Recycling center in Helena, MT

City of Helena Transfer Station

Name: City of Helena Transfer Station
Address: 1975 N Benton Ave Helena MT 59601 USA, Helena, MT, 59601, US
Telephone: (406) 447-8082
Rating: 4.3

1975 N Benton Ave Helena MT 59601 USA

4.3 (24 reviews)

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About this center

The City of Helena Transfer Station on North Benton Avenue is the city's main solid-waste site, handling residential and commercial garbage disposal along with a full recycling operation. Garbage is charged by weight, while household recycling is free for City of Helena and Scratch Gravel residents who bring it in with their solid waste permit. Cash customers can recycle too, with a $6 minimum charge. Recyclables accepted at the Transfer Station include corrugated cardboard, newspaper and office paper, aluminum and steel cans, mixed glass bottles and jars (clear, brown, and green), and #1 and #2 plastics. Glass and plastic are only taken here at the station rather than at the neighborhood drop-off bins. The station also accepts scrap metal, used motor oil, and tree branches and yard waste, and each spring it runs a latex paint exchange where residents can drop off and pick up usable paint. The Transfer Station is open daily, 8 AM to 4:15 PM. For permit questions or current rates, the office can be reached at (406) 447-8082.

Materials accepted & services

Garbage / Trash Transfer Station Cardboard Paper Glass Plastic #1 & #2 Aluminum Cans Steel Cans Scrap Metal Used Motor Oil Yard Waste Latex Paint

Reviews & pricing

Note: Prices are user-reported and subject to change. Contact the center directly for current rates.

Tobe Johnson

2 years ago

Google review

I have several permits from multiple places we manage and have used the transfer station for several years. Years ago when they went through all the improvements they went out of their way to be helpful during a challenging time and the staff were amazing. However the staff I have interacted with recently are no longer pleasant to deal with. They can’t (or won’t) tell you how much weight you have left on a pass (‘call the office and get off the scale’ is the standard response) but they will sure send you a bill if you go over your limit. They won’t or can’t split the weight onto 2 different passes if one is full and tell you it’s your responsibility to write down and track how much weight you bring in. When I asked one guy plastered a form on the weigh station window. I assume it was a tracking form for recording weights and then (literally) he proceeded to start yelling for me to get off the scale when I wrote the weight on my own papers. Probably lots of great people work there but the ones I have interacted with recently have not been pleasant people to work with.

Lisa Lee

6 years ago

Google review

Everyone is so nice. Loving the new terminals....just wish some of the guys in the bays were more helpful at times. A few of the guys are awesome...a few would rather watch a girl struggle with heavy things. Overall very well run.

S. Wayne Chamberlin

2 years ago

Google review

The employees are pleasant and helpful. One helped me raise a heavy metal gate on a rented trailer that I was unable to lift on my own. Very impressive.

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