Locations & Hours of Operation

Drop-Off Centers - Monday to Saturday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Collier County Recycling Drop-Off Centers observe county holidays

Tim Nance Center - North East Location

9950 Goodlette-Frank Rd
Naples, FL 34109

Naples

2640 Corporate Flight Dr
Naples, FL 34104

Marco Island

990 Chalmer Dr,
Marco Island, FL 34145

Hazardous Material Drop-Off Center

3730 White Lake Blvd
Naples, FL 34117

Carnestown

*Carnestown does not accept light bulbs, medical sharps or needles

Full list of Accepted Material and Disposal Rates

 Locations & Hours of Operation

Closed July 4th, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Collier County Landfill

3730 White Lake Blvd

Naples, FL 34117

Open Monday - Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

(Hand unloading until 4:15 p.m.)

Immokalee Transfer Station

700 Stockade Rd.
Immokalee, FL 

Open Monday - Saturday 7:30-11:30 a.m. 12:30-3:30 p.m.
(Hand unloading until 3:15 p.m.)

Cash and Major Credit Cards Accepted

Mixed loads of Biomass and/or Construction Demolition (C&D) with other waste will not be accepted. 

Full list of Accepted Material and Disposal Rates

Scalehouse Efficiency Project

We are excited to announce the finalization of the Scalehouse Efficiency Project. The results will improve productivity and include a new integrated transaction software that will provide new benefits for all account holders.

Complete The Solid Waste Account Application Form 

How to create Special Waste Profile for waste acceptance (Asbestos & Contaminated Soil)

1. Click here www.wmsolutions.com to create an online account and fill out required information on a “Special Waste Profile” form. Once the Special Waste Form is submitted, staff will review and approve/deny the material for disposal through the online account.
2. Upon approval, staff will provide the customer/generator a special waste manifest and advise the customer to provide 24-hours’ notice prior to bringing the material for disposal.
3. Staff will notify Scalehouse personnel that they have approved the customer/generator for the disposal of the special waste and provide the name of generator, the date and approximate time of arrival at the landfill, and the location at the landfill where the material will be processed.
4. Upon customer/generator arrival at the landfill, Scalehouse personnel will request to review the approved special waste profile and manifest from the customer prior to disposal at the facility.

Does your Business Generate Hazardous Waste?

Responsible management and disposal of hazardous waste is imperative in order to protect the public health, safety, welfare and preserving our environment. Businesses categorized as Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQG) of hazardous waste may qualify to bring their waste to the Hazardous Materials Collection Center, located at the Collier County Landfill for compliance with rules and regulations under the counties contracted rate.

A business that qualifies as a Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG) of hazardous waste generates:

• less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month  OR
• less than 2.2 pounds of acute hazardous waste per month.

For more information, rates or to make an appointment, please call (239) 252-8480 or email recycling@colliercountyfl.gov

Types of hazardous waste include but not limited to:

• Aerosols
• Batteries
• Paint
• Used Oil
• Solvents/Thinners
• Fuels/Gasoline
• Oil Filters
• Antifreeze
• Cleaners
• Fluorescent Lamps
• Ballasts
• Mercury Devices
• Electronics
• Pesticides/Poisons
• Corrosives

We Inspect

To protect our public health, safety, and environment from the improper management of hazardous waste, Solid Waste staff perform regular Compliance Assistance Verification (CAV) inspections of businesses that have the potential to generate, store, transport or dispose of hazardous waste in Collier County. Each year, more than twenty percent of 9,000 businesses receive CAV inspections. This program ensures compliance with Collier County's Water Pollution Control Program (Ordinance 89-20).

Solid Waste also works closely with Collier County's Risk Management, and other county government departments that manage hazardous waste, to ensure that all county hazardous waste generating facilities are properly managed.

The Hazardous Materials Storage Tank Compliance Verification Program is designed to limit the number of hazardous material discharges and to ensure that any discharges are abated and remediated when they do occur.  There are more than five million gallons of different pollutants stored in over 700 regulated tanks in Collier County. These hazardous materials are fuel and lubrication for our vehicles, diesel-fueled emergency power for our buildings, pesticides for our agricultural fields and mineral acids for water treatment and fertilizer production. However, most of these necessary chemicals are also carcinogenic to humans and harmful to all living organisms.

Collier County depends on groundwater for all of its drinking water. If consumed, petroleum fuels are so carcinogenic that one gallon of fuel would contaminate one million gallons of groundwater. The average cost of a petroleum cleanup discharge from a tank system is $400,000 and takes three to five years of continuous remediation and monitoring. Petroleum discharges may exceed $1 million in costs and require 15 years of remediation and monitoring.

