County’s food-rescue campaign to kick off
Lee County Solid Waste’s eighth annual “Donated not Wasted” food rescue campaign encourages seasonal residents and visitors to donate unopened pantry items before returning north.
The community can join Solid Waste, the Harry Chapin Food Bank, Waste Pro, Lee County Library System, Sanibel Public Library and Lee County Parks & Recreation to help route food that might otherwise end up in the waste stream to the county’s population of people in need.
Drop off unopened canned and dry goods from April 7-21 at participating libraries or county parks facilities and recreation centers. Additional collection containers are available at Solid Waste’s Topaz Court Facility, at 6441 Topaz Court, Fort Myers
The drop-off locations include:
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
– Bonita Springs Public Library, at 10560 Reynolds St., Bonita Springs
– Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library, at 921 S.W. 39th Terrace, Cape Coral
– Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library, at 3095 Blount St., Fort Myers
– East County Regional Library, at 881 Gunnery Road, Lehigh Acres
– Fort Myers Regional Library (South Building), at 1651 Lee St., Fort Myers
– Lakes Regional Library, at 15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers
– North Fort Myers Public Library, at 2001 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers
– Northwest Regional Library, at 519 N. Chiquita Blvd. N., Cape Coral
– Pine Island Public Library, at 10701 Russell Road, Bokeelia
– Riverdale Public Library, at 2421 Buckingham Road, Fort Myers
– Sanibel Public Library, at 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel
PARKS FACILITIES/RECREATION CENTERS
– Estero Recreation Center, at 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd., Estero
– North Fort Myers Recreation Center, at 2000 North Recreation Park Way, North Fort Myers
– Six Mile Cypress Slough Interpretive Center, at 7791 Penzance Blvd., Fort Myers
– Veterans Park Recreation Center, at 55 Homestead Road S., Lehigh Acres
– Wa-Ke-Hatchee Recreation Center, at 16760 Bass Road, Fort Myers
Since the program’s inception, more than 38,700 pounds of food has been diverted from potential disposal and sent to Harry Chapin — enough food to provide over 32,200 meals to residents.
For more information, visit www.leegov.com/solidwaste/donated-not-wasted or call 239-533-8000.