OrganicLee Compost in Lehigh Acres

Speaker Mr. Keith Howard from Lee County Solid Waste told us about his compost for sale at our August 2011 meeting.

Here is the information he shared with us:

NEW: OrganicLee™ compost in bags has been sold to residents and businesses at their 6441 Topaz Court Facility, Fort Myers for more than a year.

The demand from our local gardeners and landscapers for this product has prompted the Solid Waste Division to offer OrganicLee™ Compost also for purchase at the Lee County Waste To Energy Facility Complex at 10500 Buckingham Road in East Fort Myers. Update: bags are also available at the 10500 Buckingham Road facility. The price for one bag of OrganicLee™ Compost is $2.45 (plus tax).

When purchasing OrganicLee™ Compost at the 10500 Buckingham Road location please drive up to the scale house at the entrance of the facility and tell County staff how many bags you are purchasing.  You will be asked to pay for the product at that time and receive directions to the compost loading area.

Payment can be made in cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.

Bulk purchases of OrganicLee™ can be made at 10500 Buckingham Road, Fort Myers (at the Resource Recovery Facility) for $20.00 update: $10.00 a cubic yard plus sales tax. Trucks are loaded by Lee County staff. Pay at scales, get a ticket and then come to the compost loading area; its that easy. Update: mulch is also available for $10.00 a cubic yard plus sales tax loaded in your truck.

This compost benefits every Southwest Florida lawn and garden. Improved soils create healthier plants, lawns, shrubs & trees. OrganicLee is processed by Lee County at the Lee/Hendry Landfill at 5500 Church Road in Felda, FL.


Update: Please note: OrganicLee® Compost may be applied in your garden and lawn during the summer months. OrganicLee Compost composition makes it exempt from the Lee County Fertilizer Ordinance that prohibits the application of fertilizers for the months of June through September. The material generated by the Solid Waste Division is comprised of organic materials as it is primarily derived from yard waste with the complimentary feed stock also being organic, resulting in a composted organic material.
To speak to a Solid Waste Division customer service representative, please call (239) 533-8000.


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From the label on the bag of compost:

Total Nitrogen (N): 2.0% (0.8% Water Soluble, 1.2% Water Insoluble)
Available Phosphate as (P205) 2.5%
Soluble Potassium as (K20) 0.5%
Derived from: Composted Biosolids

This composted biosolids product is Class AA Exceptional Quality and meets the criteria of 62-640.850(3) F.A.C.

Photo by Lillian Nieves