We Inspect

In Florida, above ground storage tanks larger than 550 gallons or underground tanks larger than 110 gallons are required to be registered. The Storage Tank Compliance Verification Program of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) strives to provide private and public tank owners with detailed information concerning the equipment, environmental status and regulatory compliance of their state-registered tanks and fuel systems.  Solid Waste staff conducts hundreds of tank inspections every year on behalf of the FDEP and provides follow-ups of inquiries, experienced feedback, compliance assistance and training services to all registered tank owners in the county. 

We Monitor Our Own

Solid Waste works closely with Collier County's Risk Management and other county government departments that manage storage tanks, to ensure that all county-owned storage tanks are properly managed, registered as required and are adequately insured. Currently there are more than 400 county-owned tanks. The team also works closely with county representatives in the preparation and implementation of Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, to comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules, as well as providing the required annual training to the operators of county facilities. Spill response plans and instructions have also been individually created for each county-owned facility with storage tanks and these plans are designed to enhance the county’s capability to respond to, and efficiently clean up, any pollutant spills in a quick and effective manner.

Benefits

The proactive approach applied to the Hazardous Materials Storage Tank Compliance Verification Program minimizes hazardous materials discharges from storage tanks in Collier County which could be dangerous to our health, groundwater resources and our environment.

Batteries

Batteries may power up our devices, but they need a proper send-off when they're out of juice!  Collier County Recycling Drop-Off Centers accept all types of batteries. They can be very dangerous if disposed of incorrectly!  Help keep workers safe and prevent fires by not placing any type of batteries in your garbage or recycling carts. Avoid the spark by dropping off at your local Drop-Off Center to dispose of them in a way that is safe for the environment and our workers. 

Products that may use or contain batteries include: (not a full list)

• Electronic devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, tablets, computer peripherals, Bluetooth devices and smart wearables
• Power tools
• Remote car keys
• Clocks/Watches
• Vaping devices
• Game controllers
• Digital cameras
• Portable power packs
• Greeting cards
• Electric toothbrushes
• Flashlights
• Toys
• Two-Way Radios
• Medical equipment
• Smoke/carbon monoxide alarms
• E-bikes and e-scooters

Learn more about the best practices for battery disposal in Collier County in our article "Charging Up for Change: How to Dispose of Batteries in Collier County"

For more information on battery safety and proper disposal see our collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection "Take Charge Campaign"  

For more places you can dispose of batteries see our Battery Disposal Directory

For more safety information see our Battery Identification Guide 

Foam Polystyrene

Collier County accepts foam polystyrene to be recycled into new materials. Foam polystyrene can only be dropped off at a Recycling Drop-Off Center. DO NOT place foam polystyrene in curbside recycling carts. 

Recycling Drop-Off Centers only accept the following foam polystyrene products:

• Clean packaging used for appliances, electronics, furniture and coolers
• Clean food containers such as egg cartons, trays, cups and plates

Recycling Drop-Off Centers DO NOT accept the following foam polystyrene products: 

• Packing peanuts
• Thin-flexible foam
• Foam with stickers or tape
• Black, blue and pink foam

Foam polystyrene can be recycled into several products, such as surfboards, picture frames, construction material and packaging.

Paper Shredding 

Paper Shredding offered daily, Monday to Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Naples, Marco Island, North Collier, Tim Nance Center and Hazardous Materials Drop-Off Center. There is no charge for up to 20 pounds of paper, after 20 pounds it is a $1 a pound. Secure and locked bins located onsite where paper will later be shredded. 

Quantity is determined per vehicle load

Safe and Effective Disposal

Proper disposal of pharmaceutical waste is very important as some medicines present a health risk to you, your family, your community and the environment.  Throwing medication away may lead to accidental ingestion by children or pets. It may also lead  to improper use of medication due to theft. Flushing medication down the sink or toilet is not a safe disposal method.

Improper disposal of pharmaceutical waste may contaminate soil or seep into the groundwater and contaminate drinking water supplies. They may also run off into the nearest  body of  water where they can poison or kill fish and other wildlife. Traces of medications such as hormones and antibiotics have been found in surface waters across the United States. 

Please visit Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Take Back or Drug Free Collier to find Drop-Off Locations.

Reuse Directory

Thank you for choosing to reuse and donate. You make a difference in our community and our environment. Donating gently used items can help those in need and preserve paradise. Choosing to reuse and donate items allows them to have a second life and not end up in a landfill.

Organizations wishing to be added to this directory, please email recycling@colliercountyfl.gov

This directory is an alphabetical listing of reuse and recycling organizations in Collier County. Listings are not endorsed or recommended and should not be considered a complete listing of services provided in Collier County. Please call the organization to  confirm accepted items.