Who picks up your trash, your pickup day and what goes in each cart
By J&H Digital Services LLCChecked Oct 23, 202621 sources
Most valley cities contract with Republic Services, but Eagle uses Hardin Sanitation and Kuna uses J&M Sanitation. Trash is usually billed by your city with water or sewer. Recycling is picked up every other week in most cities, and glass never goes in the recycling cart. Residents can drop off household hazardous waste free at the Ada County Landfill on Fridays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
| City | Hauler | Who bills you | Recycling | Find your pickup day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | Republic Services | City of Boise Utility Billing | Every other week; compost weekly | republicservices.com/schedule |
| Garden City | Republic Services | Garden City Utility Billing | Every other week | republicservices.com/schedule |
| Meridian | Republic Services | City of Meridian Utility Billing | Every other week | republicservices.com/schedule |
| Eagle | Hardin Sanitation | Hardin Sanitation (pay online, by phone or mail) | Check Hardin's Eagle schedule | hardinsanitation.com/cityofeagle/schedule/ |
| Star | Republic Services | Republic Services (not the sewer and water district) | Check with Republic | republicservices.com/schedule |
| Kuna | J&M Sanitation | City of Kuna | Every other week; red or yellow decal under the lid sets your week | Service days calendar on the Kuna sanitation page |
| Nampa | Republic Services | City of Nampa Utility Billing | Every other week; orange or blue weeks | local.republicservices.com/site/Idaho |
| Caldwell | Republic Services | City of Caldwell Utility Billing | Every other week | local.republicservices.com/site/Idaho (choose Caldwell) |
| Middleton | Republic Services | City of Middleton | Every other week; orange or blue weeks | Republic online collection calendar |
Outside city limits in unincorporated Ada County, Hardin Sanitation collects trash. Holiday weeks can push pickup back one day. Set carts out by 6 a.m. (7 a.m. in Caldwell). Source: City and hauler service guides (see sources)
Call for missed pickups. For broken or missing carts, call Boise Utility Billing at (208) 608-7460. Boise's Curb It program line is (208) 608-7136.
Meridian residents get free curbside pickup of up to 10 bulky items per year; schedule at meridiancity.org/bulky-items.
Call for cart orders and bulky item pickups. Start or stop service through your city's utility billing.
Eagle runs a fall leaf program: paper leaf bags only, with curbside pickup in November on your trash day.
To order or change service, call Kuna City Hall at (208) 922-5546.
Flattened cardboard, paper, paperboard boxes, aluminum and steel cans and foil, and plastic bottles, jugs and jars marked #1 or #2, plus #5 food tubs. It is picked up every other week.
Plastic bags and film, glass, foam, plastic clamshells, empty aerosol cans, electronics and hazardous waste.
Yard waste (leaves, grass, trimmings, branches cut to fit), all food scraps including meat, bones and dairy, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags, paper towels and napkins. Compost is picked up weekly, all year, on your trash day.
Any plastic, including 'compostable' plastic, compostable plates and cups, pet waste, liquids, rocks and soil, and ashes.
You can set up to 10 paper leaf bags a week next to your compost cart, about three feet away.
Boise's Hefty ReNew program lets you collect plastics the recycling cart does not take in an orange Hefty ReNew bag, which keeps them out of the landfill. See the Boise Curb It site for how to sign up and set out the bag.
Best for: Paint, solvents, pesticides, motor oil, batteries, CFL bulbs, propane tanks and electronics
Boise also runs mobile HHW collection sites for residents (about 25 items max); see the Boise HHW calendar.
Watch the Canyon County site for HHW event dates. Nampa also lists the county events in its waste disposal guide.
Fees, rules and providers change. Confirm with the official source before you go.
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