Republic Services of Star, ID
Republic Services provides recycling and waste collection services for residential and commercial accounts in Star, ID. We offer one-stop shopping for waste removal needs. Although we specialize in recycling and solid waste collection, our services go far beyond just emptying the trash bins.
Star, ID customer service,
bill pay & collection schedules
Ordering/replacing carts, start/stop service, billing, mailing address changes
208-345-1265Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Holiday schedule
We observe the following holidays:
New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
If your pickup day falls on or after the holiday, it will be delayed by one day. Holidays falling on the weekend will not delay collection.
How can we help?
Regional facilities
Call the numbers below for current rates, and for a list of acceptable/unacceptable materials.
Landfills
Ada County Landfill
208-577-4725
10300 N Seaman's Gulch Rd.
Boise, Idaho 83714
For more information about the Ada County Landfill and Household Hazardous Waste disposal, please visit their website.
Transfer Station
Meridian Transfer Station
208-345-1265
2130 West Franklin Road
Meridian, Idaho 83642
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Saturday
Recycling centers
Recycling centers vary in terms of the types of materials they take. For more information about what materials are accepted at specific centers, please call in advance.
Boise Recycling
4725 Glenwood Avenue
Garden City, ID 83714
Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Saturday 9 am to 2 pm
Pacific Steel and Recycling
5120 Emerald Street
Boise, ID 83706
Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Saturday 8 am to noon
Western Recycling and Waste Paper
1990 South Cole Road
Boise, ID 83709
Monday to Friday 8 am - 5 pm
Saturday 9 am - 2 pm
Kid's corner
Trash day maze
Help the truck driver navigate his route to pick up the neighborhood’s trash and recycling. Download
Electronics word search
Our electronics are tangled. Can you help find which electronics are recyclable? Download
Outdoors bingo
Take a walk around your neighborhood with this Bingo sheet. Find four in a row! Download
Take a virtual field trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip of how a recycling center and a modern landfill works. These videos are designed to inform specific lessons in 3rd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade, but can also be used outside of those lessons to take your students on a journey through the process!
Recycling center video tour
3rd - 5th grade video is featured below
FAQs
Billing & Accounts
Ordering/replacing carts, start/stop service, billing, mailing address changes
Republic Services
208-345-1265
Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Collection Guidelines & Reporting an Issue
Residential trash rates in Star are determined by trash cart size. Three cart sizes are available 48-gallon (limited), 65-gallon (limited), 95-gallon (unlimited).
Cart placement, weight limits, and other cart-specific information can be found on page 13 of the Star compost/recycling/trash guide found under the "How can we help?" section near the top of this site.
- Trash and recycling must be set out by 7 am with the lids closed.
- All trash must be placed in the 48-65-gallon carts with limited service.
- Unlimited service customers with 95-gallon trash carts must fill the cart before placing additional waste in 32-gallon trash cans. Extra trash carts are available for a small monthly fee.
- Plastic bags or bags of trash are not accepted unless placed inside your cart or a trash can.
- Yard waste must go in the trash cart or compost cart (if participating in this program).
- Cart lids must be closed with trash contained inside the cart.
- Do not pack the trash in the carts so it becomes stuck and will not fall out.
- Do not place hot ashes into the cart or set cart near sources of heat (furnace, fireplace, grill).
- Needles, lancets, and other sharps must be placed inside a sealed, rigid plastic or metal container if disposed of in your trash cart.
- Tied bundles of carpet are accepted with unlimited 95-gallon service.
- Carpet rolls must be 4' or smaller, weighing 30 pounds or less.
- A maximum of 4 rolls per week are accepted.
- Tree limbs, shrubs, or other wood waste must be tied in bundles up to 4 feet in length, 30 pounds or less, and 18 inches in diameter or smaller.
- Do not put liquids, tires, or household hazardous waste in your cart (see Special and HHW waste FAQs, and pages 10-11 of the service guide found under the "How can we help" section on this site.
- Carts should be left at the home if you move.
- Additional carts are available for an extra monthly fee. To order call Republic Services (208) 345-1265.
Please call Republic Services at 208-345-1265.
Please call Republic Services at 208-345-1265.
New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
During holiday weeks, if your normal collection day falls on or after the holiday, your collection will be delayed by one day. Holidays falling on the weekend will not delay collection.
Customers who qualify under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) may receive free carry-out service. Other customers may sign up for carry-out service for an extra monthly charge.
Carts must be visible and accessible to the driver from the street. Common carry-out locations include next to the yard gate, garage door, or the side of the house.
Republic Services will retrieve, empty, and return the carts for carry-out service customers. Carts cannot be inside structures, behind fences, or in areas where animals are present. Customers requesting this service must sign a carry-out agreement.
