Recycling and Special-Material Resource Hub: Chemicals, Electronics, Glass, Batteries & Bulky Waste — Ada County / Boise, Idaho
This regional operating guide helps Ada County residents, apartment communities, condominium associations, and property managers identify
currently listed receiving programs
for household hazardous waste, electronics, batteries, tires, glass, hard-to-recycle plastics, furniture, mattresses, and other special materials.
Material acceptance depends on the
generator,
customer classification,
municipality,
collection account,
item type,
quantity,
condition,
fees,
and
operating hours.
Jurisdiction Notice: Ada County operates the landfill and associated hazardous-waste programs. Boise Curb It recycling-cart, glass, apartment-service, and collection instructions apply to participating City of Boise accounts. Properties in Meridian, Eagle, Garden City, Kuna, Star, or unincorporated Ada County must verify their municipality, collection provider, and account before issuing resident instructions.
Resident and Apartment-Business Loads Are Different: An individual resident may use qualifying residential programs for eligible personal household material. Waste generated or consolidated by apartment management, maintenance personnel, painters, landscapers, janitorial providers, contractors, eviction crews, valet providers, nonprofit organizations, and commercial tenants is business-generated material and may require registration, an appointment, fees, or another receiving vendor.
Ada County Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Ada County’s principal permanent household hazardous-waste facility is located at the
Ada County Landfill
.
Eligible residents may bring accepted personal household hazardous waste during the published residential operating hours.
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Residential HHW Hours:
Fridays and Saturdays, 8:00 AM–6:00 PM.
Do not leave materials at the gate or collection area when the facility is closed.
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Residential Cost:
Accepted household hazardous waste delivered by eligible residents is currently handled without a separate residential HHW disposal charge.
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- Facility: Ada County Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Facility [1] [2]
- Address: 10300 N. Seamans Gulch Road, Boise, ID 83714 [3]
- Residential HHW Hours: Friday and Saturday, 8:00 AM–6:00 PM [1]
- Common Residential Materials: Qualifying household paint, pesticides, automotive fluids, fuels, household chemicals, rechargeable batteries, lithium batteries, fluorescent lamps, and other materials appearing on the current accepted-material list.
- Mobile HHW Sites: Mobile sites are intended for small residential loads. Current Boise guidance generally describes a small load as approximately 25 items. Larger household clean-out loads should use the permanent landfill HHW facility. [1]
Not a Universal Hazardous-Material Facility: The HHW program does not accept every hazardous, unusual, industrial, medical, explosive, radioactive, compressed-gas, electronic, or tire-related item. Confirm the exact material before transport.
Apartment and Commercial Hazardous Waste
Apartment management, maintenance departments, contractors, commercial tenants, and other organizations may use the Ada County business hazardous-waste program only when they qualify under the applicable
Very Small Quantity Generator
or universal-waste requirements.
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Current published qualification thresholds include:
- Generating less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month;
- Generating less than 2.2 pounds of acute hazardous waste per month;
- Accumulating no more than 2,200 pounds onsite;
- Completing required registration and generator verification;
- Scheduling a Friday appointment in advance; and
- Paying disposal charges based on the material type and weight.
Business electronics may currently be accepted without a separate electronics disposal fee, but the business must still use the applicable registration and appointment process. Larger hazardous-waste generators are not eligible for the residential or Very Small Quantity Generator program and must use an authorized commercial hazardous-waste provider.
No Mobile Business Drop-Off: Mobile HHW sites are for eligible residential household material. Apartment management and commercial organizations must not deliver property-generated or consolidated waste through a mobile residential event.
Electronics Require Item-Specific Routing
Some household electronics are accepted through Boise’s HHW program, while larger televisions, printers, scanners, microwaves, appliances, and specialized devices may need to be delivered to the landfill’s Recovery and Diversion Area or another electronics recycler. [1]
- Examples Accepted Through HHW: Laptops, hard drives, LCD displays, computer monitors, flat-screen televisions, qualifying smaller CRT televisions, audio/video devices, cell phones, countertop microwaves, e-cigarettes, vape pens, and certain small rechargeable appliances.
- Quantity and Size Limits: Monitors, televisions, and other devices may be subject to published quantity, screen-size, or device-type restrictions. Confirm the current limit before arrival.
- Recovery and Diversion Area: Console televisions, rear-projection televisions, televisions larger than the HHW limit, large printers, large scanners, fax machines, over-the-range microwaves, and other oversized devices may require separate landfill routing.
