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Garbage
Department Contacts:
Bill Holloway
publicworks@defuniaksprings.netJeremy Bryant
jbryant@defuniaksprings.netBrandy Gaydon
bgaydon@defuniaksprings.netLacey Woodham cityofdfs_admin@defuniaksprings.net
The Sanitation Department is located at 45 N Park St, DeFuniak Springs FL 32433. Our telephone number is 850-892-8534 or 850-892-8537. Truck Route Hours of Operation: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sanitation Department Guidelines
The City of DeFuniak Springs provides its citizens with one (1) 90 gallon roll-out can per household use. The City of DeFuniak Springs does not provide dumpster service to private residences. If you need a can for your personal residence which is located within the city limits of DeFuniak Springs, please contact our office at 850-892-8534 or 850-892-8537.
The roll-out cans will remain the property of the City of DeFuniak Springs and will be repaired/replaced as needed.
Any damage caused to the roll-out can by the homeowner or business owner will be the responsibility of the homeowner or business.
The roll-out can need to be placed (3) three feet from the edge of the street by 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection. The roll-out can will need to be removed from the street edge by the end of the collection day.
Additional household garbage that will not fit into the roll-out can needs to be placed in plastic bags next to the roll-out can or in a personal can. Personal cans containing loose garbage will not be collected.
The city collects the following items: Household garbage which includes, VCRs, and small kitchen appliances. White goods shall include: Stoves, Refrigerators, Dryers, Washers, Freezers, and other large appliances. TV's Furniture, Microwaves, Metal will be collected but needs to be separated from regular household garbage and yard waste. Bulky item collection will occur four (4) times a year only on an on-call basis.
Construction materials, batteries, tires,paint will NOT be collected.
It will only be disposed of by the owner/contractor at the Walton County Landfill. Please call 850-892-8180 for the Walton County Landfill for further disposal information.Household garbage and yard waste have to be separated into separate piles. Do NOT mix together. Do NOT use personal cans for yard waste. The homeowner/business owner is responsible for the separation of all the different types of waste.
Do not place trash or yard waste under electrical wires, phone wires, cable wires, tree limbs, or by underground telephone and electrical boxes.
Yard waste is limited to three (3) cubic yards per week. Any waste placed at the street for collection exceeding three (3) cubic yards shall be considered an unusual amount of accumulation and declared a nuisance as provided for in the DeFuniak Springs Municipal Code.
Trees and branches need to be cut into 3 – 4 foot sections, 6 inches in diameter, and not weighing more than 60 pounds per limb/stump. Combine small piles into one pile.
Leaves may be collected using a leaf vacuum machine and leaves must be placed separate from other yard waste items. Please do NOT bag leaves or place yard trash in roll-out can provided by the city. Leaves can be piled within 3 feet of the edge of the street. All efforts will continue to compost as much leaves and chip material as possible and the chipper and leaf vacuum will run when needed on the corresponding day of collection.
No trucks will be allowed to double back over the route for any special or missed collection unless the route has been completed for that day.
Garbage Route Schedule by Street Listing
Garbage, Trash, & Litter Municipal Code
Garbage Pickup for 2010 Holiday Schedule
