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Latah County, Idaho

LSI's solid waste collection services in Latah County are operated under nine separate ten-year franchise agreements with the City of Moscow, Latah County and seven rural Latah County cities. Collection service is provided for approximately 9,700 residential customers and 930 commercial customers on collection routes throughout the county. This includes driveway-to-driveway collections in rural Latah County.

To facilitate disposal of items too large for regular household collection in rural areas, LSI operates four Bulky Waste Sites in rural Latah County. Each site is open two Saturdays a month (except Potlatch) and collects bulky items (appliances, furniture, etc.), inert demolition materials (lumber, concrete, insulation, etc.) recyclables and lawn and garden trimmings.

In addition to providing solid waste collection services, curbside recycling collection is provided to the cities of Moscow, Deary, and Troy through our recycling division, Moscow Recycling. Moscow Recycling also offers recycling collection to Moscow businesses through the Reduce It! Business Recycling Program.

Billing for solid waste services in Latah County cities is generated by each individual city. In rural areas, billing for solid waste services is generated by the Latah County Solid Waste Department. For billing contact information, click here.

Nez Perce County, Idaho

In Nez Perce County, LSI holds a ten-year contract to provide rural driveway-to-driveway collection. Service is provided to approximately 1,200 residential customers and 5 commercial customers in these areas.

To facilitate disposal of large items, LSI operates two One Stop Drop stations in rural Nez Perce County. Each site is open two Saturdays per month, and accepts household garbage, bulky items (appliances, furniture, etc.), inert demolition materials (lumber, concrete, insulation, etc.), tires, recyclable materials and lawn and garden trimmings.

Billing for rural Nez Perce County is done by the County Treasurer's office. For billing contact information, click here.

Collection Rules and Regulations

	All solid waste customers except those in the City of Moscow must have their trash on the curb by 5:00 a.m. on their garbage day to ensure collection. City of Moscow residents must have their trash on the curb by 7:00 a.m. to ensure collection. If you are unsure of your garbage day, click on the schedule box at the top of this page for more information.
	Garbage must be placed within 5 feet of the curb, alley or where your private driveway intersects the road. Carry out service is available for those who are unable to carry their trash to the curb due to physical limitations.
	Please place garbage out for collection in standard 20-36 gallon garbage cans with handles and lids. To control litter, please bag your trash inside the can. For the safety of our collection workers, we require that garbage cans weigh no more than 60 lbs. when full. Overweight cans may be tagged and left at the curb at your collection worker's discretion.
	If you have more trash than your garbage can(s) will hold, you may place additional trash out for collection in sturdy plastic trash bags. Full bags must weigh less than 35 pounds. If your household is on a pay-by-the-can billing schedule, you will be charged for any trash above your normal service level.
	NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ALLOWED! For more information on hazardous materials and their proper disposal, please see the Household Hazardous Waste section of this website.
	If you have medical waste which may pose a hazard to our collection workers, please see the Medical Waste Section of this website.
	All animal bedding and feces must be placed in a securely tied plastic bag before it is placed in your household trash.
	Please solidify any liquids with an absorbent material such as kitty litter, and place in a securely tied plastic bag before placing it in your household trash.

Missed Collections

To ensure uninterrupted service, please observe the collection times listed in the schedules section of this website. If your garbage is missed, please call Latah Sanitation, Inc. as soon as possible. In most cases, we can collect missed garbage the same day you call. If you call late in the day, your garbage will be collected by 5:00 p.m. the following day.

Please note: Due to travel distances, it is not always possible to go back to collect missed garbage in rural areas.

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