Trash & Recycling in Kootenai County, ID (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Kootenai County, Idaho.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Kootenai County runs no curbside routes. Residents either hire a private hauler (which sets your pickup day) or drop household refuse at one of 12 staffed Rural Collection Sites, open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Transfer stations handle bulky items.
Kootenai County, ID Trash Disposal Schedule & Rules
Some RestrictionsKootenai County Code 4-3-8
No person shall discard or dispose of any solid waste in the county except by approved use of the county solid waste disposal system.
Bin Placement Rules
Kootenai County sets container rules through its collection system rather than a curbside setout ordinance. Residential service is defined as up to three 32-gallon cans weekly, and rural sites and transfer stations require residents to obey all posted regulations.
Container and Bin Rules for Kootenai County Waste
Some RestrictionsKootenai County Code 4-3-3
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE: The regular weekly removal of not more than three (3) approved thirty two (32) gallon containers, or the preapproved equivalent (96 gallons) of waste from a residence.
Bulk Item Disposal
Large bulky items, appliances, furniture, tires and wood must go to the Ramsey or Prairie transfer station, not to rural residential collection sites, where they are expressly prohibited under the Solid Waste Ordinance.
Bulky Item and Large Waste Disposal in Kootenai County
Some RestrictionsKootenai County Code 4-3-15(B)(2)
Rural residential collection sites are for garbage generated from residential dwellings. Prohibited are any commercial waste, yard waste (greater than three 32-gallon cans or equivalent [96 gallons]), tires, batteries, construction materials, appliances, furniture, carpet, large bulky items, liquid waste, wood or wood products, petroleum products or any other hazardous material.
Illegal Dumping
Dumping trash on public or private property without authorization is illegal under both Idaho Code 18-7031 and Kootenai County's Solid Waste Ordinance. County violations can be charged as a misdemeanor with up to a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail.
Illegal Dumping and Littering in Kootenai County
Some RestrictionsKootenai County Code 4-3-15(E)
No person shall deposit upon any public or private property any debris, paper, litter, glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks, hooks, cans, barbed wire, boards, trash, garbage, lighted material or other waste substances on any place not authorized by any county, city, village or the owner of such property.
Dumpster Rules
Kootenai County requires every commercial hauler working in the county to report account details, container sizes and disposal locations to the solid waste department, and bars commercial dumpsters from being undersized for the account they serve. Haulers must file a signed rate agreement within seven days of starting service and report special pickups weekly; repeated reporting errors trigger administrative fines.
Commercial Dumpster Rules in Kootenai County
Some RestrictionsKootenai County Code 4-3-14
All haulers shall provide to the solid waste department, or its designated agent, the original rate sheet and agreement, executed by the customer, within seven (7) days of establishing service. Haulers are responsible for all fees of commercial accounts established in violation of this provision. ... Commercial containers shall not be undersized for the needs of the account. Containers will be ...
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