Facility details
- Address
- 29650 N Old Highway 95
Athol, ID 83801 - Phone
- (208) 651-5260
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- colesautomotiverecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Kootenai County
- EPA Region
- 10
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Athol Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.7 mi · Athol, ID
- Careywood Recycling Location Recycling 6.8 mi · Careywood, ID
- Chilco Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.5 mi · Rathdrum, ID
- Republic Services - Recycling Center Recycling 13.4 mi · Hayden, ID
- Inland Mobile Recycling Recycling 15.2 mi · Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Laclede Waste Recycling Location Recycling 15.9 mi · Laclede, ID
- Coeur D'Alene Compost Facility Recycling 16.7 mi · Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Kootenai County Landfill and Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.7 mi · Coeur D Alene, ID
- Kootenai Cnty Prairie Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.3 mi · Post Falls, ID
- Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.5 mi · Post Falls, ID
Nearest landfill: Idaho Hill Landfill, Oldtown — 21.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Rock Springs Excavation Inc2.7 mi · Athol, ID · 4 drivers
- Panhandle Waste Service2.7 mi · Athol, ID · 1 driver
- P&P Portable Sanitation LLC2.7 mi · Athol, ID · 2 drivers
- Emerald Peak LLC2.7 mi · Athol, ID · 10 drivers
- Tap Septic LLC2.7 mi · Athol, ID · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Athol, Spirit Lake, Careywood, Hayden, Rathdrum, Cocolalla, Blanchard, Bayview.
County context
One of 6 recycling centers in Kootenai County, ID.
27 waste haulers in Kootenai County, ID.
ZIP 83801 at a glance
- Population
- 7,553 (17 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $71,108 · 36% earn six figures
- Housing
- 86% owner-occupied · median home value $616,535 · median rent $1,244
- Workforce
- 50% labor-force participation · 3.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Idaho solid-waste agency: Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)