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Local decision tool · Evidence reviewed August 2026

Route the project before routing the truck.

A Fort Myers mailing address does not identify the governing solid-waste rules. Start with city limits, permitting authority, project type, material risk, and the records the job must retain.

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01 / ROUTING LOGIC

Three choices expose the next checks.

1. Which jurisdiction?
2. What kind of project?
3. What controls the load?
PLANNING PATH — NOT DISPOSAL AUTHORIZATION

Resolve the boundary before routing the load

  1. 01

    Use the exact street address—not only 'Fort Myers' in the postal address—to identify the governing jurisdiction.

  2. 02

    Confirm the permitting authority and solid-waste contact before ordering a container or dispatching a haul.

  3. 03

    Keep debris separated and undisturbed while jurisdiction and material acceptance are checked.

  4. 04

    Treat attached, unknown, wet, burned, or contaminated material as a verification issue before it enters an ordinary load.

  5. 05

    Pull out liquids, batteries, electronics, refrigerant equipment, tires, and suspect building material before quoting the mixed load.

Check the controlling source: Fort Myers permitting ↗

02 / MATERIAL MATRIX

Keep exceptions out of the ordinary load.

Material streamFirst moveVerifyCloseout record
Clean concrete, brick, blockKeep separate from drywall, trash, soil, treated wood, and unknown coatings.Piece size, loading method, payload, and receiving-facility acceptance.Load photo plus scale or gate ticket when the project requires documentation.
Mixed remodel debrisPull out liquids, batteries, electronics, refrigerant equipment, and suspect building material.Whether the job is permit-linked and whether an approved C&D facility must be used.Before/after photos and disposal receipts tied to the permit or project address.
Roofing tear-offIdentify roofing type, number of layers, wet material, decking, flashing, and packaging.Asbestos inspection duties for non-exempt facilities and any Lee County exemption process.Square count, layer notes, material photos, and tickets.
Paint, solvents, batteries, lampsIsolate from ordinary debris; do not place chemical waste in dumpsters, compactors, or storm drains.Residential versus business generator and current Lee County acceptance rules.Item inventory and the approved special-waste route.
Suspected asbestos-containing materialStop disturbance and ordinary hauling; do not use a photo estimate as a clearance decision.Qualified inspection, regulatory applicability, notification, and approved disposal path.Consultant, survey, notification, and waste records as applicable.
Storm-generated debrisSeparate vegetative, C&D, appliances/electronics, and other streams under current event guidance.Whether a temporary collection or drop-off program is active for this event and jurisdiction.Damage photos, contractor credentials, disposal receipts, and permit records.

03 / FACILITY CHECK

Approved does not mean every load is accepted.

Lee County currently lists these facilities as approved C&D recycling facilities. Most are in Fort Myers; the current County list also includes a Naples facility. The County says listed facilities have demonstrated 50% diversion by weight and can provide a 50% diversion credit for co-mingled material.

Before driving: verify current listing, customer eligibility, hours, rates, vehicle rules, material acceptance, load preparation, and ticket format directly with the facility. This site does not reproduce changeable hours or fees.

01

Lee County C&D Recycling Facility

10500 Buckingham Road, Fort Myers, FL 33905

VERIFY CURRENT ACCEPTANCE
02

Coastal Waste & Recycling — Mainline

7940 Mainline Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33912

VERIFY CURRENT ACCEPTANCE
03

Coastal Waste & Recycling — Yahl Street

5801 Yahl Street, Naples, FL 34109

VERIFY CURRENT ACCEPTANCE
04

Coastal Waste & Recycling — Rockfill

2442 Rockfill Road, Fort Myers, FL 33916

VERIFY CURRENT ACCEPTANCE
05

Waste Connections — Gator Road

16711 Gator Road, Fort Myers, FL 33912

VERIFY CURRENT ACCEPTANCE
06

Castlegate Environmental

7101 Alico Road, Fort Myers, FL 33929

VERIFY CURRENT ACCEPTANCE
07

Coastal Waste & Recycling — Fort Myers Aggregates

2901 Jacksonville Street, Fort Myers, FL 33916

VERIFY CURRENT ACCEPTANCE
Open Lee County’s current approved-facility list ↗

04 / EVIDENCE REGISTER

Use the source that controls the decision.

Reviewed August 26, 2026. Regulations, facility status, and storm programs can change; the linked authority is controlling.

  1. 01

    City of Fort Myers
    City hauler rules, county recycling destination language, and disposal-receipt retention.Reviewed August 26, 2026

    Debris Affidavit ↗
  2. 02

    Lee County Solid Waste
    Covered-project thresholds, 50% diversion requirement, certification, tickets, and possible exemptions.Reviewed August 26, 2026

    Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling ↗
  3. 03

    Lee County Solid Waste
    County-published list of facilities that qualify co-mingled material for diversion credit.Reviewed August 26, 2026

    Approved C&D Recycling Facilities ↗
  4. 04

    Lee County Solid Waste
    Residential chemical-waste route, facility location, and items that must not enter dumpsters or ordinary garbage.Reviewed August 26, 2026

    Household Chemical Waste ↗
  5. 05

    Lee County
    Event-specific drop-off activation, debris separation, permitting, and recovery guidance.Reviewed August 26, 2026

    Disaster Recovery & Debris Readiness ↗
  6. 06

    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    Inspection, notification, demolition, renovation, condominium, and suspect-material handling context.Reviewed August 26, 2026

    Asbestos FAQ ↗
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