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(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) Before snowbird residents head back north for the spring, Lee County wants them to bring their unwanted food to people in need. Lee County Solid Waste’s second annual “Donated Not Wasted ” asks seasonal residents to donate unopened pantry items. The food drive is from Monday, April 8 through Monday, April 22. Donations are being accepted by the following locations in Lee County: Recreation Centers Estero Recreation Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd., Estero, FL 33928 North Fort Myers Recreation Center, 2000 North Recreation Park Way, North Fort Myers, FL 33903 Veterans Park Recreation Center, 55 Homestead Road South, Lehigh Acres , FL 33936 Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center, 16760 Bass Road, Fort Myers, FL 33908 Lee County Library locations Bonita Springs Public Library, 26876 Pine Ave. Bonita Springs, FL 34135 Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library, 921 SW 39th Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33914 Captiva Memorial Library, 11560 Chapin Lane, Captiva, FL 33924 Dunbar Jupiter Hammon Public Library, 3095 Blount St. Fort Myers, FL 33916 East County Regional Library, 881 Gunnery Road, Lehigh Acres, FL 33971 Fort Myers Regional Library, 2450 First St., Fort Myers, FL 33901 Johann Fust Community Library, 1040 W. 10th St., Boca Grande, FL 33922 Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers, FL 33919 North Fort Myers Public Library, 50 Pine Island Road, North Fort Myers, FL 33903 Northwest Regional Library, 519 Chiquita Blvd. N. Cape Coral, FL 33993 Pine Island Public Library, 10701 Russell Road, Bokeelia, FL 33922 Riverdale Branch Library, 2421 Buckingham Road, Fort Myers, FL 33905 South County Regional Library, 21100 Three Oaks Parkway, Estero, FL 33928 Others Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, 7751 Penzance Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33966 Topaz Court Solid Waste Annex, 6441 Topaz Court, Fort Myers, FL 33966 About 70,000 tons, or 13 percent, of the waste stream in Lee County is food, according to a 2016 waste audit. Nationwide, Americans throw out about 30 percent of the available food supply. For more information, visit www.leegov.com/solidwaste or call 239-533-8000.