Bannock County, ID Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

Bannock County Code Section 8.08.190 gives the director authority to designate the type, size and number of waste containers required for any commercial, industrial or multiple housing unit, which can include three-cubic-yard containers, compactors, drop boxes or other approved receptacles. Receptacles and storage areas for those containers must be provided with aesthetic screening of a type, size and location set by the director of sanitation, and for new construction or development requiring site plan review under the county zoning ordinance, the container and screening requirements are folded into that site plan review before a building permit is issued.

Section 8.08.280(D) then addresses larger equipment directly: compactors, roll-off boxes, or special containers other than the standard three-cubic-yard container may be used only after obtaining a special permit from the county. The collection rate for that special equipment is not fixed by ordinance but is set by negotiation between the applicant and the director or the director's designated agent, adjusted to track the commercial rate schedule for volume, pickup frequency and the type of refuse involved. Together these sections mean a business cannot simply drop a roll-off box on its lot; it must first secure the director's container designation and screening approval, then a separate special permit and negotiated rate before the roll-off or compactor can be placed and serviced.