Curbside Recycling

Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls

Curbside recycling is available in Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls. This service is not mandatory, but they provide each family with the option of recycling. You can obtain a bin by contacting the respective cities and requesting one. A bin will be delivered to your home. On your regular garbage service day, you place your bin out with your garbage can. A separate truck will come by and pick up your recyclables. If an inappropriate material is placed in the bins, a tag will be placed on or in your bin explaining why that material is left behind and is not accepted. The City of Coeur d'Alene provides a 14-gallon plastic recycling bin to all residences. The City of Post Falls provides 45-gallon rolling carts to all residences. These bins belong to the City and MUST be left at the residence for the next occupant when you move.

Both programs accept the following material: (Cd'A Curbside No Sorting - Post Falls Sort the materials please)

Newspaper

• in paper bags or loose
• Anything that comes with your newspaper can be recycled.

Magazines

• Glossy and slick paper only

Corrugated Cardboard

• 1' x 2' pieces
• No waxed cardboard or soda/beer cases or food contaminated cardboard
• Place in, next to, or under your recycling bin

Steel/Tin Cans

• Please rinse, labels OK

Aluminum Cans

• No special preparation is necessary

Household Batteries

• Flashlight, lantern, & button batteries (AA, AAA, C, & D)
• Place in sealed plastic bag on top of bin

Plastic Pop Bottles and Plastic Milk Jugs

• Please Rinse & flatten
• Remove lids and lid ring
• Labels are OK

Curbside Recycling Does NOT take the following items:

• Junk mail, catalogs, books
• Glass (Glass is no longer recycled at the Ramsey Transfer Station effective January 1, 2008)
• Vehicle batteries, motor oil, antifreeze
• Any plastics other than plastic milk jugs or plastic pop bottles
• Cereal boxes, 6 pack boxes or other pressed paper containers
• Scrap metals such as brass or copper
• Wet or dirty newspapers
• Wet or dirty corrugated cardboard

In 2004 the Coeur d'Alene Curbside Program was responsible for removing 989.2 tons of recyclable material from the waste stream. The City of Coeur d'Alene received revenue in the amount of $30,366.22 for recyclable materials. The Post Falls Curbside Program removed 322.23 tons of recyclable materials from the waste stream. The City of Post Falls received revenue in the amount of $12,704.57 for recyclable materials.

School Drop Box Recycling Program

Each public school located within Kootenai County is equipped with recycling collection bins. The commodities collected at these sites are newspaper, magazines and aluminum cans. In most areas you can also recycle corrugated cardboard at the schools. This program is funded by the County and provides a hauler and recycling processor.

Schools participating in this program receive a 50% discount on their solid waste fees. The schools also receive all revenue for the items recycled. Each school receives a check from the recycling processor and can spend that money in any manner they choose. Some schools purchase new computer equipment and/or software. Other schools use the funds to sponsor school assemblies.

In 2004 Kootenai County schools saved $98,921.23 in solid waste fees for participating in the school recycling programs. In addition, the Kootenai County public schools were responsible for removing 1,136.69 tons of recyclable materials from the waste streams. The schools received revenue in the amount of $33,299.34 for recyclable materials. This program runs year round. This provides the schools with funds under a simple formula: the more recyclables collected, the more money earned.

Support your Schools - Recycle your Materials at the School Drop Boxes.