Bulk Item Disposal

[Gidget]

From what I gather there is no pickup for bulk items say like an old mattress right? So if one needs to dispose of unwanted items is the only option driving to landfill in Defuniak?

Thanks for any info.

G

 

[Just Curious]

I think you can set up a pick up with Waste Managment now, but I'm not completley sure. If not, there are some private companies that will dispose of things at a cost.

 

[Kurt]

White goods and some other items can be taken to the mosquito control office on N 393. Call them to verify.

 

[dynamitedaddy]

The BCC holds cleanup days throughout the county every month. Commissioner Commander just had one in Portland last weekend. There should be one in December, you can call the landfill to see where it will be held.

 

[TreeFrog]

White goods and some other items can be taken to the mosquito control office on N 393. Call them to verify.

Confirming that Kurt is indeed correct. We dropped a window A/C unit there recently.

For larger or more stuff, the PC landfill is closer than DeFuniak. They charge a nominal fee, by the pound.

 

[Gidget]

Thanks all. The reason I ask, is I was wondering what a person does who needs to dispose of something and has no vehicle or trailer to haul the item. I've seen things just "sitting" in yards and I wondered why the home dweller didn't just put them out for bulk pickup. Now I know.

So the options are, small things mosquito control. Large things - need a way to haul them to get to PC landfill or DF. What is BCC in order to inquire about cleanup day when they come around to local neighborhoods?

Thanks again
G

 

[Just Curious]

Thanks all. The reason I ask, is I was wondering what a person does who needs to dispose of something and has no vehicle or trailer to haul the item. I've seen things just "sitting" in yards and I wondered why the home dweller didn't just put them out for bulk pickup. Now I know.

So the options are, small things mosquito control. Large things - need a way to haul them to get to PC landfill or DF. What is BCC in order to inquire about cleanup day when they come around to local neighborhoods?

Thanks again
G

BCC-Board of County Commissioners. You can check the website they have a calender of events that they post the clean-up days on. Walton County, FL - Home Page The landfill number is 892-8180.

 

[NotDeadYet]

I called the landfill about the next clean-up day. It is Dec 12 from 8-2, on 283 (Bay Dr) 1/4 mile north of 98. They will take old furniture, appliances, and "stuff from around your house." No construction debris or hazard waste.
Mosquito Control takes appliances and electronics all year long now. But they don't take "stuff from around your house" or hazard waste, like not-quite-empty paint cans or stale gasoline or paint thinner, etc. "Amnesty days" for hazard stuff are held only twice a year, spring and fall, at Mosquito Control.
This is something of an improvement but still, imho, inadequate. I missed the fall amnesty day and have a bunch of old paint left behind by a renter that will have to wait until spring. And renovating the vacated unit has meant several trips to DeFuniak.
You still have to have transportation for the stuff you want to take to the clean-up day or to Mosquito Control. A friend or relative with a truck, or you pay someone if you can afford it, or you leave it to rot in your yard.
Unfortunately the cost of gas and the time to go to the landfill has resulted in a lot of trash being dumped in the state forest.
Waste Management only takes "household trash." Anything they deem otherwise they just leave behind.

 

[TreeFrog]

The county should press Waste Management to offer a bulk pickup on request.

In PCB, Emerald Waste will schedule a bulk pickup for $50 or $75, I forget which. For your appliances, furniture, etc. You put it on the curb, they take it. Meanwhile, they aren't picky about your regular trash. If it fits in the roll-around bin, they take it.

 

[Johnny Post]

The county should press Waste Management to offer a bulk pickup on request.

In PCB, Emerald Waste will schedule a bulk pickup for $50 or $75, I forget which. For your appliances, furniture, etc. You put it on the curb, they take it. Meanwhile, they aren't picky about your regular trash. If it fits in the roll-around bin, they take it.

While I haven't had to utilize bulk item pickup, it floors me that Waste Management will not do it on request.

I keep hearing solid waste/garbage/etc are issues our county thinks need to be dealt with. I can see why if this is true.

Maybe the BCC should see what other groups have to offer. In this economy they might even save some money for shopping around.