5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lee County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Garbage is collected once or twice weekly depending on your area, with recycling and yard waste weekly. Find your days with the county's Resident Information Lookup or the Recycle Coach app. When a holiday falls on your day, collection delays one day.
Lee County Ord. 11-27, Sec. 7(A)
The contractor will provide "1-1-1" residential can collection service for residences of four (4) or less units. "1-1-1" residential can collection service shall consist of the following services: 1. One (1) unlimited quantity collection each week of garbage and trash as defined herein; 2. One (1) unlimited quantity collection each week of commingled recyclables... 3. One (1) unlimited quantity...
Lee County residential curbside service collects garbage, recyclables, and horticulture waste set out at the curb within about six feet of the roadway. Horticulture must be bundled to under six feet long and 50 pounds; loose palm fronds up to 50 pounds may be set out.
Lee County Ord. 11-27, Sec. 7(A)(3)
One (1) unlimited quantity collection each week of horticulture waste, no greater than six feet (6') in length, bundled and weighing less than fifty (50) pounds per bundle or container, loose, unbundled or untied palm fronds up to fifty (50) pounds in weight.
Lee County residential service includes pickup of bulky waste, white goods (large appliances), and electronic waste. Some bulky items go out with regular garbage collection; larger or special items (white goods, e-waste) are picked up by special arrangement with the hauler.
Lee County Ord. 11-27, Sec. 7(A)(4)-(6)
4. Pick-up of limited automobile tires with garbage collection; 5. Pick-up of bulky waste with garbage collection; and, 6. Special pick-up of other bulky waste, white goods, and e-waste to be arranged.
Residential '1-1-1' service includes weekly commingled recycling. Lee County also mandates recycling for businesses and multifamily properties in unincorporated areas: every business must recycle at least one material, collected at least once every two weeks.
Lee County Ord. 07-25, Sec. 3(A)
All Businesses within unincorporated areas of Lee County shall establish an on-site recycling program and recycle a minimum of one (1) Recyclable Material that the business generates. This primary Recyclable Material shall be the Recyclable Material that makes up the largest portion of the Business' waste stream.
Dumping litter or waste on public or private land in Lee County is illegal. Under Florida's Litter Law (FS 403.413), dumping up to 15 pounds is a $150 civil fine; over 500 pounds or for commercial purposes is a third-degree felony.
FS 403.413(6)(a)1.
Any person who dumps litter in violation of subsection (4) in an amount not exceeding 15 pounds in weight or 27 cubic feet in volume and not for commercial purposes commits a noncriminal infraction, punishable by a civil penalty of $150.
1 cities in Lee County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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