Fort Walton Beach Transfer Station

This is the Fort Walton Beach Transfer Station on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd - the place locals drop off household loads that get compacted and hauled out to a landfill elsewhere. Neighbors, small haulers and anyone who doesn't want to drive out to a distant landfill use it as a nearer option. It's an industrial-looking spot, not a recycling center or a curbside pickup place.

Expect an entrance lane with a small scale/booth area where vehicles stop to be weighed; many transfer stations weigh on the way in or out. Pull up, get weighed, then move forward to a large concrete tipping area where trucks or compactors handle the load. The yard looks like a working truck lot - big roll-off containers, packed piles and semi-trucks coming and going. Lines build up on weekends and after storms, so plan for a wait during spring cleanups or hurricane-season disruptions.