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Resources Division - Recycling Information
Since 1989 Okaloosa County has recycled over 200,000,000 Pounds of newspaper, glass, plastic, and metal cans as well as 400,000 tons of yard waste.

Remember....

When you place your materials in the recycling bin we only collect the following:

  • Newspaper (includes "slick" inserts - no cardboard, no junk mail)
  • Glass (food & beverage containers - no dishes, light bulbs, ceramics)
  • Plastic (only containers with threaded ends - no toys, buckets, etc.)
  • Metal cans (food & beverage containers - aluminum and steel)
  • MORE


  • Materials in MSW: By Weight Generated in Okaloosa County Annually:
    Yard trimmings- 37.4
    Plastics- 13.2
    Other- 22.0
    Metals- 26.4
    Construction & Demolition Debris- 30.8
    Paper and paperboard- 68.0
    Glass- 8.8
    Food- 13.4
             (by the thousand tons)

Jim Reece,
Recycling Coordinator
84 Ready Avenue
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548
Phone: (850) 651-7394
Fax: (850) 651-7397
E-Mail