Twin Falls, ID Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Yard waste in the City of Twin Falls is regulated through the garbage chapter, Title 7 Chapter 3. Section 7-3-2 defines rubbish to include lawn and tree trimmings and cuttings and weeds and leaves from residential property, so those materials follow the rubbish rules. Section 7-3-4 then sets the preparation standard. All garbage and rubbish goes in containers except as otherwise provided. Tree trunks, large limbs and similar heavy objects must be cut or knocked down to sizes not exceeding six feet (6') in length and fifty (50) pounds in weight.

Brush, tree trimmings, shrubs and twigs must be tied in small bundles not to exceed three feet (3') in length for each handling, placed in piles, and covered to prevent the material from blowing and being scattered about. Where trimmings go in a container, § 7-3-5(B) requires a sturdy and suitable container that does not exceed fifty (50) pounds when filled, and plastic bags cannot exceed thirty five (35) pounds when filled. Section 7-3-9 sets the rubbish collection floor at one collection every two weeks, and § 7-3-6 limits set-out to the morning of or the evening before the scheduled day.

Section 7-3-3 adds that no garbage, dirt or rubbish of any kind can be thrown, swept or pushed into the street in front of a business or residence without permission of the Sanitation Inspector, and the proprietor, owner or occupant is responsible for disposal. Dirt or earth debris from lawn renovation, rocks and stones are listed in § 7-3-2 as excluded from city collection and must be handled by the contractor, owner or occupant. Burning yard debris is a separate question under § 7-3-7, which makes open burning unlawful unless it conforms to a permit from the Twin Falls fire department.