It pains me not to recycle. Especially on vacation when we are the most wasteful, buying things that come in convenient containers and beverages that come in cans and bottles.
Every year we come to Rosemary Beach I stack up our recycling hoping to find something to do with it other than putting in the trash. But as it piled up and my efforts to find recycling failed, it went into the trash.
This year I must have found the right local person to ask, or perhaps the the system is new. But the random guy stopping by the bike rental shop to pump up his tires told me there IS a place to recycle here, other than the closest county drop center – which is 19 miles away!
I just might have been the happiest gal at the beach to find out in the back depths of the community, where the housekeepers take all the linens to be washed, there is a secret recycling point set up by the county – which is not on the county’s website or in any of the information books from the three different places we have rented here.
This photo is my wonderful husband, on MY bike (a vintage ride I bought an estate sale), with our recycling loaded in my toddler’s bike trailer, headed off to find the service quarters where they hide the recycling.
I feel so much better about the world now, in a funny sort or small way where at least I’m doing my tiny part to recyle.
And I feel so loved, that my husband is willing to do this for me and not think I’m down right nuts.
SO – does anyone else seek out ways to recycle while on vacation? Because I really hope I’m not the only one.
that is great that you found a place! I too hate to throw it in the trash. It is sad to see large resorts (or anyone for that matter) not want to do a better job at protecting our planet.
I know. Resorts are the worst! Glad I’m not alone in this quest.
Since this is the ONLY information I could find on Rosemary Beach, I thought I would post the details for everyone else Googling.
I believe the recycling dumpster-trailer is provided by the county, not the resort.
Therefore it is at the VERY back of the property, at the end of Winston Lane (and corner of Emerald Coast Pkwy).
Look for a big blue dumpster and have everything pre-sorted.
Thanks for recycling !
Thanks for the help. It is absolutely criminal that we have to look this hard to find out where to recycle. In years past we halled it home. No easy task for a family of 7 plus kids friends.
Hey thanks for the tip and for sharing where to recycle in Rosemary Beach. Just so we are clear, you take Winston Lane north to the highway and there are big blue bins. Winston is the turn right by the tennis courts. Right if you are headed west on 30A, left if you are headed east to 98. Thanks again.
Thank you for the update. It’s been a while since we have been there.