Lee County Solid Waste’s fifth annual “Donated not Wasted” food rescue campaign encourages seasonal residents and visitors to donate unopened pantry items before returning north. Since the program’s inception, 25,385 pounds of food has been diverted from potential disposal and sent to the Harry...

Donations to be accepted April 4 through 18. Lee County Solid Waste’s fourth annual “Donated not Wasted” campaign will launch Monday, April 4, to encourage seasonal residents and visitors to donate unopened pantry items before returning north. Since the program’s inception, 15,193 pounds of food has...

Lee County Solid Waste has created “Donated not Wasted.” This is a food rescue campaign to encourage seasonal residents and visitors to donate unopened pantry items before returning north. About 70,000 tons, or 13 percent, of the waste stream in Lee County is food, according...