The gap widens

1. Curbside Recycling Please! Shouldn't we be able to figure out a way to at least cover the cost? Waste Management is huge. Their PR department is always looking for ways to present themselves as a green company. If anyone knows, they probably have programs other places. How do they work?

2. All residences should have the large commercial containers with lids that are bear proof. Our streets are a mess, especially during busy rental times. Garbage overflows into the streets. Sad excuses for garbage cans (owned by property owners) are not adequate. Often there are six at a residence and their are still bags piled up.

3. Property owners (rental agents & cleaning crews) need to do their part. Saturdays with rentals are tough! One or 2 of the commercial cans should be provided by Waste Management. Large residences should be required to purchase more if needed. And replace them as necessary. There will be resistance but an adequate and efficient system will benefit everyone.

Just one more thing that our community really needs that won't be addressed. Can you imagine the waste in a beach town like ours with so many visitors? Residents want good waste management and recycling and visitors must wonder, coming from other cities, what kind of recycling program is hidden in South Walton that they just don't know about.

If you read the information about garbage collection it limits each "residence" to 4 cans. I use quotations as some of these are anything but residences.

I don't see wildlife being a problem, I see people over filling cans and weather doing the spreading. It would really help if tourists knew the trash schedule as many seem to wait until Friday night to put out all of their trash.

Just one more thing that our community really needs that won't be addressed. Can you imagine the waste in a beach town like ours with so many visitors? Residents want good waste management and recycling and visitors must wonder, coming from other cities, what kind of recycling program is hidden in South Walton that they just don't know about.

Not all tourists are as conscientious as you think. They are on vacation and I hardly think recycling is at the top ten list of things they plan to do in SoWal. If it really is....those big blue containers are pretty hard to miss.

Not all tourists are as conscientious as you think. They are on vacation and I hardly think recycling is at the top ten list of things they plan to do in SoWal. If it really is....those big blue containers are pretty hard to miss.

They are when they are surrounded by old mattresses and sofas.

They are also feeling guilty about not recycling their garbage here due to their habits at home in the city. At least some visitors and friends have asked these questions, especially frequent visitors.