Lee County to resume yard-waste collection next week
Lee County Solid Waste announced that containerized yard waste collection will resume in all county-served areas beginning Monday, Nov. 14.
Residents are asked to use containers, paper lawn and leaf bags or clear plastic bags to set vegetative material – including palm fronds – curbside on their regular collection day. Black plastic bags and bundled yard waste will not be collected with curbside yard waste at this time. Those items will be collected at a later date by the county’s storm-debris contractor using specialized equipment.
Residents are asked to keep their containerized yard waste separate from any hurricane debris piles.
Residents who do not want to wait for storm-debris trucks can bring bundled horticultural waste to one of the four citizen debris drop-off sites. These sites are open daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Find locations at www.leegov.com/storm/debris.
After Hurricane Ian made landfall here Sept. 28, Lee County has been dedicated to helping residents manage trash, recycling and hurricane debris. The county mobilized its debris hauler onto roadways Oct. 3. Regular garbage collection began Oct. 5, followed by recycling pickup up Oct. 17.
For Hurricane Ian response updates and information, check www.leegov.com/storm or follow Lee County Government on Facebook, www.facebook.com/leecountyflbocc.
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