- Not Automatically Accepted: Electric lawn equipment, large appliances, commercial equipment, damaged industrial devices, and specialized electronics require individual review.
- Apartment Electronics: Leasing-office, maintenance, property-owned, commercial-tenant, and management-consolidated electronics are business-generated material. Use the business appointment process or another approved electronics recycler.
Tires: Separate Landfill Fee, Not HHW
Tires are
not accepted through Boise’s household hazardous-waste program.
Qualifying tires may be accepted through the Ada County Landfill’s ordinary disposal or diversion process.
The current published fee notice lists a
$5 charge per tire.
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Apartment maintenance, eviction, automotive-service, contractor, and commercial tire loads must be classified separately and may be subject to different quantities, fees, or vendor requirements.
Boise Glass Collection: Separate from the Blue Cart
For participating City of Boise Curb It accounts,
glass is not accepted in the standard blue recycling cart.
Boise provides separate glass-cart service and public glass drop-off locations.
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Accepted Glass:
Bottles, jars, and other glass specifically listed by Boise’s current program.
Excluded Glass:
Mirrors, windows, dishes, ceramics, tanks, light bulbs, and other materials excluded by the current sorting guide.
Drop-Off Locations:
Use Boise’s current official collection-site map to identify an active location.
Follow the posted hours, noise restrictions, and contamination rules.
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Boise-Specific Rule: Properties outside Boise must confirm their municipality’s or hauler’s glass rules. Do not apply Boise Curb It instructions automatically to every Ada County apartment property.
Optional Private Diversion Program: Hefty® ReNew™ Orange Bags
The Hefty® ReNew™ program is a
privately operated, optional diversion program
for specific hard-to-recycle plastic items.
It is not a legal compliance requirement.
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Participating Curbside Service:
Properties with an eligible participating recycling account may place properly prepared, tightly tied orange bags into the approved recycling stream.
Public Drop-Off Option:
Residents or properties without an eligible curbside pathway may use the currently listed Republic Services program drop-off location, subject to the current participation and material rules.
Accepted Materials:
Fill the orange bag only with items shown on the current Hefty ReNew accepted-material list.
Do not rely on generalized descriptions such as “all plastic bags,” “all wraps,” or “all foam.”
No Loose Orange-Bag Materials: Items intended for the Hefty ReNew program must remain inside the approved, tightly tied orange bag. Do not place those items loose in a standard recycling cart.
Ada County Landfill: Furniture, Mattresses and General Trash
The Ada County Landfill currently posts the following ordinary operating hours: [4]
- Monday–Friday: 7:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Saturday: 8:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
Current General-Trash Charge:
The published rate is a
$15 minimum for loads up to 1,035 pounds,
with the published
$33-per-ton
rate applying to larger loads under the current fee structure.
Only waste generated within Ada County is accepted.
Verify current charges before transport.
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Resident Self-Haul:
An eligible resident may transport accepted personal household furniture or mattresses to the landfill.
Property and Commercial Loads:
Apartment management, maintenance, eviction, renovation, junk-removal, contractor, and management-consolidated resident loads must be classified and charged under the applicable landfill or commercial rules.
Lithium and Rechargeable Batteries: Fire-Safe Disposal Required
Boise warns that improperly discarded lithium and lithium-ion batteries can cause collection-truck, transfer-station, recycling-facility, and landfill fires. Lithium and lithium-ion batteries should not be placed in trash or mixed recycling. Eligible residents should use the current HHW or approved battery-recycling pathway. [1]
- Lithium and Lithium-Ion Batteries: Use HHW or another approved battery-recycling program.
- Lead-Acid and Vehicle Batteries: Use the current battery or automotive recycling pathway rather than ordinary trash or recycling.
- Button and Rechargeable Batteries: Follow the current HHW or battery-program instructions.
- Ordinary Alkaline Batteries: Current Boise guidance allows ordinary household alkaline batteries in the trash, but not in mixed recycling. Confirm the property’s provider rules before issuing instructions.
- E-Bike Batteries: Use an applicable manufacturer, retailer, or specialized battery-recycling program. Do not assume the ordinary HHW pathway accepts every e-bike battery.
- Apartment-Owned Batteries: Emergency-lighting, power-tool, office, maintenance, access-control, UPS, and other property-owned batteries are business-generated material.
