We’re here to help you find the Lee County garbage pickup schedule for 2024 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Lee County is in Florida with Lakeland to the north, North Port and Sarasota County to the northwest, and contains Cape Coral to the south, and Fort Myers to the east.
If there’s a change to your normal garbage collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Lee County Garbage Collection Calendar 2024
For normal garbage collection schedules, visit the county’s collection schedule maps.
Garbage Pick Up Holidays
There are no garbage, yard waste, and recycling collections or special pick-ups of electronics and bulky items on the holidays listed below.
| New Year’s Day | ​Jan. 1 |
| ​Memorial Day | ​Last Monday in May |
| ​Independence Day | ​July 4 |
| ​Labor Day | First Monday in September​ |
| ​Thanksgiving Day | Fourth Thursday in November |
| ​Christmas Day | ​Dec. 25 |
If the holiday happens to fall on Saturday or Sunday, your collection schedule will not be affected.
If the holiday falls on a weekday, the collection schedule will be delayed one day from the day of the holiday for the remainder of the week.
For instance, if the holiday falls on a Wednesday, then Monday and Tuesday collections would be performed as regularly scheduled, Wednesday’s collection would occur on Thursday, Thursday’s collection would occur on Friday and Friday’s collection would occur on Saturday.
Lee County Garbage Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2024
You can set bulky items out at the curb next to your regular garbage.​
Bulky items are collected on the same day as your household garbage collection.
If the item will not fit in the regular collection truck, your hauler will notify the home office and a separate collection truck will come out within three business days.
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Couches
- Sectionals
- Hot tubs
- Mattresses
- Fence sections
- Electronics
- 2 regular car tires (with rims) per week
- Larger tires need to be taken to the Resource Recovery Facility in Buckingham for disposal
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Hazardous waste
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Lee County and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2024
Here’s the link to the recycling collection schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Lee County?
Bulky items are collected on the same day as your household garbage collection.
What day is garbage pickup?
To find garbage pickup on your street visit this link.
What time does garbage collection start?
Garbage collection starts at 6:30 a.m. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
How can I contact the Lee County Public Works Department?
Phone:
239-533-2111
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