Trash, bulk pickup & dump guide for Boise, ID
Bulk pickup schedules, landfill hours and fees, and hazardous waste drop-offs for Boise residents — from official city and county sources.
- Collected weekly on your designated trash day; set carts out by 6:00 a.m., remove from street within 24 hours. Collection is delayed one day when a holiday falls on a weekday (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
- On-call year-round, upon customer request
- Free — up to 6 bulky items per customer per year
- City of Boise — Public Works (Curb It), contracted to Republic Services
At a glance: Boise
- Trash day
- Collected weekly on your designated trash day; set carts out by 6:00 a.m., remove from street within 24 hours. Collection is delayed one day when a holiday falls on a weekday (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
- Bulk pickup
- On-call year-round, upon customer request
- Bulk cost
- Free — up to 6 bulky items per customer per year
- Dump
- Ada County Landfill
- Hazardous waste
- Ada County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Regular trash day
- Schedule
- Collected weekly on your designated trash day; set carts out by 6:00 a.m., remove from street within 24 hours. Collection is delayed one day when a holiday falls on a weekday (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
Bulk & large-item pickup
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Landfills, transfer stations & drop-offs
| Name | Type | Address | Hours | Fees |
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| Ada County Landfill | landfill | 10300 N. Seaman's Gulch Rd, Boise, ID Open to the public; Ada County residents and out-of-county loads accepted | Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | $34/ton as of October 1, 2026 ($15 minimum); hard-to-handle items $50/ton; tires $5.25 each; refrigerated items $25.75 each; asbestos $50/ton |
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Household hazardous waste
Ada County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
- Address
- 10300 N. Seamans Gulch Rd, Boise, ID (first building on the left before the scale house)
- Phone
- (208) 577-4737
- Hours
- Fridays and Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; closed Sunday–Thursday and on observed holidays
- Residency
- Ada County households; free. Very small quantity generator businesses on Fridays only with pre-qualification, fees apply
Accepted
- paints
- pesticides
- fertilizers
- cleansers
- solvents
- automotive products (motor oil, antifreeze, batteries)
- rechargeable batteries (nickel-cadmium, lithium, lithium-ion, button, nickel metal hydride, e-bike, lead-acid auto)
- e-cigarettes and vapes
Not accepted
- electric car batteries (return to auto dealership or authorized service center)
Yard waste
- Schedule
- Curbside compost (green-lid cart) is collected weekly, year-round; place yard trimmings and food scraps loose in the cart. Overflow: up to 10 paper leaf bags per week, or branches cut under 4 feet and tied into bundles under 60 pounds with natural fiber twine, set three feet from the cart. Finished compost is available to participating households at the Joplin Road Compost Pick Up Site
E-waste
- How
- Ada County's HHW mobile collection sites accept most e-waste; larger items (printers, microwaves, computers) go to the Ada County Landfill's Diversion and Recovery Area, also free
- Cost
- Free
Curbside trash, recycling, and compost are provided by Republic Services under contract with the City of Boise (Curb It program). E-waste does not go in trash or recycling carts.
Frequently asked questions
- When is trash day in Boise, ID?
- Collected weekly on your designated trash day; set carts out by 6:00 a.m., remove from street within 24 hours. Collection is delayed one day when a holiday falls on a weekday (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
- When is bulk pickup in Boise, ID?
- On-call year-round, upon customer request Call Republic Services at (208) 345-1266 to request a bulky item pick up
- How much does bulk pickup cost in Boise?
- Free — up to 6 bulky items per customer per year
- What items are accepted for bulk pickup in Boise?
- furniture (couch, chair, dresser, bed frame, mattress/box spring), appliances (refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, dishwasher, hot water heater — must be empty, freon removed after collection, recycled), miscellaneous (bicycles, swing sets, carpet/pad, grills, lawnmowers, water softeners, furnaces, swamp coolers)
- Where can I dump trash near Boise?
- Ada County Landfill (10300 N. Seaman's Gulch Rd, Boise, ID)
- Where do I take hazardous waste in Boise?
- Ada County Household Hazardous Waste Facility (10300 N. Seamans Gulch Rd, Boise, ID (first building on the left before the scale house))
- Yard waste in Boise: Curbside compost (green-lid cart) is collected weekly, year-round; place yard trimmings and food scraps loose in the cart. Overflow: up to 10 paper leaf bags per week, or branches cut under 4 feet and tied into bundles under 60 pounds with natural fiber twine, set three feet from the cart. Finished compost is available to participating households at the Joplin Road Compost Pick Up Site
- Curbside compost (green-lid cart) is collected weekly, year-round; place yard trimmings and food scraps loose in the cart. Overflow: up to 10 paper leaf bags per week, or branches cut under 4 feet and tied into bundles under 60 pounds with natural fiber twine, set three feet from the cart. Finished compost is available to participating households at the Joplin Road Compost Pick Up Site
- E-waste in Boise: Ada County's HHW mobile collection sites accept most e-waste; larger items (printers, microwaves, computers) go to the Ada County Landfill's Diversion and Recovery Area, also free
- Ada County's HHW mobile collection sites accept most e-waste; larger items (printers, microwaves, computers) go to the Ada County Landfill's Diversion and Recovery Area, also free