Solid Waste Disposal Options

 Solid Waste Disposal Options

Bay County operates disposal facilities. We do not provide pick-up services. Many of the municipalities provide this service. In unincorporated Bay County, this service is provided by independent commercial haulers. Please see our list of Municipalities and licensed commercial haulers for additional information.
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​The Bay County Solid Waste Division operates two solid waste disposal/processing facilities, the Bay County Waste-to-Energy Facility and the Bay County Steelfield Road Landfill. Both are open to the public. The facility addresses and Scale House contact information are:

Steelfield Road Landfill

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Bay County Steelfield Road Landfill

11411 Landfill Road

Panama City Beach, FL  32413

(850) 236-2212

The Steelfield Road Landfill can accept most items that are generated from a traditional household.  However, State and Federal regulations do dictate that certain items have different disposal restrictions than others.

·       Household garbage (Kitchen garbage) and non-burnable trash items like swings sets, furniture, boats, construction debris can be disposed of in the same area.

·       Yard Debris (Vegetative Waste such as leaves, brush and tree trimmings) cannot be traditionally landfilled and has to be deposited in a separate area.

·       Large Tractor or Off-road type tires are accepted at the landfill and can be legally disposed of there. Waste Tires such as those that come off of a vehicle cannot be legally landfilled. They are accepted at the landfill but must be deposited in a separate area. They are trucked from the landfill to the Waste-to Energy facility for final disposal. If you have a large number of waste tires,  you should utilize the Bay County Waste-to-Energy facility rather than the Steelfield Road Landfill.

·       Appliances such as refrigerators, stoves and washing machines cannot be legally landfilled. They are accepted at the landfill but must be disposed of in a separate area.

·       Household Hazardous Waste such as cleaners, pesticides, herbicides, paints, gasoline, used oil and batteries are all accepted at the landfill. They are not landfilled but are segregated at our Household Hazardous Waste Facility for proper disposal.