BAY MINETTE, Alabama - Christmas trees, yard waste, construction debris, cardboard, tires and electronics are among the items which will be accepted free Jan. 7 at Baldwin County landfills as part of Baldwin Clean Sweep 2012.

Baldwin County Solid Waste director Jim Ransom told Commissioners Dec. 20 that items will be accepted at the Magnolia Sanitary Landfill, Macbride Construction and Demolition Landfill and the Bay Minette Transfer Station. Baldwin County Solid Waste Department also will accept furniture, appliances, scrap metal, carpet, and other nonpetrusible rubbish from Baldwin County residents at no charge.

Cooking oil will be accepted free at all times at operational BCSW facilities.

Normal charges for commercial tire disposal will be in effect.

Participants must provide proof of residency in Baldwin County, including name, address, and telephone number from customers for waste materials to be accepted at no charge.

Hour extension of the Magnolia Sanitary Landfill, Macbride Construction and Demolition Landfill and the Bay Minette Transfer Station will be extended from noon to 3 p.m. and additional staffing will be added.

Operating hours for this event will be 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Magnolia Sanitary Landfill, Macbride Construction and Demolition Landfill and the Bay Minette Transfer Station. The Easifork Construction and Demolition Landfill is not in operation at this time and is not participating in this event.

Scale attendants will provide detailed instructions for unloading waste materials on the day of the event.

The solid waste department will display signage along rights of ways for the event.

Residents are asked to refrain from piling Christmas trees, cardboard boxes, and other materials along the roadside and utilize this event as a free disposal alternative, Ransom said.

The project will not only allow residents to dispose of a variety of materials free, but will also prevent post-holiday debris piles from emerging on roadsides. After the Christmas holiday, large piles of cardboard boxes and other similar packaging materials from Christmas gifts are often deposited along roadsides, creating traffic obstructions.

Baldwin County residents are advised that for this event, disposal activities will be modified slightly from normal procedures and BCSW staff will be present on the day of the event to provide detailed unloading and disposal instructions.