Caldwell, ID Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Participation
- Mandatory for all owners/occupants
- Residential frequency
- Once per week, year-round
- Curbside deadline
- 7:00 a.m. on collection day
- Collection hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Billing
- Combined with water and sewer bill
- Nonpayment consequence
- Water/sewer service shutoff
Summary
Every Caldwell property owner and occupant must use the city's contracted refuse system under Caldwell City Code § 07-01-07; opting out is not allowed. Residential pickup runs curbside once a week year-round, containers must be out by 7:00 a.m., and collection can't start before 7:00 a.m. or run past 9:00 p.m. the same day.
07-01-07: COMPULSORY USE OF THE SYSTEM: ... (1) Every owner and occupant of premises within the prescribed limits of the city must use the refuse collection and disposal system herein provided and shall deposit or cause to be deposited in accordance with these regulations all rubbish and garbage that is of such nature that it is perishable, or may be scattered by wind or otherwise. ... ... 1. Service Provided: The contractor shall provide curbside collection service for the collection of residential refuse to each residential unit once per week. Containers, bags, and bundles shall be placed at curbside by seven o'clock (7:00) A.M., on the designated collection day. ... ... 3. Hours Of Operation: Collection of refuse shall not start before seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. or continue after nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. on the same day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3747, passed 3-16-2026).
Full Breakdown
Caldwell City Code § 07-01-07, Compulsory Use Of The System, requires that every owner and occupant of premises within the prescribed limits of the city must use the refuse collection and disposal system herein provided for anything perishable or capable of being scattered by wind, meaning residents cannot self-haul their household garbage instead of using the city's contracted hauler. The only relief valve is subsection (2): in sparsely populated parts of the city where the standard schedule would be impracticable, the City Council may issue a special permit adjusting the timing and extent of service.
on the designated collection day. on the same day, with exceptions only by mutual agreement between the City and contractor or when the contractor needs extra time to finish an existing route. Subsection (6) locks in year-round weekly service for residential units through the twelve months of the year. Refuse fees ride on the water and sewer bill under subsection (4), and the water and sewer departments can shut off service to a property if the combined water, sewer and refuse bill goes unpaid. Commercial and industrial units instead follow whatever pickup schedule is set in the contractor's individual service agreement.
Violations & Fines
Failing to use Caldwell's contracted refuse system for perishable or wind-scatterable waste, or setting containers out before 7:00 a.m. hauling hours or leaving collection running past 9:00 p.m., violates Caldwell City Code § 07-01-07 and § 07-01-09(3)(A). Unpaid combined water, sewer and refuse bills can result in the water and sewer departments discontinuing service to the property entirely.
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