Bonner County, ID Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Bonner County Revised Code § 7-210(A) to (C)
- Who can use county drop box sites
- Private household residents only
- Mobile homes
- Treated as single-family residences under § 7-201(B)
- Commercial and public establishments
- Must use an authorized commercial hauler
- City opt-out notice
- At least six (6) months before the fiscal year
- Maximum penalty
- Fine up to $300, jail up to six months
Summary
In unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho, Revised Code § 7-210 requires household solid waste to move through the authorized collection system, treats county drop box sites as part of that system, requires waste to go inside the provided containers, and limits the sites to private household residents. Title 7 violations carry a fine of up to $300.
A. The authorized collection system must be utilized for all municipal solid waste that is not considered a "post consumer product". B. Any county established containerized collection site (drop box) is deemed a collection component of the solid waste disposal system. Any solid waste to be deposited at the bulk containerized sites shall be placed in the provided containers. C. Collection sites and containers are only for use by private household residents.
Full Breakdown
Collection in unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho, runs through Title 7 of the Revised Code, administered by the Board of County Commissioners. Section 7-201(A) says the collection system for county private household residences consists of a bulk containerized system, a bulk containerized and house to house collection system, a house to house collection system, or whatever the board deems the most appropriate method. Under § 7-201(B), mobile homes are treated as single-family residences. Section 7-210(A) then requires the authorized collection system to be used for all municipal solid waste that is not a post consumer product.
Under subsection B, a county established containerized collection site (drop box) is a collection component of the system, and waste for those bulk containerized sites must be placed in the provided containers. Subsection C reserves the sites and containers for private household residents. Commercial and public establishments follow a different track: § 7-202 requires them to use a county approved system and an authorized commercial hauler, with collection frequent enough that a public health hazard or nuisance does not result. Section 7-211 puts the container burden on users requiring mandatory collection, who must provide a sufficient number of containers for the waste generated between regularly scheduled collection or removal.
Cities can run their own systems under § 7-160 if they notify the county at least six months before the fiscal year begins. On cost, § 7-302 obligates residences ready for or capable of occupancy to pay the required fees, and § 7-301 bars non-paying users from the county system.
Violations & Fines
Any person in violation of Title 7 is guilty of a misdemeanor under § 7-420, with a fine of not more than $300, imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Section 7-401(D) makes using the system without paying the established charges a violation, and § 7-401(C) covers disposal outside the bulk containers provided. The prosecuting attorney can file civil or criminal actions, or both, under § 7-410, and a ten-day window for an informal board hearing applies under § 7-411.
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