Recycling is voluntary in Kootenai County, not mandatory. Residents are encouraged but not required to recycle. Both transfer stations have green bins for aluminum, cardboard, paper, plastics #1 and #2, and other materials.
Kootenai County runs a voluntary recycling program: the county states community members are encouraged, but not required, to recycle. Accepted materials at the Ramsey and Prairie transfer station green bins include aluminum cans, cardboard and mixed paper, newspaper, steel/tin cans, plastics #1 and #2 (beverage containers only), automobile and rechargeable batteries, CFL bulbs, clothing and textiles, used residential motor oil (10-gallon daily limit), up to eight passenger tires, and propane tanks. Residents must prepare materials: rinse containers, flatten boxes, and keep textiles clean. Cardboard-only recycling is also available at six rural sites (Athol, Chilco, Mica Flats, Sun Up Bay, Worley, Harrison Junction). Under the Solid Waste Ordinance, recyclable materials are defined separately from solid waste.
Recycling is not mandated, so there is no penalty for not recycling; scavenging or salvaging deposited recyclables at a collection site is prohibited under section 4-3-10.
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