City of Cheney

Address: 609 2nd Street, Cheney, WA 99004
Phone and Email: Staff Directory
Website: www.cityofcheney.org/

The City of Cheney provides locally-owned utility services for garbage, recycling, and yard waste disposal. Use these links for online information:

Submit a report here for Code Enforcement issues dealing with substandard housing, junk, unlicensed vehicles, mobile homes, signs and other nuisances.

Cheney Police Department: 509-535-9233

City of Fairfield

Address: 218 E. Main St. /  PO Box 334, Fairfield, WA 99012
Phone: (509) 283-2414
Email: fairfieldwa@gmail.com
Website: http://fairfieldwa.com/

The Town of Fairfield receives residential and commercial solid waste collection services from Empire Disposal.  Citizens can take their comingled recyclables to a drop-off container located within its municipality, also serviced by Empire Disposal. Continue reading

City of Latah

Address: 108 E. Market St, Latah, WA 99018
Phone: 509-286-3471
Email: latahtown@gmail.com
Website: www.latahwa.com/

The Town of Latah receives residential and commercial solid waste collection services from Empire Disposal.  Citizens can take their comingled recyclables to a drop-off container located within its municipality, also serviced by Empire Disposal.

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E-Cycle Washington

Washington’s FREE, convenient and environmentally responsible electronics recycling program has been operational since January 1, 2009. Products accepted for free at E-Cycle Washington drop-off sites include:

  • Televisions
  • Computers
  • Computer monitors
  • Portable or laptop computers
  • Tablets
  • E-readers (also called e-book readers)

Please note that computer peripherals such as keyboards, mice, and printers are not included in this program.

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Industrial Materials Exchange (IMEX)

Website: http://www.hazwastehelp.org/IMEX/index.aspx

Email: imex@kingcounty.gov

The Industrial Materials Exchange (IMEX) is the Pacific Northwest’s largest industrial materials exchange with a wide variety of both available and wanted materials. Based in Seattle, it primarily serves businesses in the Oregon, Idaho, and Washington region.

IMEX is a free listing service to

  • help you or your business sell or give away your surplus materials and wastes and
  • help you or your business find materials for use.

LightRecycle Washington

LightRecycle.orgAs of January 1, 2015, Washington State residents will be able to recycle mercury-containing lights at no charge, through the LightRecycle Washington Program. You can drop lights off at authorized Collection Sites throughout Washington State.

Categories of acceptable lights include fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and high intensity discharge lights (HIDs).  Also accepted are accidentally broken lights, in sealed containers, such as a plastic bag. Follow these safety procedures for broken fluorescent lights.

Why Recycle?
Washington State law now requires that all mercury-containing lights be recycled. All fluorescent and High Intensity Discharge lights contain mercury – a potent neurotoxin.

Although a single fluorescent light contains a very small amount of mercury, millions of these lights are sold every year in Washington State. Taken together, the mercury from fluorescent lights and HIDs has potential to harm human health and the environment if not properly recycled.

FAQs: https://www.lightrecycle.org/resources/faqs/

 

Master Composters/Recyclers

Website: www.spokanecounty.org/2024/Master-Composter-Program
Facebook: http://www.spokanecounty.org/2024/Master-Composter-Program
Phone: 509-625-6521
Email: kmajor@spokanecity.org

Volunteer Master Composters and Recyclers play an active role in Spokane County’s Regional Solid Waste System by teaching citizens how to reduce waste through home composting and recycling. Becoming a Master Composter is easy as 1-2-3:

  1. New volunteers attend Master Composter/Recycler spring training sessions and receive a free compost bin, reference books, and instructional materials.
  2. after their training, Master Composters and Recyclers are asked to contribute 40 hours of volunteer service to help inform and encourage others.
  3. Master Composter and Recycler graduates share their enthusiasm at community gatherings, compost fairs, schools, clubs, etc. by interacting with the public, giving presentations, or working behind the scenes.

This successful Master Composter and Recycler Program has been in effect since 1988. Every year the list of volunteers completing the program continues to grow and community outreach increases. For more information and to learn about signing up for the next class, email or call Kris Major at 509-625-6521

Leaf Letter – View previous quarterly newsletters for the Spokane Master Composter and Recycler Program in our Archive Center.

Panhandle Health District

The Panhandle Health District serves Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone and Benewah Counties through numerous public health programs and services.

Website: http://panhandlehealthdistrict.org/

Kootenai County
Address:
8500 N. Atlas Rd
Hayden, ID 83835
Phone:
(208) 415-5100 (Main), Toll-free: 1(800) 878-2364
Other North Idaho locations

Report a public health risk: http://panhandlehealthdistrict.org/homemain/agency-info/contactstems of Norht Idaho

Environmental Services protects public water system of North Idaho.
Erik Ketner, Program Manager – (208) 415-5220

Contact Environmental Services:

  • Kootenai Co.: (208) 415-5220
  • Benewah Co.: (208) 245-4556
  • Bonner Co.: (208) 265-638
  • Boundary Co.: (208) 267-5558
  • Shoshone Co.: (208) 783-0707

Environmental Programs include Water Protection and Solid Waste programs, and Septic Permits and Records.

Water Protection Programs – Water is the most important natural resource on Earth. Protecting water used for human consumption, such as for drinking, cooking, and hand washing is of utmost importance to Panhandle Health District. Our highly trained Environmental Health Specialists inspect and manage critical materials, drinking water, non-domestic waste water, shallow injection wells and water from the Rathdrum-Prairie Aquifer.

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Spokane River Forum

Address: 2206 S. Sherman, Spokane, WA 99203
E-mail: info@spokaneriver.net
Website: http://spokaneriver.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spokaneriverforum/
Phone: 509-535-7084
Fax: 509-535-3986

The Spokane River Forum’s mission is to create materials, events and activities that promote regional dialogues for sustaining a healthy river system while meeting the needs of a growing population.

Along with the Spokane/Kootenai Waste Directory, initiatives include:

Spokane River Forum organizes several annual events:

 

Town of Rockford

Address: 20 W. Emma St. / P.O. Box 49, Rockford, WA 99030-0049
Phone: 509-291-4716
Website: www.rockfordwa.com/

The Town of Rockford receives residential and commercial solid waste collection services from Empire Disposal.

Rockford residents and businesses also have access to the Spokane County facilities for solid waste, clean green, recycling, household hazardous waste, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and education and outreach programs..

Rockford publishes a monthly newsletter which can be downloaded here.

Waste 2 Resources

Waste 2 Resources program coordinates solid waste management and recyclinglogo2-doe programs in Washington. The state is committed to reducing and recycling waste wherever possible, and safely managing what remains. The program also provides permitting and regulatory oversight for major industrial facilities in Washington.

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