Solid Waste collection in rural Nez Perce County is provided by Latah Sanitation, Inc. or Sunshine Disposal & Recycling, Inc., depending on property location.

Latah Sanitation's website provides their collection rules, regulations and times. Their phone number is 1-877-777-5724.

Latah Sanitation's Nez Perce County page

Latah Sanitation also operates two One Stop Drop stations in rural Nez Perce County that accept household garbage, appliances, furniture, lumber, concrete, insulation, tires and recyclable materials, plus lawn and garden trimmings.The drop sites are located at Sweetwater and at the junction of the Reubens/Gifford Road and US 95. These sites are open on alternating Saturdays - Sweetwater first and third, the highway junction second and fourth.

Sunshine Disposal & Recycling is located at 285 O'Conner Road in Lewiston, phone 208-743-4075.

• RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS

Those County residents on Solid Waste collection can also dispose of trash at Lewiston's Solid Waste Transfer Station at no additional cost. Please see the information about charges for disposal of certain items in the "Transfer Station Charges and Proof of Residency" section below.

Hours 8:00 a.m. - to 4:30 p.m. Closed: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

See the City of Lewiston website for Lewiston's solid waste services.

See the City of Lapwai website for Lapwai's solid waste services.

BILLING

The Nez Perce County Treasurer's Office handles the rural solid waste billing. Please call them at 208-799-3030, with any billing questions.

Solid Waste payments billing address:

April 15, 2020 - Clearwater Composting has reopened.

Clearwater Composting

Location
3965 Industrial Way - Lewiston, ID 83501
Phone 208-413-6020

Hours of Operation: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Sunday-Saturday (7 days a week)

Facility Procedures

Each vehicle entering the facility will need to weigh in and out and license plates will be recorded. This is to provide the City of Lewiston with accurate numbers on materials received.

Landscape contractors will be required to pay a fee. Please contact Clearwater Composting for details.

Out of county residents will be required to pay a fee of $43.75/ton. For loads under 166 lbs or .08 tons, there will be a minimum fee of $5.

Service for Nez Perce County residents is free except for those living in Culdesac and Lapwai who are required to pay the out of county fee.

Clearwater Composting observes the following holidays:
New Years Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

NEW TRANSFER STATION CHARGES
(New charges effective July 1, 2007)

A fee of $15.00 per refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or other refrigerant bearing appliance shall be charged self-haul, residential accounts. No appliances shall be accepted from commercial accounts.

A fee of $3.50 per car tire or light truck tire shall be charged self-haul, residential accounts. Tires shall be without rims attached. No tires shall be accepted from commercial accounts.
City of Lewiston, Ordinance 4471, Schedule A

PROOF OF RESIDENCY AND SERVICE ADDRESS AT TRANSFER STATION
(Effective July 1, 2007)

City of Lewiston and Nez Perce County residents disposing of solid waste material at the transfer station shall produce proof of residency and service address from which the solid waste material was generated prior to disposing of material.
City of Lewiston, Ordinance 4471, Section 17-33.1

Acceptable documents for proof of residency and service address include current city utility bill, current county tax bill with solid waste fee shown, current electrical bill, vehicle registration and/or driver’s license matching residential user and service address from which the solid waste material was generated.

Waste Not News published by Latah Sanitation, Inc./Moscow Recycling

Spring/Summer 2015

Letter to County residents - August 2013

Spring/Summer 2013

Spring/Summer 2010

Fall 2010

The Value of Waste Reduction from the WasteZero website.