Most people know how to get rid of their old coffee grinds, but a TV that's given up the ghost may be another story. How you dispose of special waste depends on where you live. White goods are items like refrigerators, washing machines, dryers and other appliances. In Okaloosa County, you'll need to take your white goods to the transfer station on Martin Luther King Blvd.
Local customers can take up to five appliances per month to the transfer station at no charge.
Reece said that TVs, however, can go with your regular garbage. In Destin white goods will be picked up at the curb, including TVs, but you need to call ahead to Gulf Coast Waste at 678-7684. There is a charge. Used tires are treated uniformly - no one picks them up. In Destin and Okaloosa County you need to take tires to the transfer station.