Trash pick up times change in Lee County starting May 1st

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK) — It’s a sign that the season is ending. If you live in unincorporated Lee County, the city of Bonita Springs, the Town of Fort Myers Beach, or the Village of Estero, plan on setting your trash out about 90 minutes early.

Lee County Solid Waste says while the day your trash is collected will not change, the time it needs to be at the curb will.

Starting Friday, May 1, trash will need to be out by 5 a.m. for haulers to pick it up. The seasonal change will help contracted haulers’ crews finish their routes earlier in the day as temperatures rise this summer.

Unincorporated areas affected by the change are:

• Alva
• Captiva
• Fort Myers Shores
• Iona
• Lehigh Acres
• Matlacha
• North Fort Myers
• Pine Island
• South Fort Myers

 As a reminder, never put plastic bags or batteries in a recycling cart.

Household alkaline batteries, AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt and button batteries can be disposed of in your regular garbage cart. Any other type of battery (rechargeable, nickel-cadmium, automotive, lithium-ion, lead-acid) should be brought to the Household Chemical Waste Facility, 6441 Topaz Court, Fort Myers. Plastic bags should be recycled at designated drop‑off locations, typically available at grocery stores. They should not be put in a recycling cart.