Damaged Batteries: Do not place swollen, leaking, recalled, punctured, crushed, burned, or heat-affected batteries in trash, mixed recycling, a doorstep bag, or an unattended apartment collection box. Contact HHW staff, the manufacturer, an appropriate battery recycler, or the fire authority for instructions.
Apartment Property Safety and Vendor Oversight
No Unattended Special-Material Collection: Do not establish an unattended apartment collection area for paint, fuel, pesticides, solvents, propane cylinders, lithium batteries, damaged electronics, unknown chemicals, tires, or other hazardous or fire-prone materials without an approved collection design, trained personnel, fire-safety review, and a confirmed receiving vendor.
- Identify whether each material was generated by an individual resident or by the property, contractor, commercial tenant, or service provider.
- Confirm the exact receiving facility before dispatching maintenance staff, a contractor, or a resident.
- Use appropriate waste, electronics, battery, tire, and hazardous-waste providers.
- Require disposal receipts or weight tickets for eviction, renovation, maintenance, and junk-removal loads where appropriate.
- Investigate disposal bids that are materially below ordinary market or facility costs.
- Do not assume that hiring a contractor eliminates the property or generator’s potential responsibility for unlawful disposal.
Apartment Recycling Program Status
The programs identified on this page do not establish a universal Ada County requirement that every apartment property:
- Provide blue recycling carts;
- Subscribe to Boise glass service;
- Purchase Hefty ReNew orange bags;
- Collect resident electronics or batteries;
- Transport residents’ hazardous waste;
- Provide onsite bulky-item pickup; or
- Operate a special-material collection area.
Recycling, glass, orange-bag, HHW, electronics, battery, tire, and bulky-item arrangements are property- and jurisdiction-specific unless required by an applicable service contract, lease commitment, municipal account rule, development approval, permit condition, fire requirement, or other binding obligation.
Ada County and Boise Operating Summary
- Residential HHW: Friday and Saturday, 8:00 AM–6:00 PM at the Ada County Landfill.
- Business HHW: Qualifying businesses must register, verify generator status, schedule a Friday appointment, and pay applicable charges.
- Electronics: Routing depends on device type, size, quantity, condition, and customer classification.
- Tires: Not accepted through HHW; current landfill fee is $5 per qualifying tire.
- Boise Glass: Not accepted in the blue cart; use Boise’s separate glass-cart or drop-off program.
- Hefty ReNew: Optional private diversion program with participating curbside and public drop-off pathways.
- General Landfill Fee: $15 minimum for qualifying general-trash loads up to 1,035 pounds under the current fee notice.
- Waste Origin: The Ada County Landfill accepts waste generated within Ada County.
- Lithium Batteries: Do not place lithium or lithium-ion batteries in trash or mixed recycling.
- Apartment Loads: Property-generated and consolidated resident materials may require commercial classification, registration, appointments, fees, or another vendor.
Verify Before Driving: Facility hours, holiday closures, mobile-site schedules, appointments, fees, accepted materials, quantity limits, business registration, glass locations, Hefty participation, battery routing, landfill restrictions, and customer eligibility can change. Confirm the generator, material, device size, quantity, condition, account, vehicle, fee, and receiving location before transport.
Official and Supporting Sources
- City of Boise: Household Hazardous Waste — residential HHW hours, mobile-site limits, business generator requirements, appointments, electronics, batteries, excluded materials, and safety guidance.
- Ada County Landfill: Hazardous Waste — County hazardous-waste facility information, customer eligibility, operating framework, and material guidance.
- Ada County Landfill — landfill location, operations, contact information, waste programs, and facility resources.
- Ada County Landfill: Hours of Operation — ordinary landfill operating days and public hours.
- City of Boise: Recycling — Boise blue-cart rules, glass separation, Hefty ReNew participation, accepted materials, and prohibited materials.
- City of Boise: Glass Recycling — accepted glass, excluded materials, glass-cart service, and drop-off instructions.
- City of Boise: Collection Sites — current glass and HHW collection-site maps, locations, access information, and operating rules.
- Ada County: Hefty Orange Bag Program Flyer — program preparation, participation pathway, bag requirements, and accepted-material guidance.
- Hefty ReNew: Boise and Ada County Program — current participating communities, curbside instructions, drop-off option, bag rules, and material list.
- Ada County Landfill: Current Fee Notice — general-trash minimum, per-ton rate, tire fee, effective date, and other published landfill charges.
