General Recycling

Glass Recycling

The collection of glass bottles, jars, and Pyrex reduces carbon emissions and ensures a long-term, economical, and efficient program for city residents and businesses. The city has an agreement with Environmental Abrasives to crush glass bottles and jars for reuse.

Free Glass Collection site

We now offer a glass drop-off collection site on the east side of the Library/City Hall, at 6015 N Glenwood. 

Please note: We ask that you use the glass drop-off site no later than 10 p.m. to reduce late-night noise disruption to surrounding neighborhoods.

Guidelines

• Accepted items include: All types of glass bottles, jars (clear and colored), and Pyrex.
• Remove lids, caps, plastic bags, and cardboard boxes before depositing glass.
• Do not leave plastic or paper bags, cardboard boxes, or garbage at the drop-off sites.
• Items NOT accepted include: mirrors, windows, dishes, fish tanks, fluorescent light bulbs, or ceramics.

Hefty® ReNew™

The Hefty® ReNew™ orange bag program gives participating residents a way to collect plastics that are not accepted as loose items in the curbside recycle cart, giving residents the opportunity to divert a variety of plastics from the landfill to be converted into valued resources.

How Does it Work?

• Purchase Hefty® ReNew™ orange bags.
• Collect clean and dry hard-to-recycle plastics in the bag.
• Place full, tied bags into your blue recycle cart.
• The recycling truck collects the bags and delivers them to a local recycling facility as a part of normal service.
• The collected plastics can become an energy resource, feedstock for fuels or new products, or ground into smaller pieces to make new plastic building products and plastic lumber.

The Hefty® ReNew™ program was developed and is managed by Reynolds Consumer Products and DOW Chemical Corporation. The City of Garden City is one of several US cities that participate in the program.

Hefty.com's ReNew™ program checklist of what goes in the orange bag

Household Hazardous Waste

at the Ada County Landfill

Open: Fridays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Questions? (208) 577-4737, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: There is no charge for household hazardous waste. Businesses can call for quotes and additional Information on disposal fees.
Location: Ada County Landfill, 10300 N. Seamans Gulch Rd, Boise, ID (between main office and scales)

Households
HHW can be brought directly to this facility. Staff at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility determine if collected materials are hazardous waste and if materials qualify for the Ada County Material Reuse Program.

Larger loads or clean-out quantities must be taken directly to this facility. A good rule of thumb: if your quantity is greater than 25 gallons or 25 individual items, you should take your HHW directly to the landfill’s facility rather than the mobile sites.

Holiday Schedules

Collection is delayed by one day for the following holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

If the holiday is observed on a weekend, no changes will occur with the collection schedule.

How to sort holiday waste

Unsure about which bin to put things in? Here's a quick guide:

Garbage

• Envelopes with plastic padding (even if the outside is paper).
• Bubble wrap, plastic “air pillows,” and packing peanuts.
• Plastic gift cards and any plastic not shaped like a bottle or round tub.
• String lights, ribbon, yarn, and cords – these get tangled in the machines that sort recyclables and cause the whole process to shut down.

Recycling

• Cardboard boxes (ok to leave tape and labels on)
• Paper gift wrap (foil or glitter-covered wrapping paper belongs in the garbage)

Holiday waste and recycling

For natural trees, first remove all trimmings from your tree, including lights, ornaments, tinsel, and tree stand.

Then you have two options:

1. Set out your whole tree (if it is 4 feet in length or shorter) next to your garbage bin on your collection day.
2. If it is longer than 4 feet, cut your tree into pieces 4 feet or shorter, and place next to your garbage bin. 

Artificial trees and trees “flocked” with fake snow are considered garbage and must go in the trash bin.

Post-holiday cleanup

Week after Christmas

If you end up with more trash than usual over the holidays, you can set out extra bags, trees, or cans (32 gal and 55 lbs. max) for free collection on your regular trash day, the week after Christmas.

For large, bulky items that don’t fit into your garbage bin (like furniture or mattresses), call Republic Services at 208-345-1265 for a cost estimate (prices vary). If the item is still in good condition, please consider donating it.

Weather delays

In case of snow or ice, leave your bins at the curb. Republic Services will come as soon as they can.