Asbestos is accepted at the Fort Hall Mine Landfill. The McCammon Transfer Station does not accept asbestos. In order to comply with EPA standards, the following conditions must be met:

• Asbestos must be properly contained
  • Friable asbestos must be contained in twelve-mil plastic (double-wrapped or bagged in six-mil plastic is standard practice), wetted, and properly labeled.
  • Non-Friable Asbestos must be contained in twelve-mil plastic (double-wrapped or bagged in six-mil plastic is standard practice) and properly labeled.
• Manifest must be complete and handed to the scale house attendant upon arrival at the landfill.
• The asbestos must be placed where directed by Landfill personnel.
• All roofing will be treated and charged as construction debris.
• Any structure built before 1979 will be treated and charged as asbestos.
• OSHA or EPA-approved warning labels must be permanently marked or attached to plastic wrapping.

Fees:
$120 per ton for Bannock County Residents
$185 per ton for out-of-county residents

Vehicle batteries are accepted at both the Fort Hall Mine and the McCammon Transfer Station. All other household batteries are accepted at no charge on our household hazardous waste days. Household Hazardous Waste days are the first Saturday of each month, April through October, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All rechargeable batteries will be accepted at Fort Hall Mine Landfill at no charge during regular hours.

Construction and Demolition Debris

Construction and demolition debris (C&D) is accepted at both the Fort Hall Mine Landfill and the McCammon Transfer Station. C&D is an inert material and can be disposed of at a much lower rate than municipal solid waste (MSW). It is up to the customer to meet our acceptance criteria, and loads are subject to random load inspections. In order for waste to be accepted as C&D, it must meet these requirements:

• C&D waste consists of:
  • Construction/Demolition debris
  • Cured asphalt and concrete rubble
  • Masonry rubble
  • Uncontaminated soils, rock, gravel, or dirt fill
  • Bulky wood wastes, stumps, branches, or limbs
  • Scrap metals, fencing, wire, poles, or boards
  • Dead animals (Fort Hall Mine Landfill only)
  • Asbestos (Fort Hall Mine Landfill only)
• Waste must contain no more than 10% organic materials, household waste, carpet, and plastics.
• Waste must not contain any hazardous waste.
• Any load that is redirected will be subject to the appropriate MSW tipping fee.

Dead animals are accepted at the Fort Hall Mine Landfill only.

Fees:

$29.00 per ton

Drums are accepted at both the Fort Hall Mine landfill and McCammon Transfer Station. A drum is a cylindrical container made of steel or plastics that is used for shipping bulk materials. Drums are generally used in commercial and industrial applications for the transportation of hazardous waste; therefore, in order for Bannock County to accept drums, they must meet these requirements:

• Drums must be emptied, rinsed, and residue-free.
• The rinsed drums must then have lids off and/or holes punctured in both ends.
• All drums will be inspected for hazardous waste.

Electronic waste (E-Waste) is accepted at Fort Hall Mine Landfill free of charge. E-waste is not accepted at the McCammon Transfer Station.

Acceptable E-Waste:

• Computer towers
• Flat screen tv’s and monitors
• Rechargeable batteries
• Cell phones
• Laptops
• Home electronics (cable boxes, sound systems, DVD players, RCA, satellite boxes)
• Solar products

There is a charge for Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitors and televisions. The CRT monitor is the older, larger, and heavier version of the LCD monitor with a bowl-shaped screen made of glass.

Household hazardous waste (HHW) is accepted at the Fort Hall Mine Landfill every first Saturday, April through October, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Acceptance is dependent on the review of source and generation information. Bannock County has the right to refuse loads and/or require additional testing. Loads are also subject to random load inspections.

Acceptable Types of HHW:

• Used motor oil –5 gallons maximum container size. Acceptable in unmarked containers and must be transferred without spilling.
• Antifreeze. Acceptable in unmarked containers and must be transferred without spilling.
• Flammable and Combustible Liquids – 5 gallons maximum container size. It must be in the original sealed container.
• Batteries – Alkaline, Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Lithium-Ion (Li-ion), Nickel-Metal-Hydride (Ni-MH), small sealed lead (Pb), Automotive batteries.
• Corrosives – Must be less than 2 gallons to accept.
• Pesticide, Herbicide, or Fertilizer – 5 gallons maximum container size. It must be in the original sealed container.
• Mercury – Thermometers, thermostats, and elemental mercury (small containers) are accepted in our HHW program.

*We do not limit the HHW diversion program to these items*

Visit the ‘Household Hazardous Waste’ tab on this page to view the full list of acceptable HHW.

The Fort Hall Mine Landfill accepts liquid waste only from Bingham County’s Central Transfer Station. Liquid waste from businesses or residents is not accepted. Acceptable liquid waste is limited to household waste collected in the drainage tank as part of normal solid waste transfer. No other sources of liquid waste are to be transferred or accepted. Requirements for acceptance of this waste are:

• Bingham County must utilize a dedicated, marked tanker and county personnel to transfer the liquid to Bannock County. No outside contractors or pumper trucks are to be used. Bingham County is responsible for compliance with all federal, state, and local transportation regulations.
• Bingham County will supply a manifest of waste to the Fort Hall Mine Landfill scale house upon delivery. The log will include the date of transfer, quantity of liquid, and name and signature of personnel providing the documentation. This log will be placed into Bannock County’s permanent operating record.

