Frequently Asked Questions
From www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=119,
the website for the Solid Waste Management Department
1. Is residential recycling
mandatory in Collier County?
Recycling is only mandatory for non-residential units
in Collier County. See our Business Recycling section
of this website for more information on business recycling.
Florida State Legislature mandated in 1988 that Florida
counties with populations over 50,000 must implement
recycling programs with a 30% recycling rate by 1994.
To reach this goal Collier County implemented a recycling
program for single-family homes in 1990, a program for
multi-family homes in 1994 and a mandatory non-residential
recycling ordinance in 2004. The same recyclables are
collected from all residents but the collection system
and billing might be different for single-family and
multi-family homes. Because recycling is one step toward
protecting our natural resources and reducing the dependancy
on landfill space, all residents are encouraged to recycle.
2. Will recycling lower
my garbage bill?
No, but it may in the future. In the long run, when
everyone recycles, less landfill space is used, more
resources are saved and the environment is protected.
Your garbage bill represents all your solid waste services,
including twice weekly curbside garbage collection,
10 containers/bundles of yard waste weekly, bulky items
and recycling collection. In addition to curbside collection,
residents can drop off many items at county operated
recycling centers without charge.
3. How do I get my first
recycling container for my new home?
If you have just moved into a newly constructed home
in Collier County and have your certificate of occupancy,
you can call Solid Waste Customer Service at 403-2380,
Monday - Friday, 8:00am -5:00pm to order your new recycling
container. It will be delivered within 2-3 weeks. Remember
the container is assigned to the home not the homeowner.
If you move leave the container with the home.
4. How do I get additional
containers if I recycle a lot?
For additional containers you can call Waste Management
Customer Service at 649-2212 and request an additional
container. Homeowners must pay for additional containers
through Waste Management. It will take between 2-3 weeks
for the container to be delivered.
5. How do I get a replacement
container if mine is stolen, run over or broken?
Call Customer Service at 403-2380 to make arrangements
to replace your recycling container.
6. What day do I set out
my recycling container?
Please call Customer Service at 403-2380 to determine
what day your curbside recycling is picked up on your
street.
7. What time should I set
out my recycling container?
Local Ordinance 99-51 Section 7, states that your recycling
container, yard waste, garbage container, and bulky
items are not to be set out before 6:00 PM the evening
before your actual collection day. Empty containers
should be removed the same day as collected. Violations
carry a $100.00 fine.
8. What items can I put
in my single-family curbside recycling container?
You can place all paper products; newspapers, paper
bags, office paper, junk mail, phone books, catalogs,
magazines, plastic grocery bags, food trays, egg cartons,
cereal/food boxes and cardboard (flattened and cut to
3x3 size) All plastics # 1 through # 7. All clear, green
and brown glass bottles and jars. All steel, tin and
aluminum cans.
9. How do I prepare my
recyclables for curbside pick-up?
Please remove food residue from all items. Place all
recyclable items together in the curbside container.
10. How do I recycle if
I live in a multi-family complex without separate curbside
containers?
Multi-family complexes should have large recycling containers
used by multiple residents. These containers are marked
"paper" and "commingled". All paper products including
newspaper, junk mail, office paper, magazines, catalogs,
phonebooks, cereal/food boxes and flatted cardboard
(3x3 in size) go into the paper container. All other
items including aluminum/steel/tin cans and brown/clear/green
glass, egg cartons, food trays and plastic grocery bags
go into the commingled container.
11. What can I do with
my plastic grocery bags, styrofoam egg cartons and food
tray?
You can now place these items in your recycling container.
In addition most supermarkets in Collier County have
in store collection containers for plastic bags and
styrofoam food containers.
12. What can I do with
the styrofoam packing peanuts?
Packing peanuts and clean bubble wrap can be reused.
Most privately owned mailing stations will accept them
for reuse if you drop them off. Check the yellow pages
for a mailing station near your home.
13. Where can I take large
amounts of cardboard for recycling?