To order carry-out service, please call Republic Services at 208-345-1265.
Star offers a discounted monthly fee to seniors (65 years and older) and U.S. military veterans.
For more information, please call Republic Services at 208-345-1265.
Recycling Questions
Recycling is included with basic residential solid waste service. Every household is provided a blue recycling cart for every other week collection.
Residents may choose the recycling cart that best meets their needs. Carts are available in 48-gallon, 65-gallon, and 95-gallon sizes.
- For collection dates visit our
See Schedule page , enter your service address and click the View My Schedule button. - Place recycle cart curbside by 7 am.
- Recyclable items may be mixed in the cart (see the "What can be recycled?" FAQ).
- No glass, polystyrene/Styrofoam®, or yard waste in the recycling cart.
- Leave recycling loose in cart or use paper bags to contain materials.
- No plastic bags.
- Flatten or cut down boxes to fit in the cart. The lid must be able to close.
- Corrugated cardboard boxes (broken down to fit in cart)
- Overflow cardboard may be flattened and stacked next to the recycling cart for collection.
- Frozen food & cereal boxes (no liners)
- Construction paper
- Envelopes (cellophane window ok)
- Office waste paper (any color)
- Magazines & catalogs
- Computer & fax paper
- Phone books
- Newspapers
- Paper bags
- Junk mail
Plastics
- Bottles and jugs. Must be marked with #1 or #2 recycle symbol.
- Plastic milk, juice, soda, detergent jugs, and lightweight water bottles
- #5 plastic food tubs
- No clamshell containers
- No plastic bags or other soft plastics
Cans
- Aluminum and tin cans (must be empty and labels are okay).
Hefty® orange energy bag
This is an optional program where low-quality plastics are used for energy recovery. See the Star service guide (page 6) in the "How can we help" section for details.
- Plastics with #4-#7
- Plastic bags, caps, dairy tubs, flatware, packaging, lids, cups (no #1), chip and candy wrappers, pouches, straws, foam, shrink wrap, air packs, empty toothpaste tubes, deodorant tubes.
- Tie bag and place in recycle cart
- No paper
- No clamshell containers
Please place these items in your trash cart, read the Special & Household Hazardous Waste FAQ section, or call us for questions on how to properly dispose of items you're not sure about.
- Diapers
- Hardbound books
- Soft or flimsy plastics
- Food waste
- Yard waste - must be placed in trash cart, or compost cart if participating in this program.
- Glass
- Polystyrene/Styrofoam® packaging
- Plastic clamshell containers
- Chip and candy wrappers
- Hazardous waste or pesticide containers
- Food-contaminated paper (pizza boxes, plates, coffee cups),
- Wax-coated cardboard
- Milk and juice paper cartons
- Tissues, toilet paper, napkins, and paper towels
Non-recyclables contaminate recycling loads, and need to be removed during the sorting process. Some items may also contaminate clean recyclable items (ex. pasta sauce jar with sauce still in it, can soak into clean office paper which is then no longer recyclable either).
If our drivers notice a lot of contamination in your recycle cart or bin, we may not be able to service it as recycling and may tag it to have it serviced as trash (in which case you may be charged).
Acceptable compostable materials:
Leaves, branches, shrub trimmings, garden debris, grass, pine cones and needles, fruit and vegetable trimmings, coffee grounds/filters, tea leaves/bags, and eggshells.
Materials that cannot be composted:
Compostable bags/plates/bowls/utensils, plastic bags, pet waste, dairy, bread/grain/pasta, fats/oils/grease, meat/fish/bones, rocks or dirt.
Compost collection occurs weekly, year-round, on the same day as your trash.
Fill the compost cart first. Overflow of up to 10 paper leaf/yard waste bags per week will be accepted.
Additional compost carts are available for a small monthly fee.
Place kitchen scraps in a paper bag to contain potential liquids. A layer of clean cardboard (no tape or packaging material) or a paper bag on the bottom of your cart will prevent organic material from sticking and will make cart cleaning easier.
Place leaves in your cart throughout the year as they fall - no need to wait until November.
Star residents may recycle their fall leaves behind City Hall in the leaf recycling container from October 15 - December 15 each year, or curbside each November.
Star residents may recycle their trees behind City Hall in the tree recycling container between Christmas and New Year's.
- Cut trees and branches into 4ft. pieces or shorter and place them next to your compost cart if participating in the compost program.
- Trees must be stripped of all lights, ornaments, tinsel, and stands.
- Flocked trees will not be recycled.
Business & Industrial Services
Republic Services offers customizable commercial recycling programs to businesses, non-profit organizations, churches, schools, and multi-family complexes (apartments, condominiums) in all the municipalities we serve. Republic Services will meet with interested commercial businesses and organizations to perform a free waste consultation and to develop a specific recycling program. Here are just a few of the things that we will help you consider and implement:
- Space: We work with you to identify a practical location where recyclables can be collected.
