Recycling in Idaho
Where to recycle, donate or get rid of things in 21 cities and towns across Idaho. Pick your city, or search for your item. We also pick up anywhere in the state.
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Ada County
Bannock County
Bingham County
Bonner County
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Bonneville County
Canyon County
Cassia County
Elmore County
Jerome County
Kootenai County
Latah County
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Madison County
Nez Perce County
Twin Falls County
Idaho rules
- Idaho counties must make sure residents have adequate household waste disposal options; household waste goes through transfer stations to authorized municipal solid waste landfills. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential Household Wastes (opens in new tab)
- Household hazardous waste is exempt from Idaho hazardous waste regulations; DEQ tells residents to check with their county, public health district or local landfill for collection. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential (household) hazardous waste (opens in new tab)
- Under the Waste Tire Disposal Act, waste tires may be disposed of only at permitted municipal solid waste landfills approved to accept them. Source: Idaho Code § 39-6503, Waste tire disposal (opens in new tab)
More Idaho rules (8)
- Residents should ask their local landfill whether it accepts waste tires and any limit; landfills must process tires for volume reduction before landfilling. Source: Idaho DEQ: Waste Tires (opens in new tab)
- Waste tires may only be transported to an approved waste tire storage site or a site approved to accept tires for disposal; storing 200 or more on-road tires needs county approval. Source: Idaho DEQ: Waste Tires (opens in new tab)
- Knowingly storing, transporting or disposing of a tire in violation of the Waste Tire Disposal Act carries a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation, and each tire is a separate violation. Source: Idaho Code § 39-6507, Penalties (Waste Tire Disposal Act) (opens in new tab)
- Idaho DEQ says many county landfills collect TVs, computers and other electronics separately for recycling and refers households to their county solid waste department. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential Household Wastes (opens in new tab)
- DEQ refers households with old TVs to county landfill electronics collection; Idaho has no statewide TV recycling program described by DEQ. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential Household Wastes (opens in new tab)
- DEQ refers households with old computers to county landfill electronics collection. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential Household Wastes (opens in new tab)
- DEQ says many county landfills collect batteries and other household hazardous items separately and refers residents to their county solid waste department. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential Household Wastes (opens in new tab)
- DEQ lists paints and stains as common household hazardous waste and tells residents to ask their county, public health district or local landfill about collection. Source: Idaho DEQ: Residential (household) hazardous waste (opens in new tab)