Hours, fees and pickup rules change, especially after storms and at the start of a new fiscal year. Every line below links to the official page it came from. Confirm with Fort Myers or Lee County before you load the truck.
Who picks up trash in Fort Myers
- The City of Fort Myers Public Works Solid Waste Division collects trash where it provides service inside city limits.[1]
- Solid waste service is mandatory in Fort Myers, and city code requires it for any home or business with an active water or sewer account.[1]
- The Solid Waste Division is at 2144 Arcadia Street, Fort Myers, and its phone number is 239-321-8050.[1]
- The city hauls all collected garbage, recycling and yard waste once a week to the Lee County Resource Recovery Facility at 10500 Buckingham Road.[2]
- The city says it is the sole hauler for all garbage compactors within city limits and offers roll off containers from 10 to 40 yards.[8]
Bulk trash pickup in Fort Myers
- Residents get bulk item pickup once a week, up to 4 cubic yards of large household items such as furniture and mattresses.[3]
- White goods such as stoves, refrigerators and washers or dryers are removed once a week, and junk and brush must be kept in separate piles.[3]
- Yard and bulk waste are picked up once a week on an area based day that may differ from your garbage and recycling day.[2]
- Yard and bulk waste west of McGregor Boulevard to the Fort Myers Golf Course, and west of Cleveland Avenue and south of the golf course, is collected on Monday.[2]
- Yard waste piles up to 10 cubic yards are included in weekly service, and larger piles cost an additional fee.[5]
- Branches should be no longer than 4 feet and no thicker than 4 inches, palm fronds excepted, and piled no more than 4 feet from the pavement edge.[5]
- Leaves, grass clippings and pine needles must go in recyclable paper bags, and yard waste should not go out more than 24 hours before collection.[5]
- Electronics such as computers, TVs, microwaves and telephones need a scheduled special pickup.[7]
Fort Myers trash pickup schedule
- Each home gets a 96 gallon trash cart and a 65 gallon recycling cart, each emptied once a week.[3]
- Recycling is collected the same day as garbage, and all recyclables go in one container.[7]
- Garbage and recycling go out Monday east of Evans Avenue and north of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to the Caloosahatchee River.[2]
- Garbage and recycling go out Friday west of Cleveland Avenue to the Caloosahatchee River; other areas are on Tuesday or Thursday, so check the city schedule and map.[2]
- Carts must be at the curb no later than 6:30 a.m. on collection day, and the city suggests setting them out the night before.[3]
- An extra trash cart costs $7.34 a month, a one time extra pickup costs $13.25, and an extra recycling cart is free.[3]
- A 96 gallon yard waste cart is available on request for $2.75 per month.[3]
- Carts may be skipped if they are overweight, late, blocked by vehicles or overfilled, so keep them at least 5 feet from obstructions.[4]
- The city observes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day as collection holidays.[6]
- If a holiday falls on a Monday or Tuesday, residential collection is delayed from the holiday through the rest of the week; weekend holidays do not change service.[6]
- A Labor Day notice on the city holiday page said that for the Monday, September 7 holiday, customers were serviced one day later through Saturday, September 12.[6]
Landfills and transfer stations near Fort Myers
Drop off center
Lee County Resource Recovery Facility (Buckingham)
Run by: Lee County runs the Resource Recovery Facility in Buckingham, which is open to residential and commercial customers disposing of material.[9]
Address: The facility is at 10500/10550 Buckingham Rd, Fort Myers, FL 33905.[10]
Hours: Hours are Monday to Friday 6:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 6:00 a.m. to noon.[10]
Phone: Lee County Solid Waste customer service is 239-533-8000.[10]
Fees
- The county FY27 rate sheet lists household garbage (MSW) at the Waste-to-Energy facility at $72.10 per ton with a $15.00 minimum.[12]
- The FY27 rate sheet lists a citizen box flat rate of $15.00 each at the Buckingham Waste-to-Energy facility.[12]
- The FY27 rate sheet lists construction and demolition material at the Buckingham Waste-to-Energy site at $72.53 per ton with a $15.00 minimum.[12]
- Customers still unloading after closing time can be charged $10.00 for every 5 minutes the facility stays open.[10]
Accepted
- The campus has a residents' drop-off area, a Waste-to-Energy plant for household garbage, construction and demolition debris recycling, and a yard waste area.[10]
