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Our Phone Number changed to from 338-3302 to 533-8000
The Lee County Solid Waste Division proudly announces the operation of its
Permanent
Household Chemical Waste Facility
for Residents
located at
6441 Topaz Court in Fort Myers
The facility is now open to residents from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday and every first Saturday of the month from 8 am to 12 Noon (closed on Lee County observed holidays). Topaz Court is right off Metro Parkway just North of Crystal Drive. You will find the Household Chemical Waste Facility at the end of Topaz Court on the left hand side. Drive up to the front door unloading area under the canopy and our friendly staff will unload the material for you.
No business waste accepted!
Call the Solid Waste Division at 533-8000 if you have any questions.
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 Shortcut to Mandatory Business Recycling Information
 Shortcut to Mandatory Construction & Demolition Information & Guidelines
Projects that are still active after June 1, 2008 must comply with the newly adopted ordinance. This Ordinance requires contractors to divert debris materials from landfilling in the form of salvaging, re-using, and recycling . The Solid Waste Division will be available to guide you in this endeavour.
Solid Waste Division Staff is having another C & D Recycling Seminar on Wednesday, May 28th, at the Lakes Regional Library from 1 pm to 3 pm on 15290 Bass Rd. in South Fort Myers.
 NEW - NEW - NEW ...Used cooking oil may be brought to 6441 Topaz Court Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm.
Welcome to Lee County's Solid Waste Division
The Lee County Solid Waste Division is responsible for the proper collection and disposal of solid waste generated in unincorporated Lee County.
The Division's mission is to find and implement cost-effective methods of solid waste disposal that minimize the degradation of our environment. To that end Lee County has created a four part Resource Recovery System:
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Lee County's four-part Resource Recovery System promotes recycling of materials that are collectable and marketable. |
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Garbage is burned which reduces the volume of the garbage while producing electricity. The garbage when burned is reduced to an inert ash residue, which is transported to the landfill. All metal is removed prior to disposal at the landfill. |
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The ash takes up 90% less room by volume in the landfill than the unburned garbage would, which greatly extends the life of the landfill. |
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Residents are also encouraged to minimize waste, to reuse items and look for products that aren't over packaged. |
These solutions work together to ensure that our residents have environmentally and economically sound solid waste services which meet present and future needs.
Solid Waste System Accomplishments during Fiscal Year 2006/2007
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Will complete the Waste To Energy Expansion Project. Substantial completion of this $120 million project was completed in 18 months. |
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FDEP's review committee ranked the Division's Innovative Recycling Grant Application at the top of its list. |
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Collected and recycled 1,000,000 pounds of discarded electronic products. |
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Started construction of Church Road in Hendry County and will complete during 2007. |
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Made improvements to the Materials Recycling Facility by adding a paper recovery system to the comingled recycling line which recovers 150 pounds of paper per hour. |
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Submitted a permit application to FDEP for the addition of a 20 acre ash monofill cell and a 20 acre Construction and Demolition cell at the Lee/Hendry Landfill. |
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Received competitive bids and awarded a yard waste (horticultural) processing and recycling contract. |
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We have several programs in place to accomplish our goals, including: recycling to meet the county goal of 50%, household hazardous waste disposal, right-of-way cleanup and environmental enforcement of state laws and ordinances.
We strongly encourage waste reduction and recycling as steps we all should be taking to reduce the amount of solid waste each of us produces.
This website is designed to inform and educate Lee County residents about the proper disposal of solid waste in Lee County. We hope that you will find the information for which you are looking - and perhaps learn something new in the process.
Thank You for visiting our website!
Last Updated
4/24/2008 | 
