Please do not set trash out in paper grocery bags or cardboard boxes - these make a big mess if the bottoms fall out.

Limit Size and Weight of Containers
For driver safety, container sizes must be between 20 and 35 gallons and can be no heavier than 60 pounds.  BFI/Allied Waste Services provided wheeled carts are limited to 64 or 95 gallons.

 Collection Requirements

• Trash and recycling must be set out by 7:00 am.

• All containers and recycling bins must be removed from the curbside within 24 hours.

• No hazardous materials, fluorescent light tubes, paint or vehicle batteries are collected curbside. See information included in this website for proper disposal of household hazardous materials.

• Make sure drivers have safe and convenient access to containers.

• Do not set trash containers close to obstructions such as mailboxes, fire hydrants, parked cars, or utility poles.

• Do not block sidewalks with cans or bags.

• Do not overload containers or pack them so tightly that trash are difficult to remove.

• Wheeled carts should be placed at the curb line with lid hinges pointing away from the street.

• Trees and branches must be cut to less than 4' in length, bundled, and placed next to your garbage can on your regular collection day.
• No dirt, sod or rocks, please.
  

Blue Bin Recycling Guidelines
Recycling is collected by a separate truck on the same day as garbage. To receive a blue recycling bin, call BFI/Allied Waste Services at 345-1265. The bin remains the property of BFI/Allied Waste Services .

Recycling Collection Requirements
In order to keep costs down, recyclables must be sorted. 

Use Separate Paper Bags to Sort These Items in Your Bin

• Newspapers (including inserts), magazines, and catalogs.

• Metals:  Cans (Rinse empty cans - labels are okay - aerosol cans must be empty - pesticide cans are prohibited), pie tins (rinsed), wire hangers (stripped of foam and paper).

• Mixed Paper (junk mail, white or pastel ledger, cereal and frozen food boxes, paper bags, envelopes, fax paper, computer paper, brochures, greeting cards and wrapping paper without foil, construction paper.)

• Plastics. All household plastics (1 through 7) except for plastic bags, motor oil jugs, and pesticide containers.

• Corrugated cardboard. Break boxes down to less than 4x4' and place under or next to bin.

    Glass is not collected curbside. Clear or colored glass may be recycled at area recycling centers.

 Other Curbside Recycling Opportunities Include 

Used Motor Oil
BFI/Allied Waste Services will collect up to 2 gallons of used motor oil per household per week. Do not mix with other fluids, such as brake or transmission fluid or gasoline. Use transparent, 1-gallon plastic jugs. Set containers next to (not inside) recycling bin. Label container “USED MOTOR OIL.” Write “SAVE” on the container for reuse.

Appliances
BFI/Allied Waste Services provides twice-weekly collection of appliances.  Freon is safely removed and appliances are delivered to a local processor for recycling of metal.

A collection fee will be assessed for all appliance collections.

Appliances must be outside and visible to the driver.  Call BFI/Allied Waste Services at 345-1265 to arrange for a special pick-up.

Christmas Tree Recycling
Christmas trees will by picked up by BFI/Allied Waste during the first two weeks of January.  Christmas trees set out for collection must be free of lights, ornaments, tinsel, and stand.  They must be cut to 4-ft. lengths or smaller.  Flocked trees and wreaths are not accepted.

Household Hazardous Material Collection
Hazardous materials generated from Ada County households may be properly disposed of, FREE OF CHARGE at the following location:

• EnviroGuard Vehicle
  Boise City’s EnviroGuard vehicle services six collection sites every month for city residents. Each site is open one day per month from noon to 7:00 p.m. To locate the site nearest you, call 384-3901.

• Ada County Collection Facility
  Ada County residents may take household hazardous materials to the collection facility located the Hidden Hollow Landfill off of Seaman’s Gulch Road. The facility is open Fridays and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 577-4736 for details.

Acceptable Materials
Acceptable materials include solvents, pesticides/herbicides, paint/stain/varnish, batteries, automotive products (including gasoline and oil), yard/garden products, fluorescent light tubes, and much more. Call 577-4736 for information.

Prohibited Materials
Explosives, ammunition, radioactive items, and biomedical waste (i.e. sharps) are not accepted. Call 577-4736 for information.

Re-Use Program
Usable products are available at the landfill facility at NO CHARGE. Call 577-4736 for details.

Rates and Discounts
Solid waste collection is voluntary.  You may sign up for BFI/Allied Waste service or you may haul your own waste to the landfill.

• A discounted rate is available on the primary residence for persons 65 year or age or older.

• Residents may rent a BFI/Allied Waste Services wheeled trash cart for an additional fee.

• Carry-out service is available for an additional charge.

• Bills are mailed quarterly, in January, April, July and October.

Call BFI/Allied Waste Services Customer Service at 345-1265 to sign up for service or inquire about your bill.