• Local media will notify when collection will take place.

• Do not place trash, recycling or debris near low hanging objects, around mailboxes or utility equipment including power poles/lines, electric meters or fire hydrants.

• Small quantities should be prepared the same as your weekly collection, in containers or recyclable bags/bundles 50 lbs. or less.

• Large quantities of vegetative debris should be piled at the curb for mechanical collection.

• All white goods must be empty.  Any containing food or other waste will not be collected. (See Priority 3)

• Use your regular collection container or heavy duty plastic bags. Place in your normal location for weekly collection

• Do not mix materials.

• Separate collections for each material.

• Land clearing and landscape improvement activities are not eligible for collection.

• No collection of large quantities of yard debris on private roads or in gated communities unless included in a FEMA declaration.

• Businesses and owners of vacant lots are required to make their own arrangements for debris clean-up.

• Pickup Priority Levels:

â–¦ Priority 1:

â-ª Normal Household Garbage

â-ª Bagged garbage

â-ª Discarded food

â-ª Packaging materials

â–¦ Priority 2:

â-ª Normal Household Recyclables

â-ª Newspapers

â-ª Cardboard

â-ª Plastic containers (#1 – #7)

â-ª Glass

â-ª Steel

â-ª Aluminum

â-ª Yard Debris

â-ª Shrubs

â-ª Palm fronds

â-ª Tree / grass trimmings

â-ª Bushes

â-ª Leaves

â-ª Twigs/cut tree branches

â–¦ Priority 3:

â-ª White Goods/Appliances

â-ª Refrigerators

â-ª Ranges

â-ª Washing machines

â-ª Dryers

â-ª Water heaters

â-ª Freezers

â-ª Microwaves

â-ª Air conditioners

â-ª Construction/Demolition Debris

â-ª Lumber

â-ª Glass

â-ª Drywall

â-ª Insulation

â-ª Concrete block

â-ª Plumbing

â-ª Recyclables

â-ª Bulk Items

â-ª Electronic Equipment

â-ª Tires

Recycling Smart is easy!

There are only 5 things to remember –

1. Paper – no soiled, shredded, metallic or waxed.

2. Metal – only aluminum or steel (tin cans, aluminum foil and disposable foil pans.

3. Cardboard – any kind of box that doesn’t have waxed coating.

4. Plastic – containers labeled #1 – #7 – no bags, no Styrofoam.

5. Glass – bottles and jars that are clear, green or brown.

Placing anything else in your cart is “Wish-cycling” – the most expensive disposal method of all.

Lee County Solid Waste Division – www.leegov.com/solidwaste – 239-533-8000.

Source: Lee County Emergency Management