Liquid waste will be placed directly into the lined leachate collection pond at the Fort Hall Mine Landfill. Liquid waste will not be placed in any other location, including the operating landfill cell.

The Fort Hall Mine Landfill accepts thermometers, thermostats, and small amounts of elemental mercury for free on the designated Household Hazardous Waste days. In order to protect the safety of our personnel, please follow these instructions:

• All mercury should be secured in cardboard, bubble wrap, or some other reasonable type of protection.
• Thermometers with blue or red liquid inside do not contain mercury and can be thrown away with regular trash.
• All fluorescent bulbs containing mercury should be secured to protect them from breakage. Non-fluorescent bulbs can be discarded in regular trash containers.

The Fort Hall Mine Landfill accepts petroleum-contaminated soil (PCS). PCS is not accepted at the McCammon Transfer Station.

Acceptance is on a case-by-case basis dependent on verifying the source of the release and a review of lab data which is representative of the PCS and that it meets applicable acceptance criteria.

PCS Generated as the Result of Spills & Accidents

Where the source of petroleum is known and is only contaminated by soil, and no other chemical contaminants, the following acceptance criteria shall apply:

Unknown Sources of PCS
Other sources of PCS must be characterized to document that it does not meet the definition of hazardous waste.

In order to comply with the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) 40 CFR 261.31-33, lab analyses of representative samples of the PCS from the sources listed below must be provided. Possible constituents of concern include heavy metals, chlorinated solvents, and pesticides. Reported laboratory concentrations must be screened against EPA’s Table 1 Maximum Concentration of Contaminants for the Toxicity Characteristic (40 CFR 261.24).

Additional Criteria

• All appropriate source information and lab work must be submitted to the Fort Hall Mind Landfill for review prior to shipment. If the PCS is accepted, landfill staff must be notified at least 12 hours prior to shipment.
• Landfill personnel have the right to refuse loads and/or require additional testing. Loads are also subject to random load inspections.
• Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) wastes are not accepted.
• All PCS from any source must also meet the paint filter test.
• Each load must be accompanied by a signed Waste Tracking/Source Profile Form.
• PCS must be placed where directed by landfill personnel.
• Street Sweepings, Storm Water Sediments, and other inert material that may have incidental contact with petroleum products and other organic material is acceptable as long as the generator can certify that the generation of such solid waste was not the result of the clean-up petroleum spills. If the material was generated as the result of a petroleum spill, then the PCS acceptance criteria shall apply.

The Fort Hall Mine Landfill accepts the disposal of household needles and syringes. In order to protect the safety of our personnel, please follow these instructions:

• Used needles and syringes should be placed in a puncture-proof, leak-proof container with a tight-fitting lid. Appropriate containers include red sharps containers (available from most pharmacies at a cost of $3-$5) or a heavy plastic bottle (such as a laundry detergent bottle).
• Bleach or another disinfecting solution should be added.
• When the container is full, make sure the lid is on tight, and apply heavy tape (duct tape or packaging tape) to ensure that the lid remains sealed.
• The sealed container can be put in your garbage container or brought to the landfill.

Trailer Homes, or mobile homes, are accepted at the Fort Hall Mine Landfill only, under these conditions:

• Verification of refrigerant removal prior to arrival at the landfill
• Proof from the Assessor or Treasurer’s Office that taxes have been paid. (If disposing on Saturday, ALL documentation must be in hand. Assessor and Treasurer’s Offices are closed on Saturdays.)
• Tires will be removed at the disposal area (If disposing of tires, they will need to go to the appropriate location with a fee).

If a trailer home is too large to fit on the scale, a flat rate charge of $375 will be assessed.

24-HOUR NOTICE REQUIRED – FAILURE TO COMPLETE ALL REQUIREMENTS MAY RESULT IN LOAD REFUSAL

Bannock County accepts Bio-solids at the Fort Hall Mine Landfill. Acceptance is dependent on the review of source and lab data which is representative of the Bio-solids. All appropriate source information and lab work must be submitted to landfill personnel for review prior to shipment. A certified lab analysis is good for 12 months from the date it was tested. Bannock County has the right to refuse loads and/or require additional testing. Loads are also subject to random load inspections.

• In order to comply with R.C.R.A 40 CFR Part 261.3, the following lab analyses from an approved
  laboratory are required to characterize the waste:
  • Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP)-R.C.R.A 8 Metals
  • pH Test
  • Paint Filter Test
• If Bio-solids are accepted, Bannock County must be notified at least 24 hours prior to shipment.
• Each load or series of loads must also be accompanied by a signed Waste Tracking/Source Profile Form.
• Bio-solids must be placed where directed by landfill personnel