- City of Boise: Apartment Low-Waste Guide — voluntary apartment waste-reduction, recycling, donation, resident education, and material-management strategies.
Important:
This page provides general property-management and operational information and is not legal advice, a hazardous-waste generator determination, a facility-access authorization, a business-program approval, a municipal-service determination, a fire-code approval, a transportation authorization, a landfill-account determination, or an official City or County compliance certification.
Confirm current property-specific requirements with Ada County, the City of Boise or other applicable municipality, the property’s collection provider, the receiving facility, the fire authority, and qualified legal or environmental counsel.
Information reviewed: August 6, 2026.
Boise and Unincorporated Ada County Multifamily Solid Waste and Recycling Guide
Boise and Ada County apartment, condominium, and multifamily property owners and community managers: National Doorstep’s valet trash and recycling services can support property-specific collection operations, resident convenience, cleaner shared waste areas, and applicable City, County, provider, and development requirements.
Inside Boise, multifamily properties with four or more dwelling units generally must use commercial solid-waste service unless the Public Works Department approves residential service. Boise’s regular commercial service structure includes collection of trash and recyclable materials. Commercial organic-waste service is separate and voluntary where available.
In unincorporated Ada County, owners of residential premises that can be served by the County’s contractor generally must receive and pay for residential collection unless an approved exemption or suspension applies. Multifamily account classification requires property-specific review because individual dwelling units may be treated as residential premises while triplex-or-larger developments also fall within the County’s definition of commercial premises.
Jurisdiction and account notice: Confirm whether the property is inside Boise, in unincorporated Ada County, or within Meridian, Garden City, Eagle, Kuna, Star, or another municipality. City codes, County rules, collection contracts, available services, container requirements, billing structures, and enforcement provisions are not interchangeable.
Recycling and organics are not the same obligation: Boise commercial service includes trash and recyclable-material collection under the approved commercial service structure. Commercial organics is voluntary and separately contracted where available. Unincorporated Ada County recycling, yard-waste, extra-material, and commercial-service arrangements depend on the approved account and current contractor rules.
- Boise Four-Unit Threshold: Properties with four or more units generally use commercial service unless Public Works authorizes residential service.
- Boise Commercial Recycling: Regular commercial service includes trash and recyclable-material collection under the property’s approved service plan.
- Voluntary Organics: Commercial organic-waste service is not automatically mandatory and is provided through participating registered providers where available.
- Boise Container Areas: Commercial properties must provide adequate screened space, suitable foundations, and safe collection access for trash and recycling containers.
- Ada County Mandatory Collection: Serviceable residential premises in unincorporated Ada County generally must receive and pay for County-contractor collection unless an approved exception applies.
- Property-Specific Account Review: A multifamily property may involve individual residential-premises billing, an approved commercial arrangement, or another account structure.
- Operating Documentation: Contracts, invoices, photographs, resident instructions, notices, and corrective-action records can document property operations but do not waive violations or guarantee a warning.
At a Glance: City of Boise and Unincorporated Ada County
City of Boise
- Service Classification: Multifamily properties with four or more dwelling units must use commercial service unless Public Works approves residential service because of access, density, location, or another community-interest consideration.
- Properties with Up to Three Units: Generally use the residential-service structure. Recycling and compost collection are optional within residential service.
- Four-Plus-Unit Commercial Service: Boise’s regular commercial trash-and-recycling service includes scheduled collection of trash and recyclable materials. Confirm the property’s approved container types, capacities, collection frequency, and any Public Works exception.
- Commercial Organics: Voluntary and separately contracted through a registered provider where service is available.
- Existing Commercial Container Areas: Provide adequate space screened from public view, suitable foundations, safe access, and City-approved container locations.
- New Construction and Triggering Projects: The 2026 Solid Waste Design Standards apply to new commercial service locations and specified construction, remodeling, enclosure, access, parking, driveway, or change-of-use projects.
- Enforcement: A violation of Chapter 10-4 is a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the general misdemeanor penalty may apply, and each continuing day constitutes a separate violation.
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Key City Links:
Boise Code §10-4-2 — Residential Service
Boise Code §10-4-3 — Commercial Service
Boise Code §10-4-3-2 — Commercial Containers
Boise 2026 Solid Waste Design Standards
Business and Apartment Programs
Unincorporated Ada County
- Jurisdiction: Chapter 5-2 applies in unincorporated Ada County and in incorporated areas only where an applicable agreement makes the County chapter controlling.
