Keep Walton Beautiful (KWB)

10/16/2026

IT'S HERE! Many folks have been asking about this event.
We hope to see you there!

10/07/2026

Thankyou to the 3rd graders from Walnut Grove Elementary School for visiting us! We enjoyed having you and appreciate your interest in learning about recycling!

09/30/2026

09/16/2026

A big thank you to all the Walton County citizens for the great turnout at our Document Destruction event.
And thank you to the Walton County JROTC volunteers for helping and serving our community!

08/27/2026

Mattresses are notoriously difficult to recycle due to their size and mixed materials, along with their bulky nature and the sheer volume of them. As your County Recycling Center, we are happy to report this news:

08/13/2026

Bring all your old records you've been wanting to clear out. You can even watch your documents being shredded.

08/06/2026

Recycling isn't new - but it's more important than ever.

There was a time when returning bottles wasn’t called “saving the planet.”

It was just what everybody did.

Glass soda bottles went back to the store.
Milk bottles got reused.
Paper bags were folded flat and saved.
Coffee cans became nail buckets.
And if an appliance quit working, somebody opened it up on the workbench before even thinking about throwing it away.

Nothing useful got tossed aside without a second chance.

A few empty bottles in a wooden crate might not have looked like much, but to a kid, those pennies felt like treasure. And to the adults, it was just common sense — use it, return it, fix it, save it, make it last.

That generation didn’t need a lecture about waste.

They lived through times when money was tight, things were built with care, and people respected what they had.

07/15/2026

July 9, five MAHS and WGHS ROTC cadets (along with the two JROTC instructors) worked along the sides of Double Springs Church Road to make a difference. Many thanks to those cadets for their summertime engagement in community service!

07/14/2026

Turn old tires into charming, budget-friendly yard planters with paint, soil and flowers - a fun DIY project that adds eco-friendly personality.

Creative Ideas To Re-use Your Old Tires😍