- Access: We help you find the appropriate place outside the building where Republic Services collection trucks can easily pick up the bins, carts, or dumpsters.
- Materials: We will assess the types of materials and the quantities that you would like to recycle.
- Commitment: We help educate and engage company management, facility staff, and employees to create a successful recycling program.
Service Options:
Republic Services offers the following collection options to meet your organization's specific recycling needs.
Wheeled Carts (95 gallons)
Business recycling is simple! Similar to residential recycling, cardboard, mixed paper, newspaper and magazines, tin cans, aluminum cans, and rigid plastics labeled #1 or #2 can all be recycled in a single recycling cart. Wheeled carts are a great option for businesses that do not generate a lot of waste. Businesses can have up to five carts, depending on their recycling needs. Recycling carts are collected once a week.
Green Dumpsters (3, 6, and 8 cubic yards)
These containers are best suited for larger companies who want to recycle mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, aluminum, tin, and plastic.
Roll-Off Boxes (20, 30, or 40 cubic yards)
These containers are best suited for construction and demolition sites. Since about one-third of the waste destined for landfills comes from construction and demolition debris, cities are increasingly looking to contractors to take a proactive role in diverting waste from landfills. Republic Services can tailor a job-site recycling program to fit your needs. For the purpose of recycling, Republic Services requires single commodities to be assigned to specific containers. Also since Republic Services records all transactions involving a project, paperwork and compliance are effortless on the part of either the developer or the contractor. Learn more about how Republic Services can help your building project become LEED compliant.
Items accepted:
- Newspapers, magazines, and catalogs.
- Aluminum and steel (tin) cans: Empty, Clean, and Dry (labels okay).
- Mixed Paper: white or pastel paper (No neon-colored paper), paperboard (i.e. dry and frozen food boxes) with liners removed, phone books, envelopes, computer paper, paper bags.
- Plastics: #1 and #2 rigid plastics; Discard caps from bottles; No filmy plastic, grocery bags, vinyl, or Styrofoam.
- Corrugated cardboard: Flatten and cut boxes to 4' x 4' or smaller segments.
Items NOT accepted:
- Paper plates & cups
- Styrofoam/Packaging
- Tissues
- Paper towels
- Napkins
- Food-contaminated containers as well as milk or juice cartons
- Pizza boxes and foil-lined items like cookie and chip bags
- Plastic Bags - e.g. dry cleaning, grocery & carrot bags
- Paint & other cans with caution words on labels
- Glass
To discuss your industrial waste disposal needs, please call Republic Services Customer Service at 208-345-1265.
The following materials can by diverted in Idaho on a case by case basis:
- Brick
- Cardboard
- Concrete (without metal)
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic
- Sheetrock
- Super sacks
- Wood
- Wood pallets
Special & Household Hazardous Waste
Do not throw hazardous waste in with your garbage. See page 10 of the Star compost/recycling/trash guide found under the "How can we help?" section near the top of this site.
The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection program consists of mobile collection sites and a permanent collection facility at the Ada County Landfill. The facility is open Fridays and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 208-577-4736 for details.
There are also many rotating collection sites serviced by HHW vehicles. The mobile sites are open 12 pm - 7 pm Monday through Thursday. To locate a site near you, call 208-577-4736 or visit
Acceptable materials
Acceptable materials include solvents, pesticides/herbicides, paint/stain/varnish, batteries, automotive products (including gasoline and oil), yard/garden products, fluorescent light tubes, and much more. Call 208-384-3901 for details.
Prohibited materials
Explosives, ammunition, radioactive items, and biomedical waste (i.e. sharps) are not accepted. Call 208-384-3901 or 208-577-4736 for information.
Republic Services will collect up to 2 gallons of used motor oil per household per week.
- Do not mix with other fluids, such as brake or transmission fluid, or gasoline.
- Use non-returnable transparent, plastic jugs.
- Set containers next to (not inside) recycling cart.
- Label container "USED MOTOR OIL."
- Used motor oil containers will be collected by the driver.
See page 11 of the Star compost/recycling/trash guide found under the "How can we help?" section near the top of this site.
- Purchase a sharps container or use a hard plastic (e.g. - laundry detergent) or metal (e.g. coffee can) container.
- Using a permanent marketer, label container "USED HOUSEHOLD SHARPS: DO NOT RECYCLE."
- Please sharps point-first into the container.
- Keep the lid on at all times to prevent spills and decrease needle stick hazards.
- Fill the container as much as possible with sharps and then fill it with sand or kitty litter. You must be able to close the container lid.
- When full, cap container with lid and secure with duct tape.