- Mandatory Residential Collection: Owners of serviceable residential premises generally must receive and pay for collection through the County’s contractor unless an approved exemption or suspension applies.
- Multifamily Classification: Each dwelling, condominium, duplex, or multiplex unit may be treated as a residential premises for service and billing. A triplex-or-larger development also falls within the definition of commercial premises.
- Commercial Service in Lieu: A residential customer seeking commercial service instead of ordinary residential collection must apply to and obtain approval from the County’s designee.
- Container Rules: Ordinary residential waste must be stored in approved sanitary containers. Current law and provider instructions also recognize specified leaf bags, bundled branches, larger contractor containers, temporary roll-off boxes, and other material-specific arrangements.
- Current Contractor: Ada County currently identifies Hardin Sanitation as the residential-service contractor. Contractor identity, service schedules, cart rules, extra-material policies, and prices may change.
- Enforcement: Chapter 5-2 violations are misdemeanors unless another provision states otherwise. If a cited violation is not remedied within three days after citation or arrest by the proper enforcement officer, it may constitute a new and separate offense.
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Key County Links:
Ada County Code Chapter 5-2
Ada County §5-2-4-1 — Mandatory Collection
Ada County Definitions
Ada County Container and Storage Rules
Ada County Residential Services
Fines, Enforcement and Cost-Recovery Snapshot
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City of Boise Chapter 10-4 Violations:
- A violation of Boise’s solid-waste chapter is a misdemeanor.
- Upon conviction, the general penalty may include a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment for up to six months, or both.
- Each day a Chapter 10-4 violation continues constitutes a separate violation.
- The City may use administrative notice and correction procedures, but it retains authority to pursue other enforcement remedies without first completing that process.
- The City may seek recovery of qualifying collection, disposal, investigation, federal-penalty, and legal-enforcement costs under the applicable solid-waste provisions.
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Ada County Chapter 5-2 Violations:
- A violation is a misdemeanor unless the chapter states otherwise.
- Idaho Code §18-113 generally authorizes up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in county jail, or both, when no different punishment applies.
- If a cited violation is not remedied within three days after citation or arrest by the proper enforcement officer, the continuing condition may constitute a new and separate offense.
- Ada County may also pursue a civil action to enforce Chapter 5-2.
- Operating Records: Service agreements, invoices, photographs, resident communications, inspection notes, provider notices, rejected-material reports, and corrective-action records can document property operations. They do not waive a violation, guarantee a warning, or prevent criminal or civil enforcement.
Boise and Ada County Multifamily Property Manager Operating Checklist
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Jurisdiction review ☑ Confirm the Governing Jurisdiction |
Determine whether the property is:
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Boise City Code Ada County Code |
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City service condition ☑ Classify the Boise Property |
For a Boise property:
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Residential Service Commercial Service Classification |
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Boise legal requirement ☑ Confirm Commercial Trash and Recycling |
A Boise four-plus-unit property using regular commercial service should confirm:
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Boise Commercial Service Business and Apartment Programs |
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Voluntary provider service ☑ Treat Commercial Organics Separately |
Commercial organic-waste service is voluntary and separately contracted where available.
Confirm:
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Boise Commercial Organics |
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Existing-site requirement ☑ Review Boise Container Areas |
Existing Boise commercial properties should confirm:
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Boise §10-4-3-2 |
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Design and development review ☑ Apply the 2026 Design Standards When Triggered |
Coordinate with Boise Public Works when a project involves:
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2026 Solid Waste Design Standards |
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County service condition ☑ Confirm Ada County Mandatory Collection |
For a serviceable residential premises in unincorporated Ada County:
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Ada County §5-2-4-1 Current Residential Services |
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County account review ☑ Classify the Ada County Multifamily Account |
Confirm whether:
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Ada County Definitions Mandatory Collection and Alternatives |
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County container requirement ☑ Follow Ada County Storage and Set-Out Rules |
Place ordinary residential waste in approved sanitary containers and follow current County and contractor requirements for:
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Ada County Storage and Container Rules Ada County Trash Billing |
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Recommended management control ☑ Provide Property-Specific Resident Instructions |
Provide clear instructions that match the property’s actual trash, recycling, glass, organics, bulky-item, battery, electronics, and hazardous-waste arrangements.
