Fort Myers, FL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Household garbage
- curbside, once weekly
- Residential recycling
- curbside, once weekly
- Bulk/vegetative/white goods
- once weekly
- Service subscription
- mandatory, all properties
- Late container removal fine
- $10-$25 per day, repeat
Summary
Fort Myers collects household garbage and curbside recycling once a week, and every single-family, multi-family, and commercial property in the city must subscribe to city solid waste collection service.
(a)The collection of household solid waste shall be collected at curbside from residential units one time per week.(b)Residential recycling containers shall be collected at curbside one time per week...The owner of every single-family dwelling, multi-family dwelling, and commercial establishment within the boundaries of the city shall subscribe for solid waste collection service...from the city under the conditions and at the rates for solid waste collections set forth herein or authorized by this chapter
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 60).
Full Breakdown
City code sets the residential collection cycle at once a week: household garbage is picked up curbside one time per week, recycling is collected curbside one time per week, and bulk, vegetative, and white goods go out one time per week under the same section. Commercial can service also runs weekly, though food establishments need dumpster service twice a week. Collection is not optional, every single-family home, multi-family building, and commercial establishment in the city must subscribe to city solid waste service, including bulk item pickup for tenants, under the rates set by the public works director.
Violations & Fines
Containers must be off the curb by 7 p.m. on collection day (§ 70-49(q)(1)); a container left out draws a warning tag first, then a $10/day fine for a second violation and $25/day for a third or later, billed to the customer's utility account.
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