County to resume recycling, yard waste collection
Lee County Government reported that Lee County Solid Waste will resume recycling and yard waste collection in all franchised service areas beginning on Oct. 21.
For yard waste, residents are asked to use containers, paper lawn and leaf bags, or place in bundles no more than 50 pounds and no more than 6 feet in length. Residents can set their vegetative material, including palm fronds, curbside on their regular collection day.
Yard waste in clear plastic bags and piled yard waste should be separated from piles of construction debris and regular household garbage and placed curbside for the storm debris contractor to collect.
Black plastic bags will not be collected with curbside yard waste at this time.
Residents who do not want to wait for the storm debris trucks may bring bundled yard waste to one of the citizen debris drop-off sites. The sites are open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The locations are:
– 5031 Pine Island Road, Bokeelia
– 50 South Road, Fort Myers
– 18078 Cypress Point Road, San Carlos Park
– 13801 Orange River Blvd., Buckingham
For more post-Hurricane Milton information, visit www.leegov.com/storm.