- Place in the trash can.
Do NOT:
- Put loose sharps in the trash.
- Flush used needles or medicines down the toilet.
- Place sharps in recycling bins.
See page 11 of the Star compost/recycling/trash guide found under the "How can we help?" section near the top of this site.
Residents can drop off unwanted medicines and old prescriptions at area law enforcement offices.
- Liquid medicines must be in the original container and sealed in a plastic bag.
- Do not dispose of medicines from a business.
- Sharps, needles, aerosol cans, infectious or bloody wastes, thermometers, or hydrogen peroxide are not accepted.
Star Police Department
(inside City Hall)
10769 W State Street
Star, ID 83669
208-377-6790
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday
Ada County Sherrif's Office
(Center Lobby, Building #1)
7200 Barrister Dr
Boise, ID 83704
208-577-3000
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday
Dumpsters
Republic Services offers a full range of service options and equipment to efficiently and economically meet your waste collection needs. Front-end loader containers work best for businesses that generate low-density waste materials that can be compacted, such as office waste and food products. We maintain an inventory of containers in a variety of sizes and offer flexible collection scheduling.
- Debris boxes, from 3 to 40 yards, are available for household remodeling, landscape projects, site clean-up, construction & demolition, and other projects.
- Rates for roll-offs vary depending upon box size and filled weight.
- Please call Republic Services Customer Service at 208-345-1265.
5 Benefits of Republic Services Dumpsters
Sanitary: all waste is kept in a single, closed receptacle until collected by automated trucks.
Reduces fire hazard: depositing waste in a closed, all-steel container helps diminish the likelihood of accidental fires.
Saves labor: workers dump wastes into a large, conveniently located container. No bags to fuss with, no mess to clean up.
Aids pest control: with waste enclosed in a covered steel container, insects, rodents, and other pests are less likely to be attracted.
Versatile: with containers available in a wide variety of sizes, Republic Services can meet your every waste disposal need.
Whether you are an insurance agent and need a single 3 cubic yard container dumped weekly to set next to your office, or a huge building project needing multiple 40 cubic yard debris boxes, Republic Services has the solution for you. We have been solving trash problems cost-effectively for over 40 years.
Container Specifications
The following are the container and enclosure specifications for our standard commercial containers. If your trash management needs are not met by the standard containers below, please call 208-345-1265 to speak with a customer service representative.
- Three Cubic Yard Container:7' x 4' x 4' footprint, 12' x 12' enclosure requirement
- Six Cubic Yard Container:7' x 6' x 5' footprint, 18' x 12' enclosure requirement
- Eight Cubic Yard Container:7' x 6' x 8' footprint, 18' x 12' enclosure requirement
Required Clearance
- 26' of overhead clearance to service containers
- 50' in front of containers with clear access
- 16' wide minimum driving lanes
Bulk & Large Item Collection
Appliance, furniture, and other large item collection is available year-round for an additional fee.
Large items (not fitting in your trash cart) must be scheduled ahead of time. Make sure they are outside and visible to the driver on trash day for removal. These items include:
- Furniture: couch, chair, dresser, bed frame, mattress/box spring, etc.
- Appliances: refrigerator, dishwasher, hot water heater, etc. Appliances must be empty. After the items are collected, Freon is safely removed (if present) and appliances are recycled.
- Miscellaneous: bicycle, swing set, carpet/pad, grill, lawnmower, water softener, furnace, swamp cooler, etc.
- Recycling option: large metal items such as barbeque grills, swing sets, bicycles, and metal shelving can be recycled for free at the Meridian Transfer Station (open M-Sat from 8am-5pm, located at 2130 W Franklin Rd, Meridian, ID).
To arrange a pick-up, please call Republic Services at 208-345-1265, or complete the customer support form at the bottom of this site.
Seasonal clean-up events
Unlimited clean-up weeks
Star residents can get rid of bulky items and non-Freon appliances for free during one of the City's unlimited collection weeks:
Spring clean-up is the first full week of April each year.
Winter clean-up is the first full week after Christmas each year.
Garbage collection requirements:
- Trash and recycling must be set out by 7:00 am.
- All containers and recycling bins must be removed from the curbside within 24 hours.
- No hazardous materials, fluorescent light tubes, paint, or vehicle batteries are collected curbside.
- Make sure drivers have safe and clear access to containers.
- Do not set trash containers close to obstructions such as mailboxes, fire hydrants, parked cars, or utility poles.
- Do not block sidewalks.
- Do not overload containers or pack so tightly that trash is difficult to remove.
- Place wheeled cart at the curb with lid hinges pointing toward the house.
Star, ID customer support
Please review all FAQs prior to submitting a request. This support form is for Star municipal customers, all other inquires are encouraged to use our
