Recycling in the Helena Area

 

Cardboard

Newspaper

Magazines

Office Paper

Aluminum Cans

Steel Cans

Glass

Yard Waste

City of Helena Drop Off Locations

406-447-8084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer Station 1975 North Benton

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Kmart 1700 Cedar St.

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Wal-mart 2750 Prospect Ave

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Safeway 611 N. Montana St.

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Pacific Recycling 406-442-7851

1530 National Ave.

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Headwaters Recycling Cooperative

406-443-3101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montana City Tranfer Site

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Clancy Post Office

 

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Boulder Courthouse Site

 

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Boulder Tranfer Site

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Basin Tranfer Site

 

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#1 & #2 Plastic Bottles can be recycled at Wal-Mart and at S.A.V.E. plastic collection drives.  Go to savemoblile.org for more information

Plastic Shopping Bags are collected for recycling at: Wal-Mart, Albertsons, Safeway, and most other grocery stores. 

Electronics can be recycled for a fee of $10.00 per item at all Staples stores, and at annual E-waste collection events. Visit the calendar of events for more information. 
Coming Soon: Helena Electronics Collection event Sept. 12-13 in the Kmart Parking lot. Brought to you by: City of Helena, L & C Water Quality District, City-County Health Department, S.A.V.E., Pacific Steel and Recycling, Montana DEQ, and MacKenzie River Pizza Company.   

Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs can be recycled year round at Home Depot and at Ace Hardware until Dec. 2008.

Rechargeable Batteries and Cell Phones can be recycled at RadioShack, King’s Hobbies, Rock Hand Hardware, Capital Communications, Lowe’s, Fastenal, Office Depot, Home Depot, Verizon Wireless, and Staples.

Car Batteries can be recycled at Wal-Mart and Checker Auto Parts.

Used Motor Oil  can be recycled at AutoZone, Eagle Tire Lube Express, Wal-mart Tire and Lube Express Center.

Pacific Recycling (442-7851) also accepts all metal, scrap iron, tin, aluminum (all types),  copper, insulated copper, brass, lead, catalytic converters, electric motors, white goods (refrigerators must have Freon removed), and automobiles (call for details).

"DEQ thanks the staff and volunteers of The Student Advocates for Valuing the Environment (S.A.V.E.) Foundation o f Helena, MT. S.A.V.E and Headwaters Cooperative Recycling compiled much of the information included here. Updates and changes should be emailed to:

DEQ (sboggs@mt.gov), 800-433-8773 or 841-5200
Savemobile.org   406-449-6008,
Headwatersrecycle.com   406-443-3101