Coeur d'Alene, ID Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Coeur d'Alene Municipal Code § 8.04.090 makes garbage service a billing obligation, not an option. The occupant of every dwelling and the operator of every commercial establishment within the city is assessed at least the minimum charge provided in the rate schedule fixed by the mayor and city council for collection and disposal of garbage, trash and other waste materials. The one exception is for commercial buildings with multiple tenants, where a single assessment can be made to the landlord.

The minimum charge sits on top of a mandatory system. Section 8.04.010 defines mandatory as every resident or owner within the city being required to use the collection and disposal system the city established. A residential unit counts as occupied when either water or domestic power service is being supplied, so a unit cannot avoid the charge by skipping the garbage container while utilities run. Duplexes are two residential units, other multi-family dwellings are commercial accounts, and condominiums are billed as residential or commercial depending on single or multiple water meters.

The amounts and operating rules are not printed in the ordinance. Under § 8.04.080 the mayor and city council fix rates and can fix supplementary rules and regulations by resolution, and three copies of each resolution, certified by the city clerk, are kept on file in the clerk's office for public examination. Under § 8.04.040 the collector is either the city or a contractor chosen as the lowest and best responsible bidder, or through the procedures of Idaho Code section 50-344. The sections of chapter 8.04 read for this page do not print pickup days, so the collection day for an address comes from the contractor's service and the council's resolutions.