Bonner County, ID Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

The container rule for unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho, sits in Title 7, Chapter 2 of the Revised Code and is administered by the Board of County Commissioners. Section 7-230 is short and specific: all solid waste awaiting collection must be securely contained within a sanitary container or hauler provided bin, and the stated purpose is to avoid scattering or spreading by wind or animals. That makes the container the compliance unit, not the curb. Section 7-211 backs it up for users requiring mandatory collection, who must provide a sufficient number of containers to contain all waste materials generated during the periods between regularly scheduled collection or removal.

Section 7-202 sets the collection frequency standard for commercial and public establishments: collection must be frequent enough that a public health hazard or nuisance does not result. For waste that leaves the property, § 7-220 requires anyone hauling solid waste to a collection or disposal site to prevent littering, spilling, leaking or dripping upon county roads. At the county drop box sites, § 7-210(B) requires waste to be placed in the provided containers, and § 7-401(C) makes disposal outside those bulk containers a violation. Chapter 2 of Title 7 prints no set-out hour, curb distance or screening requirement, so the operative standard is whether the waste is securely contained in a sanitary container or hauler provided bin. Hauler service terms for a particular route come from the authorized commercial hauler rather than from this chapter.