In unincorporated Okaloosa County, Waste Management holds the exclusive franchise for weekly curbside household garbage, with recycling and yard waste on set days. Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Crestview, and Niceville run their own city collection.
Okaloosa County contracts residential curbside collection in its unincorporated Areas 1 through 5 - Bluewater Bay, parts of unincorporated Niceville, Okaloosa Island, Florosa, and unincorporated Fort Walton Beach - exclusively to Waste Management. Household garbage is picked up weekly, with separate recycling and yard-waste days. Set carts at the curb by early morning on your day, away from mailboxes, poles, and parked cars. The incorporated cities run their own contracts, so a Destin or Crestview address follows city rules, not the county's. Report a missed pickup to Waste Management at 850-301-2822.
Bins set out wrong or overloaded may be skipped. Persistent trash and set-out problems fall under county code enforcement, which issues notices and escalating fines for conditions left unabated.
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