Cape Coral provides single-stream curbside recycling collection. Residents are required to separate recyclable materials from regular trash and place them in the designated recycling cart for weekly collection.
Accepted recyclables include paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and containers (#1-#7), aluminum and steel cans, and glass bottles and jars. Materials must be clean and dry. Contaminated recyclables (food-soiled items, plastic bags, Styrofoam) must go in the trash. Cardboard should be flattened. The city provides a blue recycling cart for single-stream collection. Recycling is collected once per week. Florida law encourages recycling through county-level recycling goals. Cape Coral participates in Lee County's recycling programs and waste diversion efforts.
Contaminated recycling carts may be rejected (not collected) and tagged with a notice explaining the issue. Repeated contamination may result in loss of recycling service. Placing recyclables in the regular trash is discouraged but not typically enforced against individual residents.
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