Recycling in Walton County

[JustaLocal]

I would love to have more recycling trailer locations. Maybe we could talk Publix into adding them at their locations? I know I would be more likely to make a recycling run if I could do it at the same time as buying food. Anyone else think this is a workable idea? What would be the best way to suggest it, through the county of Publix first.

I have a feeling they may have to be on county land. There used to be one at the old Cano Square (I've forgotten what they call the post office shopping center now). Anyway, that one really got full every week. I have a post office box, so that one was handy! They also used to have one at Butler Elementary. They "temporarily" moved it to the courthouse annex when they were doing the expansion at the school, and never moved it back.

This is the location list from the county website (obviously not updated):

South Walton Courthouse Annex, Bay Elementary School, 393 Fire Station, Butler Elementary School, Miramar Beach Fire Station, WaterColor Fire Station, and Inlet Beach Fire Station. Zone 3 District 5 Yard on Community Way (between J.D. Miller Road and the South Walton Courthouse Annex)​

I agree with you that more recycling trailers would be a terrific low cost option!

 

[scooterbug44]

oh savvy - I hate to sound like a big lazy bum, but I don't want to haul my recycling. I will if I must. I want curbside.

Ditto, even though it takes me weeks to generate enough recycling to fill a blue bag.

My guess is that many more folks will recycle if they can toss something in a special container than if they have to schlep it to a trailer.

The amount of glass and aluminum that could be recycled by the tourists boggles the mind!

 

[TreeFrog]

A couple of points-

The curbside recycling in Memphis is a different day, different truck. No problem with mixing, no sifting by convicts. I'd hope Walco could do the same.

The Walton Sun article said that Cindy Meadows had visited the dump and that she found the blue bags were breaking open in the garbage truck. Not a big surprise.

 

[savvytangerine]

oh savvy - I hate to sound like a big lazy bum, but I don't want to haul my recycling. I will if I must. I want curbside.

Oh I understand. I just can't seem to find one close enough, or that is around what I do around town that I will realistically make it to....

This is the location list from the county website (obviously not updated):

South Walton Courthouse Annex, Bay Elementary School, 393 Fire Station, Butler Elementary School, Miramar Beach Fire Station, WaterColor Fire Station, and Inlet Beach Fire Station. Zone 3 District 5 Yard on Community Way (between J.D. Miller Road and the South Walton Courthouse Annex) ​

I agree with you that more recycling trailers would be a terrific low cost option!

Am I blind? I mean I just got new glasses. I have NEVER noticed one there.

 

[scooterbug44]

The Walton Sun article said that Cindy Meadows had visited the dump and that she found the blue bags were breaking open in the garbage truck. Not a big surprise.

Especially after seeing the severe beating my trash cans get every garbage day!

 

[John R]

Am I blind? I mean I just got new glasses. I have NEVER noticed one there.

it's actually behind the publix in the WC employee parking lot on the south side

 

[savvytangerine]

it's actually behind the publix in the WC emp;oyee parking lot on the south side

Thank you!

Had no idea that was there. It makes me really happy to have one so much closer!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Trailers are good, but tourists in rental units are not going to use them. Curbside is needed.

 

[savvytangerine]

Trailers are good, but tourists in rental units are not going to use them. Curbside is needed.

I'll agree with that - but me recycling is better than me not recycling. Gotta start somehwere...

 

[Jdarg]

it's actually behind the publix in the WC employee parking lot on the south side

And there is one across the street from Bay Elementary, and one at the SoWal Annex. Add that to the one at Publix and the one by French Laundry, and I really don't have an excuse. I drive past at least one of these places once a day or more. I bet most locals do too!