Baker Landfill and North Transfer Station
Residents and businesses; free tires and appliances for households
| Monday to Friday | 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 6 a.m. to noon |
| Sunday | Closed |
- Hours are in Central time.
- Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.
- Last truck in at 4:45 p.m. on weekdays and 11:45 a.m. on Saturday.
- The recycling drop-off is open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to noon.
1415 Charlie Day Rd., Baker
What it takes
The Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, Fort Walton Beach and the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, Crestview take paint, used motor oil, batteries, and household hazardous waste.
Each item has its own rules. Check before you go.
Okaloosa County rules
- The county’s transfer station scale rates, effective Oct. 1, 2023: $75.62 a ton for residential garbage from outside the franchise areas, $58.93 a ton for yard waste, $125 a ton for tires, and $3 at least a trip.
- The Baker Landfill and the Wright Yard Waste Facility take no construction and demolition debris, stumps, root balls, land clearing debris, metal, or plastic bags, tarps, or film. Tree trimmings can be up to 14 inches across and 10 to 12 feet long, and treated lumber has to be kept out of other trash.
- Anyone can drop off household recyclables at the South Okaloosa County Transfer Station and at the Baker site.
- Waste Management collects garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk waste at the curb in unincorporated Okaloosa County’s franchise areas (850-301-2822). Bulk pickup takes furniture, appliances, electronics, bicycles, drained push mowers, and up to 4 tires without rims, 20 inches or smaller, up to 4 cubic yards a pickup; the cities run their own service.
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