Distinguish:
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Boise Recycling Resources Ada County Recycling Guidance |
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Recommended management control ☑ Retain Operating Records |
Retain:
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Property operating file and provider records |
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Provider and vendor control ☑ Manage Special and Contractor Waste |
Establish separate procedures for:
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City, County, provider, landfill, and hazardous-waste guidance applicable to the material |
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Monitoring control ☑ Monitor Enacted Changes |
Monitor current Boise Code, Ada County Code, Public Works standards, contractor changes, service rates, accepted materials, collection schedules, and enacted ordinances. Label proposals, commission discussions, draft policies, and future program concepts as pending unless formally adopted. |
Current Boise Code Current Ada County Code |
Boise and Ada County Multifamily Compliance Summary
- ☑ Boise four-plus-unit classification: Commercial service is generally required unless Public Works approves residential service.
- ☑ Boise commercial recycling: Regular commercial service includes trash and recyclable-material collection under the approved service structure.
- ☑ Residential optional service is different: Residential recycling and compost options should not be used to describe a four-plus-unit commercial account without an approved exception.
- ☑ Commercial organics is voluntary: Organics is separately contracted where available.
- ☑ Boise container requirements: Commercial properties must provide adequate screened space, foundations, and safe access.
- ☑ 2026 design standards: Apply to new service locations and specified construction, remodeling, enclosure, access, and change-of-use projects.
- ☑ Ada County mandatory collection: Serviceable residential premises generally must receive and pay for County-contractor collection unless an approved exception applies.
- ☑ Ada County multifamily classification: Confirm individual residential-unit service, triplex-or-larger commercial status, and any approved commercial arrangement.
- ☑ Exact enforcement language matters: Boise continuing days are separate violations; Ada County’s three-day rule begins after citation or arrest by the proper officer.
- ☑ Recommended controls are not automatic laws: Resident education, photographs, contamination logs, diversion reporting, and marketing claims should be labeled as management practices unless a specific obligation applies.
Official and Supporting Sources
- Boise City Code §10-4-2 — Residential Solid Waste Service — residential-service classification and optional residential recycling and compost collection.
- Boise City Code §10-4-3 — Commercial Trash and Recycling Service — commercial service, recyclable-material collection, multifamily classification, containers, and collection frequency.
- Boise City Code §10-4-3-2 — Commercial Containers — adequate screened space, foundations, access, approved locations, and safety requirements.
- Boise 2026 Solid Waste Design Standards — current commercial storage, screening, staging, access, vehicle-maneuvering, enclosure, and submittal standards.
- Boise Business and Apartment Programs — current business and apartment service information and design-resource links.
- Boise Organic Waste Recycling for Businesses and Apartments — voluntary commercial-organics providers and program information.
- Boise City Code §10-4-5-8 — Violations — misdemeanor classification and separate continuing-day violations.
- Boise City Code §10-4-5-9 — Civil Cost Recovery — qualifying City collection, disposal, investigation, penalty, and legal-enforcement expenses.
- Boise Administrative Notice and Correction Provisions — administrative process and preservation of other City enforcement remedies.
- Ada County Code Chapter 5-2 — Solid Waste — jurisdiction, administration, collection, storage, disposal, and enforcement.
- Ada County Code §5-2-4-1 — mandatory residential collection, fees, exemptions, suspension, and commercial-service application.
- Ada County Solid-Waste Definitions — residential premises, commercial premises, multifamily units, contractor, and service definitions.
- Ada County Container and Temporary-Storage Provisions — sanitary containers, leaf bags, bundled branches, contractor containers, roll-offs, placement, and covered loads.
- Ada County Code §5-2-10 — prohibited acts, misdemeanor enforcement, three-day-after-citation rule, and civil enforcement.
- Ada County Residential Services — current contractor, collection programs, service schedules, and account information.
- Idaho Code §18-113 — general misdemeanor punishment where another penalty is not specified.
Important:
This page provides general property-management and operational information and is not legal advice, an official code inspection, a Public Works service determination, a County account classification, a Solid Waste Design Standards approval, a facility-access authorization, a hazardous-waste generator determination, a fire-code approval, a development approval, or a government compliance certification.
Ordinances, standards, contractors, services, rates, accepted materials, and enforcement procedures may change.
Confirm current property-specific requirements with Boise Public Works, Ada County Trash Billing, the applicable municipality, the property’s provider, the fire authority, and qualified legal or environmental counsel.
Information reviewed: August 6, 2026.
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