bay) – Yard waste is picked up weekly in the South Walton Area.

As part of Walton County’s contract with Waste Management, yard waste will be picked up on a regular schedule AT NO COST to residents but must meet specific guidelines.

Any yard waste that DOES NOT MEET the guidelines will not be picked up by Waste Management, per contract, and the resident must schedule a separate pickup of the materials. In addition, any costs associated with an out of specification pickup will be the responsibility of the resident.

To schedule a pickup or inquire about your pickup days, please contact Waste Management at 850-389- 6121 or email Erik Graves at egraves@wm.com.

YARD WASTE GUIDELINES AND SPECIFICATIONS

Yard Waste is collected by a separate collection vehicle based on your location in the County.

Yard waste materials must meet the following guidelines:

In spec and boom truck required piles.

1. Materials resulting from the on-site landscaping maintenance
2. Materials should be no longer than 6 feet or larger than 4 inches in diameter
3. Materials should be stacked if it is impossible to be bagged or containerized – it must be able to be loaded into a typical rear-load refuse vehicle
4. Materials must be stacked or in containers of less than 50 pounds
5. Materials do not include tree removal, land clearing, land development, building demolition, construction, home improvement, named or un-named storms, or waste generated by tree surgeons, landscapers or lawn maintenance services. It does not include hazardous or special waste.
6. Materials cannot be commingled with other waste
7. Materials are limited to 4 cubic yards (10 bags or five stacks) – should be no larger than the size of a regular size pickup truck bed.
8. Please note, if there are yard trash materials that require the boom or claw truck, there will be an additional charge for the requirement of that equipment. If the materials can be loaded into a rear load vehicle, and

Furniture Donation Pick-up

• Path of Grace: 850-654-8500
• Habitat for Humanity: 850-660-6004
• Haven House: 850-267-1061

Junk Haul Away Services

• A1 Junk Removal and Services: 850-585-1814
• Junk Away, LLC: 850-803-5865

Recycling Dumpsters: Dumpsters are provided for the disposal of metal items, electronics, and tires, free of charge for citizens within our District.

Cox Community Care: 1-855-512-8876

Dolphin Beach Service: 850-296-2384

Sheriff Substation (NON-EMERGENCY): 850-267-2000

Mosquito Control: 774 N. CO Hwy 393 Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 / 850-267-2112