Not accepted
- Asphalt shingles are no longer accepted at the Buckingham campus and should go to the Lee/Hendry Landfill or an approved private C&D company.[10]
- Garbage and debris generated outside Lee County is not accepted at Lee County facilities.[10]
Rules
- Every load is weighed at the scale house on arrival.[10]
- Site rules require loads to be secured with a tarp, shirts and closed toe shoes, and children and pets to stay in the vehicle, and all loads are subject to inspection.[11]
- The county asks customers to pay with exact change or a debit card, credit card or mobile pay.[10]
Landfill
Lee/Hendry Regional Solid Waste Disposal Facility (Lee/Hendry Landfill)
Run by: Lee County runs the regional landfill in neighboring Hendry County, mainly for ash left after Waste-to-Energy combustion, with separate areas for household garbage and construction debris.[9]
Address: The landfill is at 5500 Church Road, Felda, FL 33930.[13]
Hours: Landfill hours are Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to noon.[13]
Fees
- The FY27 rate sheet lists household garbage (MSW) at the landfill at $72.10 per ton with a $15.00 minimum.[12]
Rules
- The county notes that the Gulf Coast Landfill in Fort Myers, run by Waste Management of Florida, has closed.[13]
Hazardous waste disposal in Fort Myers
- The City of Fort Myers does not collect household chemicals or electronics at the curb; Lee County takes them free at 6441 Topaz Ct.[3]
- Products labeled flammable, toxic, corrosive or reactive count as household chemical waste and should go to the Topaz Court facility or a county collection event.[16]
- Accepted items include paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, propane tanks, car and boat batteries, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent bulbs, gasoline and solvents.[15]
- Gasoline can also be dropped at the Fort Myers Yacht Basin, 1300 Lee St.[15]
- Household alkaline batteries such as AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt can go in regular household garbage.[15]
- Empty paint cans, cans of hardened paint and empty spray cans can go in regular household garbage.[15]
- Lee County lists a residential chemical collection event in the City of Fort Myers on 12/16/2026 at 10091 McGregor Blvd. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.[16]
- County collection events are for residential waste only; businesses must contact MXI Environmental Services.[16]
- Never put household chemical waste in dumpsters, curbside garbage or storm drains.[16]
Hazardous waste drop off
Lee County Household Chemical Waste and Electronics Recycling Facility (Topaz Court)
Run by: Lee County runs the Topaz Court drop-off for household chemicals and electronics, which is open to residents for drive through drop off.[9]
Address: The facility is at 6441 Topaz Court, Fort Myers, east of Metro Parkway and north of Crystal Drive.[14]
Hours: It is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of the month, with Saturdays subject to change on holiday weekends.[14]
Phone: The City of Fort Myers tells residents to call Lee County at (239)533-8000 for household chemical and electronics disposal.[3]
Fees
- Drop off is a drive through process open to all residents at no charge.[14]
Accepted
- Electronics accepted for recycling include computers, printers, copiers, scanners, televisions and monitors.[14]
Not accepted
- Wires, keyboards, remotes, modems, microwaves, corded vacuums, solar panels and satellite dishes are not taken as electronics recycling and go in regular garbage.[14]
Rules
- The facility shuts down temporarily during thunderstorms and reopens once rain and lightning pass.[14]
Check with the city first
- Fort Myers bulk and yard waste days are set by area and can differ from your garbage day, so check the city Schedules and Routes map or call 239-321-8050 before setting items out.
- The city says electronics need a scheduled special pickup, while Lee County says electronics can go curbside in county service areas; inside Fort Myers, follow the city rule and confirm with the Solid Waste Division.
- Lee County disposal fees change each fiscal year; the county rates web page still showed FY 25-26 figures while the linked FY27 sheet listed higher ones, so confirm current fees at 239-533-8000.
- The Gulf Coast Landfill in Fort Myers has closed, so do not rely on older directions to it; after hurricanes, storm debris follows separate city and county rules.
We left these out because we could not read them on an official page when we checked:
- How to schedule bulk pickup and any bulk fee above 4 cubic yards
- Items not accepted in city bulk pickup
- Address lookup for collection day
- Gulf Coast Landfill hours or fees