Cardboard can be taken to several drop-off locations
around the county or to one of the Recycling Centers.
There is no charge for recycling large amounts of cardboard.
14. How do I recycle or
dispose of paint, oil and other hazardous products?
Most items can be taken by home owners to the Recycling
Centers at no cost. There is also a Household Hazardous
Waste Center inside the Naples Landfill.
15. What do I do with batteries,
dispose of them or recycle? Are they considered hazardous?
Alkaline batteries are not hazardous. All non-rechargeable
A, C, and D cell batteries can be disposed of in your
household trash. Other batteries such as those found
in hearing aids, cell/cordless phones, cameras and rechargeable
batteries have toxic substances such as nickel, cadmium
or lithium in them and should be recycled. All lead
acid batteries for cars, trucks, boats, tractors, motorcycles,
etc. are hazardous waste and are required to be recycled
or disposed of properly. These items can be dropped
off at the Recycling Centers or the Household Hazardous
Waste Center inside the landfill.
16. What do I do with my
used car tires?
Call Customer Service at 403-2380 for a special pick-up.
Tires are included in your annual garbage assessment
as bulky items. Residents are permitted to dispose of
up to four tires a month. Tires do not have to be removed
from rims.
17. What do I do with bulky
items such as furniture, appliances and electronics?
Remember Items which are in usable or working condition
should always be considered for reuse. Donate the items
or put a free ad in the paper. Call Customer Service
at 403-2380 to schedule a bulky item pick-up. The recycling
or disposal of these items is included in your annual
garbage assessment.
18. What do I do with my
yard waste?
Yard waste can be placed at curbside for collection.
Call Customer Service at 403-2380 if you need to know
your yard waste collection day. Yard waste can be placed
in up to 35 gallon personal containers or paper bags
weighing less than fifity (50) pounds, the waste shall
not extend above the top of the curbside container over
twelve (12) inches. Yard waste that is not containerized
shall be bundled and securely tied with cord or material
strong enough to support the bundle. The bundles shall
not exceed fifty (50) pounds in weight nor exceed four
(4) feet in length. Branches will not exceed four (4)
inches in diameter. Do not use plastic bags for yard
waste. Yard waste will not be picked up if not set out
properly.
19. What do I do with my
dead Christmas tree?
Christmas trees can be set out curbside on your regular
yard waste day. Multi-family residents can bring their
trees to the Recycling Centers for mulching. Call Customer
Service at 403-2380 if you need to know your yard waste
collection day.
20. Who can use the recycling
centers?
The Recycling Centers can be used by all residents and
businesses within Collier County.
21. What items can be taken
to a recycling center?
The following items can be dropped off at the Recycling
Centers; all plastics #1 through #7, food trays, egg
cartons, aluminum cans, antifreeze (10 gallon limit),
appliances, car batteries, catalogs, cooking oil (10
gallon limit) coorugated cardboard,electronics, fluorescent
lamps, glass bottles & jars (green, brown & clear) hazardous
waste, junk mail, magazines, mercury devices, motor
oil (10 gallon limit), newspaper, ni-cad/rechargeable
batteries, office paper, paint, paper grocery bags,
phone books, plastic grocery bags, scrap aluminum, scrap
metals, steel cans, textiles, tin cans, transmission/hydraulic
fluid (10 gallon limit)
22. Where are the Recycling
Centers located and when are they open?
Carnestown Recycling Center
U.S. 41 East & State Road 29
Carnestown, Fl
Phone: 239-695-4331
Hours: Monday and Saturday, 8 am - 5 pm
Immokalee Recycling Center
700 Stockade Road
Immokalee, Fl 34142
Phone: 239-657-6566
Hours: Mondays - Saturdays, 8 am - 5 pm
Marco Island Recycling
Center
771 East Elcam Circle
Marco Island, Fl 34145
Phone: 239-394-2134
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 8 am - 5 pm
Naples Recycling Center
2640 West Enterprise Avenue
Naples, Fl 34104
Phone 239-643-3099
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 8 am - 5 pm
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