recycling@colliercountyfl.gov

239-252-2380

For non-emergency questions, please contact Collier 311 by dialing 311 on your phone, collier311.com and via the Collier 311 mobile app.

Please contact Utility Billing and Customer Service at 239-252-2380 with customer service-related questions concerning residential curbside trash, yard waste, recycling and bulky item collection; or commercial trash and recycling collection services.

There will be no residential curbside services on:

• Fourth of July
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

If your regular collection day falls on any of these holidays, your services will resume on your next scheduled collection day. There are no make-up days. The Landfill, Immokalee Transfer Station and Recycling Drop-Off Centers will also be closed on these holidays. To view your twice-a-week curbside collection schedule visit colliercountyfl.gov/collection

• Twice-a-week curbside collection of household waste
• 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.

Open Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Collier County Recycling Drop-Off Centers observe county holidays

Collier County offers tours of the county owned Landfill, Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility, Household Hazardous Collection Center and the county’s four main Recycling Drop-Off Centers. Tours can be catered to the audience’s interests and presentations are available on site or remotely. Participants will learn how Collier County’s programs and services for waste, recycling, and household hazardous waste are managed to keep Collier County the best place to live, work and play.  

Thanks to participants like yourself and the care and support from businesses, Collier County reached the State Recycling Goal of 75% in 2021. Collier County is also the first county to offer foam recycling.

Learn how Collier County manages various waste streams and an in-depth look at life after the curb. A driving tour is also included for an up-close look at what happens after garbage is collected from homes and businesses.

Tour details:

• An appointment is mandatory - available Monday through Friday. Guests must provide their own transportation (busses can be accommodated)
• Groups, civic associations, homeowner associations, schools and universities are welcomed
• The length and content of the tour can be accommodated to best suit your groups interest

To schedule a tour, please email recycling@colliercountyfl.gov.  Please include the following information

• Contact name, email and telephone number
• Total number of participants
• Age of children participants
• Additional information you would like us to know (i.e. participant limitations, accommodations, etc.)

Collier County offers in-person or virtual presentations on how garbage is managed, curbside services, the proper disposal of household hazardous waste, the importance of recycling and what items are recyclable, hurricane preparation and  how to use the county's recycling search tool and game. The length and content of presentations can be personalized to fit the group's interests. 

Presentations are available to:

• Civic Organizations
• Homeowners Associations
• Schools and Universities
• Business Employees
• Collier County Residents

The Capital Improvement Project Team is a section of highly skilled Project Managers who are dedicated to vertical construction, preventative maintenance and innovative site improvements for the Public Utilities Department.

Deep Injection Well

Project Manager: Paul Abbott

Address: 3370 White Lake Blvd, Naples, FL

Purpose/Project Description: Previously, fluid collected at the Collier County Landfill was transported through a system of pipes and treated by our wastewater treatment plant to produce irrigation quality water. This process costed $1.5 million per year.  The deep injection well (DIW) is a cost-effective, eco-friendly and long-term solution. Currently, all fluid collected at the landfill is pumped to the DIW and injected by pumps 3,000 feet below the surface. The DIW and ancillary support system can process two million gallons per day. The project has a payback period of roughly ten years, while the life span of the equipment will be 25 years or longer if properly maintained. This project will save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars while removing a strain on other critical infrastructure being utilized to provide service to our residents. 

Cost: $12.6 M (Design & Construction)

Engineers:   AECOM, Davidson Engineers, Golder Associates, Johnson Engineers, Water Sciences & Associates

Inspector/CEI:  CC-James McConnell/ Consor Engineers

Contractors: EBL Partners, PWC Joint Venture LLC. and Youngquist Brothers Inc (Well Drillers)

Commenced Full Operation:   February 2022

Operational Testing:  February 2022 – February   2024

Receive FDEP Operating Permit: Due by February 2024

Milestones to Date

• 8-inch transmission pipeline (MLPS to DIW) and SCADA conduit and fiber installed and in use.
• Deep Injection & Dual Zone Monitoring Wells completed and operational.
• DIW Completion Report submitted to FDEP on 5/23/2021.
• DIW Construction Permit expires in February 2027.
• DIW System fully operational since February 2022.

Leachate Deep Injection Well Schedule 

• Drilling completed in February 2021
• Aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) will be completed in the third quarter of 2021
• DIW Utilities (pumps and piping) and containment areas completed in the first quarter of 2022 and fully functional.
• Leachate disposal at DIW and Operational testing began in the first quarter of 2022
• FDEP Operating Permit being processed and to be finalized/issued by first quarter of 2024

Take Our Survey

Thank you for your feedback. We strive to meet and exceed the expectations of Collier County residents. Please fill out the survey if there is a service you would like to see provided.

Based on popular demand and request, Recycling Drop-Off Centers now accept Polystyrene Foam Products and Paper for Shredding. Do not places these items in your curbside recycling cart.