Curbside Recycling Program

Your recycling is collected once per week on either Thursday or Friday. Please place your can curbside the night before collection with the handle facing away from the street. Your can has a label on the lid that outlines the Dos and Don’ts of recycling. You do not have to separate your material and it can be placed in your cart loosely (not bagged). Please do not place yard waste in your container.

What can be placed in the recycle cart?

The items below are recyclable. Please be sure to rinse off all food residue before placing items loose in your recycle bin. If you have any questions about items, please contact us at 850-833-9655 for more information.

Paper products (newspaper, magazines, copy paper, envelopes, etc)
Food and beverage cans
Glass bottles and containers
Flattened cardboard boxes
Plastic bottles and containers
“To go” paper and plastic cups

Download our Recycling Guide here (PDF)

What should NOT be placed in the recycle cart?

These items cannot be recycled through our curbside recycling program. For hazardous waste items (batteries, computer components, glass lightbulbs, paints, pesticides, etc. please visit Okaloosa County's Household Hazardous Waste page here.

No batteries (check local drop-off programs for proper disposal)
Garden Hoses
Plastic foam (cups, egg cartons, take-out containers)
Plastic bags, films, and packaging
Fabric, clothing, and textiles
Wire clothes hangers
Pizza boxes
Syringes
Trash (you may be charged for extra trash if you put trash in your recycling cart)
Electronics
Food
Yard trimmings/leaves
Helium tanks
Large metal items (such as frying pans and metal pipes)
Large plastics that do not fit in the recycling cart with the lid closed.

Before You Recycle

Rinse food residue off all recyclables.
Dry paper before placing it in your cart.
Crush recyclables like cans, plastic jugs, and bottles.
Flatten boxboard and corrugated cardboard.
Remove any metal components from plastic items.
Plastic bottle caps and lids are accepted.
Place recyclables loosely in your cart. Bagging recyclables can clog the sorting machines and is considered contamination.

Collection Guidelines

Place your recycling can curbside the night before collection.
Set your cart at least 4 feet away from cars, mailboxes, trees, overhead wires, or other obstructions.

Holiday Schedule

If your collection day falls on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, or New Year’s Day, recyclables will be picked up on your next scheduled pickup day.

What happens to my recycled materials once they're sorted?

Click here to learn more about about the companies that reuse and repurposed the products you recycle.