Nampa, ID Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- At least once a week
- Opt-out
- Not allowed by code
- Billing
- Combined with water/sewer bill
- Nonpayment consequence
- Utility service may be cut off
Summary
Nampa compels every residential customer to accept solid waste collection from the city's contracted collector at least once a week: refusing service does not excuse you from the charges.
No person shall be permitted to refuse to accept the collection and disposal service provided for in this chapter... A. Collectors shall collect refuse from each residential customer at least once each week or as may otherwise be provided by the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 3-3-7 makes trash service compulsory: no resident may refuse the collection and disposal service, and a temporary lapse beyond the city's control doesn't excuse the charges. Collectors must pick up residential refuse at least once a week, per § 3-3-7, with public buildings, hospitals, hotels and boarding houses collected daily. The actual pickup day and volume limits are set in the city's contract with its collector (§ 3-3-8). Charges ride on the combined water, sewer and refuse utility bill (§ 3-3-13), and unpaid accounts can be cut off.
Violations & Fines
Refusing collection service breaches § 3-3-7; nonpayment of the combined utility bill lets the city discontinue water, sewer and refuse service under § 3-3-13, and other Title 3 violations are misdemeanors under § 3-1-3.
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