{"id":93900,"date":"2025-12-23T17:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/93900\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T17:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:20:10","slug":"lee-county-shares-holiday-recycling-tips-for-a-greener-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/93900\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County shares holiday recycling tips for a greener season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

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Holiday recycling tips for a greener season. -STOCK PHOTO<\/p>\n

The holiday season brings celebrations, decorations and time with loved ones \u2013 but also significant increase in waste. Lee County Solid Waste has some simple tips to help residents reduce their environmental footprint this season.\n<\/p>\n

In Lee County, household waste typically increases by about 20% during the holiday season. From wrapping paper and empty bottles to cooking oil and decorations, the season can leave your home full of items that could be reused or recycled, but you can reduce your environmental impact through small, actionable changes at home.\n<\/p>\n

Tips for this holiday season:\n<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be a turkey! Recycle your oil:\n<\/p>\n

Never pour oil down the drain, toilet or into the garbage.
\nRecycled cooking oil can be sustainably repurposed into biofuel and other beneficial products.
\nTake it to the Lee County Household Chemical Waste Facility, 6441 Topaz Court in Fort Myers.
\nNormal operating hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon<\/p>\n

the first Saturday of the month.\n<\/p>\n

Please note: The county\u2019s Household Chemical Waste and Electronics Recycling Facility will be<\/p>\n

closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 25 and Dec. 26, and again\u00a0Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2\u00a0in observance of the holidays.\n<\/p>\n

Ho! Ho! Ho! Where does the wrapping paper go:\n<\/p>\n

Flatten shipping and gift boxes before placing them in the recycling bin. Only recycle boxes that have not held liquids.
\nConsider saving gift bags, boxes, tissue paper and bows to reuse for next holiday season.
\nTwo quick ways to check wrapping paper recyclability: Try the crumple test \u2013 if it stays crumpled, it\u2019s recyclable; if it unfolds, it\u2019s not.
\nTissue paper cannot be recycled and should instead be placed in the trash.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Keep the season bright, recycle your Christmas tree right:\n<\/p>\n

Live Christmas trees should be placed curbside with regular yard waste on collection day.
\nTo ensure proper recycling, all lights, ornaments, tinsel and stands must be removed.
\nFlocked trees (artificial trees coated with a white, snow-like powder) should be disposed of in the trash.
\nOnce collected, the trees are processed into mulch or compost for reuse by residents.
\nFree mulch is available to residents at the following five locations:<\/p>\n

Bonita Springs: Imperial River Boat Ramp, 27551 South Tamiami Trail.
\nLehigh Acres: Lehigh Acres Park, 1400 West Fifth St.
\nNorth Fort Myers: North Fort Myers Park, 2000 North Recreation Park Way.
\nPine Island:\u00a0 Adjacent to the Water Treatment Plant on 6650 Masters Landing Drive, St. James City.
\nSouth Fort Myers: Three Oaks Park, 18251 Three Oaks Parkway.<\/p>\n

By downloading the Recycle Coach app, you will be able to obtain your curbside collection schedule, sign up for alerts, and quickly learn how to properly dispose of different waste materials.\u00a0To download the Recycle Coach app visit\u00a0www.leegov.com\/solidwaste\/recycle-coach.\n<\/p>\n

For more information about recycling and waste disposal, contact Lee County Solid Waste at 239-533-8000 or visit\u00a0www.leegov.com\/solidwaste<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open Audio Article Player SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Holiday recycling tips for a greener season. -STOCK PHOTO The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93857,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-93900","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}