Residential Collections Services
Find Your Collection Days
To see your collection service days, click the "Find Your Collection Days" link above and enter your home address. If you have any questions, please call Public Utilities Customer Service at 239-252-2380
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Curbside Collection Services
Curbside Collection Services
- Twice-a-week household waste collection
- Once-a-week recycling collection
- Once-a-week yard waste collection
- Once-a-week bulky item collection
- Call 239-252-2380, 48 hours in advance to schedule collection of specialty bulky items such as appliances, electronics, standard vehicle tires and batteries.
Cart Guidelines & Information
Cart Guidelines
Follow these steps to ensure your garbage and recycling are collected:
- Set Out: Place carts curbside after 6 p.m. the night before and before 6 a.m. on collection day. Bring carts back by 6 a.m. the day after collection.
- Placement: Keep carts at least 3 feet apart and away from mailboxes, vehicles, or other obstacles.
- Collection Hours: Pickup can occur anytime between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Use your green lid cart for household garbage.
- Use your yellow lid cart for recycling.
- Carts are assigned to each house and do not belong to the homeowner. If your home does not have carts, call 239-252-2380 to receive a new cart at no charge.
Cart Repairs & Replacements
- For cart services, call 239-252-2380
- Each home is entitled to receive 1 garbage cart and 2 recycling carts at no charge
- Additional carts may be purchased
- If your cart is missing, stolen or damaged, it will be replaced free of charge
- Damage caused by negligence may result in a replacement and delivery fee
- Residents are responsible for cleaning carts. Exchanges are not provided for dirty carts
Garbage Collection
Garbage Collection
- Place your household waste in your green lidded cart
- If you have an excess amount of waste, you can place in heavy duty bags next to your garbage cart for pickup
- Pick-up can occur any time from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Lids on your carts must be able to close
Recycling Collection
Recycle Only These Items in Your Recycling Cart:
- Plastic bottles, jars, jugs and tubs
- Glass bottles and jars
- Metal cans
- Paper, cardboard and cartons
Three Basic Rules for Recycling
- Remove all food waste from containers
- Fill your container with clean and dry recyclables
- Do not bag your recyclables. Do not place any type of plastic bags in your recycling cart
For more information visit Collier County Recycling page.
Bulky Item Collection
Bulky Item Collection
You may place bulky items at curbside on your recycle collection day. Bulky items include furniture, bicycles and other items too large to fit in your green lidded trash cart. Bulk items should not exceed 4 feet and/or 50 pounds
Please call (239) 252-2380, 48 hours in advance for specialty bulky waste collection. Scheduled specialty bulky items include:
- Appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, dish washers, washer and other household appliances. Door must removed to avoid entrapment of children and all content must be removed.
- Electronics include but are not limited to computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, game systems and telephones. All batteries must be removed and taken to a Collier County Drop-Off Center.
- Tires and Batteries - You may dispose of two vehicle batteries and four standard vehicle tires per month.
Construction and Demolition (C&D)
You may dispose of debris from small do-it-yourself projects in your green lidded garbage cart. If it does it does not fit in the cart, do not put it at the curb. These materials should be removed by the contractor or the home-owner can take it to the Collier County Landfill or Immokalee Transfer Station for proper waste disposal.
Yard Waste Collection
Yard Waste Collection
Yard Waste is collected curbside on your recycle collection day. Yard waste bundles, yard waste paper bags and personal containers are limited to 10 per collection. During the holidays, Christmas trees are collected as yard waste. Remove tinsel and decorations.
To ensure your yard waste is collected please follow these steps:
- Bundle It - Bundles must weigh less than 50 pounds, be secured with twine and no longer than 4 feet. Branches may not be larger than 4 inches in diameter.
- Bag It - Use only paper yard waste bags or paper grocery bags. Plastic bags will not be accepted. Place all leaves, grass and other trimmings in bags.
- Container It - You may use 45-gallon personal containers that weigh less than 50 pounds when filled. The yard waste may not extend more than 12 inches over the top of the container.
Holiday Collection Schedule
Curbside Collection Only Paused 3 Days a Year
There will be no collection on the following holidays:
- Fourth of July
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
There are no make-up days. If your collection falls on one of these holidays, your garbage, recycling, bulky items and yard waste will be collection on your next scheduled day.
Hazardous Materials
Proper Disposal
Always dispose of hazardous products properly and responsibly. Do not place hazardous waste is your trash or recycling carts. Hazardous waste includes, batteries, cleaning products, gasoline, paint and more. Bring household hazardous waste to your nearest drop-off center for environmentally safe disposal. For proper disposal of hazardous waste, visit a Recycling Drop-Off Center.
Bear Carts
Be Bear Wise
Help keep bears in the wild and away from your neighborhood with bear-resistant containers.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), there are an estimated 1,000 bears in South Florida living in the conservation areas of Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park.
Bear-resistant Container Options
For more information on converting a regular container, the FWC has provided guidance in the publication How to Make Your Trash Can Bear Resistant and the video How to Make Your Trash Can Bear Resistant. Any containers that have been modified to prevent bear intrusion must be unsecured prior to collection time (no earlier than 6 p.m. on the day before collection).
To learn more about black bears in the Southeast and bear safety tips, visit BearWise.
Irrigation Times
Know Your Irrigation Time
There is no irrigation on Fridays or any day between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Irrigation is limited to three days a week. If your address ends in an odd number, irrigation should only take place on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. If your address ends in an even number then irrigation should only take place Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.