Household Chemical Waste Collection

Island residents will be able to safely and responsibly dispose of household chemical waste — leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals on Wednesday, June 7.

Hosted in partnership with Lee County Solid Waste, a household chemical waste collection event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Sanibel Public Library, at 770 Dunlop Road Sanibel. Drop off of items will an easy drive-through process available to all residents — at no charge.

The HCW collection is part of the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Sanibel and Lee County to provide residents convenient and responsible disposal of chemicals that might otherwise be harmful to people and the environment.

"The June 7 event is for collection of residential chemical waste. Businesses that need chemical waste disposal may call 239-533-8000 to schedule an appointment for the monthly business collection held at the county’s permanent Household Chemical Waste drop-off location, in south Fort Myers at 6441 Topaz Court.

The following items are NOT chemical waste:

· Empty paint cans and dried paint

· Empty automotive fluid containers, etc.

· Small-engine equipment such as pressure washers, lawnmowers, weed eaters, etc.

· Small electronic parts such as routers, mice, keyboards, etc.

· Tires

· Small appliances

The items listed above can all be set out with your regular household garbage."