Twin Falls Approves 10-Year Recycling Contract After 85% Survey Support

The Idaho city will retain and expand curbside recycling under a new sanitation agreement, with additional accepted materials and service changes beginning in January 2027.

MONTREAL (RecyclingMonster): The Twin Falls City Council in Idaho has approved a 10-year sanitation contract that preserves and expands curbside recycling following strong public support in a recent citizen survey.

Mayor Jason Brown said approximately 85% of survey respondents supported keeping the recycling program.

"It was actually really quite surprising for me to see that again about 85% of the respondents really supported the recycling program," Brown said.

New Contract Expands Accepted Recycling Materials

The agreement with sanitation provider PSI maintains residential curbside recycling and expands accepted materials to include mixed paper, newspapers and No. 1 and No. 2 plastics.

The contracted monthly rates are $6.53 per household for solid waste collection and $5.79 for recycling.

The city may consider adding glass recycling in the future, but that expansion is not yet confirmed.

The updated services are scheduled to begin January 1, 2027.

Contamination Reporting Added to Recycling Agreement

Contamination has been a recurring problem in Twin Falls' curbside recycling program, with non-recyclable materials causing some collected loads to be sent to landfills.

Under the new agreement, PSI must notify the city when recycling loads are diverted to landfill disposal.

The provision addresses resident concerns about whether materials placed in recycling containers are ultimately processed for recycling.

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