We accept Household Waste from Canyon and Owyhee County Residents Only.
Household Waste is defined as “any solid waste (including garbage, trash, and sanitary waste in septic tanks) derived from households (including single and multiple residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds and day-use recreation areas). USEPA 40 CFR Part 258.2 and IC 39-7403.21.
Solid Waste is defined as “any garbage, or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting industrial , commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solid or dissolved materials in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges that are point sources subject to permit under 33 USC 1342, or source, special nuclear, or by-product material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (68 Stat. 923).” USEPA 40 CFR Part 258.2 and IC 39-7403.50
Commercial/Industrial Waste that may be considered as normal municipal solid waste are those wastes that may be landfilled without any special procedures, handling, or testing by landfill personnel. Each industrial waste and/or waste stream which does not meet the above criteria may be evaluated individually to determine if the waste will be accepted. The burden of proof that a particular industrial waste and/or waste stream is an acceptable innocuous waste is solely the responsibility of the waste generator. Any industrial wastes which fit the above criteria will not automatically be accepted at the landfill. The Canyon County Commission reserves all rights to either accept or reject any industrial waste and/or waste stream regardless of data supplied by the waste generator.
The County encourages industrial waste generators to evaluate their waste stream(s) to minimize, detoxify, and recycle as much of the waste stream as possible.
If you have old computers you need to dispose of please check out one of these options. Though the county is not affiliated in any way with any of these companies.
