Guidelines

Service Options:

• Wheeled Carts

• Wheeled carts are a good option for businesses that want to recycle a large quantity of a single material.  Businesses can have up to five carts, depending on their recycling needs. If collection space is limited, then businesses should consider using one cart and rotating the type of recyclable material they collect each week. The carts can be collected at daily, weekly or monthly intervals, depending on the company's needs. Cardboard needs to be flattened or cut into pieces so it easily fits inside carts. 
  
  

• Green Dumpsters

• best for large businesses that have a large quantity of waste paper and corrugated cardboard; can be used in conjunction with wheeled carts.

Recycling Program Considerations:

Boise City will meet with interested commercial businesses to develop a specific recycling program. However, before a recycling program can be developed, the company needs to consider a few items:

• Do you have a practical location where recyclable materials can be collected? Breakrooms, kitchens, or other large rooms may provide enough space to locate a recycling center.
  
  
• Is there a site available outside the building where collection trucks can easily pick up the bins, carts, or dumpsters?
  
  
• Do you know what type and how many materials you would like to recycle?
  
  
• Is everyone in the business committed to a recycling program? A successful recycling program relies on committed company management, facility staff, and employees.
  

What Items are Accepted?

• Newspapers and Inserts
• Magazines, Catalogs, Phonebooks
• Aluminum and Steel (Tin) Cans
  Empty cans must be rinsed. Labels can remain on cans. Aerosol cans must be empty. Pesticide and chemical cans are prohibited, but can be disposed of at any household hazardous waste mobile collection site.
  
• Mixed Paper
  White or pastel paper, fax paper, non-corrugated boxes (paperboard) with liners removed, phonebooks, carbonless (NCR) forms, envelopes (with and without windows), and junk mail.
  
• Plastics
  All plastics with a number of 1-7 on the bottom of the container; discard caps from bottles. Corrugated Cardboard Break boxes down to no larger than 4' x 4' -so they can fit inside the cart.

What Items are not Accepted?

• Filmy Plastic
• Styrofoam (including products with recycling symbol)
• Glass
• Hazardous Waste (Refer to Business Waste page for information)

Schedules

Holidays

During holiday weeks collection is delayed one day. Recycling is not collected on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas. 

Recycling Options

Businesses may also take advantage of programs offered through other recycling facilities. Office paper recycling programs are offered by Western Recycling, and scrap metal, cardboard, and scrap paper can be dropped off at Pacific Recycling. Clean wood waste can be recycled at the landfill. You can get a "wood recycling" roll-off boxes from Allied Waste at a reduced rate. Contact Allied Waste at 208-345-1265 for more information. If you have asbestos waste, contact Republic Services (formerly Allied Waste) for information.