Schedules and Routes

View Customer Service Pick Up Days for Garbage, Recycle, Horticulture & Bulk

Recycling, Solid Waste & Horticulture Collection

The City of Fort Myers Solid Waste Division is responsible for the overall collection of the city’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) better known as trash and garbage.

The Solid Waste Division collects and transports for disposal once a week all municipal solid waste, single-stream recycling and horticulture to the Lee County Resource Recovery Facility located at:
10500 Buckingham Road
Fort Myers, FL 33901

Residential Garbage Collection

An additional garbage cart will add $7.34 to your monthly bill. To avoid this cost, you can use this opportunity to recycle more and throw away less. Call the City of Fort Myers Solid Waste Division at 239-321-8050 to request a free 64-gallon recycle container on wheels.

Commercial Garbage Collection

Commercial customers can subscribe to a 2 through 8 yard dumpster. Please contact the solid waste offices to determine the proper level of service required.

Recycling Pick-Up

Residential garbage, recycling, and commercial garbage cans will be picked up on the following days in the following areas as listed below. Residential recycling will be collected on the same day as garbage and all recyclable materials can go in the same recycling container. Recycling pick-up is as follows:

  • Monday: East of Evans Avenue, north of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (SR 82) to the Caloosahatchee River
  • Tuesday: East of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard and south of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
  • Thursday: East of Cleveland Avenue (US 41) to Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard and south to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as well as Downtown from Cleveland Avenue to Evans Avenue
  • Friday: West of Cleveland Avenue to Caloosahatchee River

Residential Yard & Bulk Waste Collection

The collection schedule for residential yard (leaves, branches, etc.) and bulk waste (furniture and appliances) will also change. These items will continue to be picked up once a week but may or may not be picked up on the same day as residential garbage and recycling. Residential yard and bulk waste will be picked up on the following days in the following areas as listed below:

  • Monday: West of McGregor Boulevard to Fort Myers Golf Course, west of Cleveland Avenue (US 41) and south of Fort Myers Golf Course
  • Tuesday: East of McGregor Boulevard, north of Fort Myers Golf Course, west of Evans Avenue, south of Edison Avenue, and west of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard
  • Thursday: East of Evans Avenue on Edison Avenue, west of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard to Michigan Link, south of Michigan Link to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and west of Ortiz Avenue
  • Friday: East of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard along Michigan Link, North of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to Ortiz Avenue, and east of Ortiz Avenue