Organic Waste Recycling for Businesses and Apartments

The City of Boise encourages recycling of organic waste from businesses and multi-family residential properties. Organic waste refers to biodegradable, compostable waste such as food scraps and yard trimmings. Service providers large or small can register to collect and transport organic waste as a Commercial Organic Waste Service Provider with the City of Boise.

Please note this program is only for businesses and multi-family residential properties. Looking for information about Boise’s residential compost program? Visit the Compost page.

Start Recycling Organic Waste

Are you a business or multi-family residential property manager interested in recycling your organic waste?

As a resource to help businesses and multi-family properties recycle organic waste, the City of Boise maintains a directory of companies that accept organic waste along with a directory of service providers that haul organic waste.

Organic waste from businesses and multi-family complexes is neither managed nor billed by the City of Boise, nor does the city dictate which materials are accepted. General types of organic wastes accepted are provided as a guide only and may change based on the service provider.

Self-Haul Your Organics

If your business or multi-family residential property will be collecting and transporting its own organic waste, the following outlets are known to accept self-hauled organic wastes. Please contact the outlet directly for accepted organic wastes and pricing.

Outlets Accepting Self-Hauled Organic Waste

If your business accepts self-hauled organic wastes and you would like to be included on this list, please contact Curb It.

The City of Boise provides this directory as a public service only and does not endorse, certify, or recommend any businesses or contractors in the directory. This directory is not necessarily comprehensive; the City of Boise has not verified company’s information, qualifications, experience, or contact information, and makes no claims regarding a business’s qualification, experience, or abilities. This directory may be periodically updated with new businesses or accepted material types.

Find an Organic Waste Hauler

The following businesses are known to collect organic waste from businesses and/or multi-family properties within the City of Boise. Please contact the business directly to see if they can service your specific location and for pricing.

If your business is interested in hauling organic wastes, please register below as a Commercial Organic Waste Service Provider to be added to this directory. The City of Boise provides this directory as a public service only and does not endorse, certify, or recommend any businesses or contractors in the directory. This directory is not necessarily comprehensive; the City of Boise has not verified company’s information, qualifications, experience, or contact information, and makes no claims regarding a business’s qualification, experience, or abilities. This directory may be periodically updated with new businesses or accepted material types.

Register to Haul Commercial Organic Waste

Organic waste for collection must be contained and serviced in accordance with the Solid Waste Services Ordinance. Please review the ordinance for details on all requirements and definitions.

All companies wishing to collect organic waste from businesses and/or multi-family complexes using solid waste containers must register annually with the City of Boise by submitting the following registration form.

Register to Haul