Montana trash pickup schedules
1 Montana city has a full page: who collects, the pickup frequency, the holiday rule and bulk pickup, each from the city’s own pages. Below: Montana’s statewide recycling and hazardous waste rules.
Montana cities
| Billings | City | weekly | 11 days listed for 2026; 6 change pickup | On-call pickup | 121,239 |
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Montana cities whose schedule is not yet published on this site
A city page goes live here only after the collector, the holiday rule and bulk pickup are confirmed on the city’s own pages. Until then, use the city’s official page for pickup days and holiday changes.
| Bozeman | 58,814 | Schedule not yet published on this site (not yet researched) | bozemanmt.gov |
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| Great Falls | 60,208 | Schedule not yet published on this site (not yet researched) | greatfallsmt.gov |
| Missoula | 78,903 | Schedule not yet published on this site (not yet researched) | ci.missoula.mt.us |
Montana recycling and disposal rules
| State agency | Montana Department of Environmental Quality - Recycling Program |
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| Bottle deposit | Montana has no container deposit (bottle bill) law. |
| Household hazardous waste | No state HHW program; some communities have permanent HHW programs or periodic events/paint exchanges, many do not. (deq.mt.gov, checked October 30, 2026) |
| Material | What the state requires or offers | Source |
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| Electronics disposal ban | None: Montana has no law requiring electronics recycling or banning electronics from landfills. | deq.mt.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Batteries | DEQ guidance: lithium-ion batteries must not be placed in landfills (fire risk); recycle via The Battery Network and retailers. The Battery Network lists Montana as having no state battery law. | deq.mt.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Scrap tires | Waste tires are Group III solid waste (not hazardous); disposal governed by the Solid Waste Management Act (75-10-201, MCA). | deq.mt.gov · October 30, 2026 |
- No state paint (PaintCare), mattress or battery take-back program (Battery Network: 'Montana currently does not have state battery regulations in place').
- Recycling markets limited by low population density; glass and plastics recycling unavailable in many rural areas.
State facts checked October 30, 2026 against the state’s own pages. Local rules come first: your city page lists the drop-off sites and hazardous waste days that apply to you.
Household hazardous waste sites in Montana cities on this site
Paint, chemicals, batteries and other hazardous household items do not go in the trash. These are the sites the cities above publish; residency rules and fees are on each city page.
| Billings | Billings Regional Landfill (residential HHW) | 5240 Jellison Road, Billings, MT 59101 | Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM | billingsmtpublicworks.gov · October 30, 2026 |
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