Waste Amnesty Days

Bay County’s biannual Waste Amnesty Days will be Friday, October 17, and Saturday, October 18, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


Bay County holds Waste Amnesty Days twice yearly, during the spring and fall. During these two days, the tipping fee will be waived ONLY at the Steelfield Road Landfill, located at 11411 Landfill Road in West Bay, off State 79.

Bay County residents may drop off their yard debris, household garbage, and hazardous waste at no charge. This event is open to Bay County residents only. Proof of residency is required (e.g., driver’s license, power bill, voter registration card). Tipping fees will not be waived for commercial customers. All loads that arrive in commercial vehicles or trailers will be assumed to be commercial in origin and are subject to tipping fees. 

The following materials will be accepted:

•    Appliances (air conditioners, dryers, stoves, washing machines, etc.)
•    Construction and demolition debris (concrete, lumber, sheetrock, etc.)
•    Trash (kitchen garbage, furniture, carpet, clothes, etc.)
•    Household hazardous waste (pesticides, paints, used oil, fluorescent tubes, lead acid batteries, lithium batteries, antifreeze, etc.)
•    Small engine containing devices (lawnmowers, weed eaters, edgers, etc.)
•    Tires (limit 25 per vehicle)
•    Yard debris (grass clippings, leaves, tree trimmings, etc.)
•    Recyclables (batteries, metals, computers, cell phones, tablets, etc.)

Regulations prohibit the disposal of appliances, household hazardous waste, small engine-containing devices, and tires in landfills. The landfill accepts these items, but must process them separately from other waste. If possible, please stage these materials in the load so they can be dropped off at the designated area.

Bay County will not accept gas cylinders, explosive materials, ammunition, or flares. However, residential-sized propane tanks are accepted. 

“This is something we do as a service to the community, giving people an opportunity to clean up their properties and also dispose of household hazardous waste properly without concern about it damaging the local environment,” said Solid Waste Division Manager Cory Parsons.

For more information, contact Bay County Solid Waste Management at 850-236-2212.

SPRING WASTE AMNESTY DAYS ARE HELD ONE WEEKEND IN APRIL. FALL WASTE AMNESTY DAYS ARE HELD ONE WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. SPECIFIC DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED CLOSER TO THE EVENT. CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.


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