Butte, Montana
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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM · Sat 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sun Closed
Services: Automotive and truck recycling business (current scope unverified)
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121074 E Browns Gulch Rd Butte MT 59701 USA
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The Butte-Silver Bow Landfill sits 5 miles west of Butte off Interstate 90 at 121074 N. Browns Gulch Road, near the Rocker interchange. It accepts all standard residential garbage, recyclables including antifreeze, automotive batteries, cardboard, metals, used motor oil, and yard waste, as well as tires for a per-unit fee. Special waste such as asbestos, contaminated soils, or large demolition loads can be accepted by prior arrangement at (406) 782-1463 or (406) 723-5295. Curbside recycling pickup is also available through McGree Trucking for an additional fee.
Listed hours: Mon-Sun 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Accepts: Antifreeze, Automotive batteries, Cardboard, Metals, Used motor oil (in sealed plastic containers, 5 gallons or less), Yard waste, Household garbage and trash, Appliances (washing machines, dryers), Tires (passenger, semi-truck, heavy equipment), Asbestos and special waste (by special arrangement), Large dead animals (by special arrangement), Contaminated soils (by special arrangement), Demolition debris (by special arrangement)
Services: Residential garbage disposal · Tire disposal (fee-based: $5 passenger, $10 semi, $25 heavy equipment) · Special waste disposal by arrangement · Recycling drop-off (antifreeze, batteries, cardboard, metals, oil, yard waste) · Curbside recycling referral through McGree Trucking (406-723-3728)
The main landfill is open 7 days a week, Sunday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:15 pm for large loads. No large loads are accepted after 5:15 pm and must be unloaded by 5:30 pm. Small household bagged garbage is accepted until 5:30 pm at the bins behind the Scale House. The facility is closed on all federal government holidays.
The Butte Landfill accepts antifreeze, automotive batteries, cardboard, metals, used motor oil, and yard waste for recycling.
Pacific Steel & Recycling in Butte specializes in metal recycling and steel products. The site purchases scrap metal, including vehicles and other ferrous and non-ferrous material.
Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed
Accepts: Scrap metal, Vehicles, Catalytic converters, Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Steel, Miscellaneous scrap, Ferrous, Non-ferrous
Services: Metal recycling · Steel services · Railcar recycling
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
905 Gaylord Street, Butte, MT 59701.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Butte include landfill, tire disposal, recycling drop-off, yard waste, used oil. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
McGree Trucking, a Butte hauler family owned since 1949, runs weekly garbage pickup and curbside recycling across Butte-Silver Bow. Recycling customers get a bin emptied every two weeks, on Wednesday or Thursday depending on the route. Glass stays out because the local recycling center cannot process it. The Butte-Silver Bow Landfill takes batteries, metal, cardboard, paper and auto fluids.
Yes. McGree Trucking provides a curbside recycling bin to participating households in Butte and Silver Bow and empties it every two weeks. Call 406-723-3728 to sign up. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Drivers start early, so set the bin out the night before your collection day.
McGree runs three routes on alternating weeks. The South Route, South Butte to Burlington/Holmes Ave, runs Wednesdays, 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The Middle Route, Burlington/Holmes Ave to George St, runs Thursdays, 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The North Route, George St to North Butte and Walkerville, runs Wednesdays, 6:00 AM to 12:30 PM, the week after the South Route.
McGree takes office paper, newspaper, cardboard boxes, corrugated cardboard, aluminum soda and tea cans, rinsed tin food cans, and #1 and #2 plastic bottles. Anything off that list stays out. Glass, Styrofoam, fabric and wood are refused because the local recycling center cannot handle them.
The Butte-Silver Bow Landfill takes batteries, metal, cardboard, paper and auto fluids. Staples in Butte takes batteries, electronics and ink cartridges. Keep metal and auto fluids out of the McGree bin, which takes only paper, cardboard, cans and #1 and #2 plastic bottles.
Wood, large glass and heavy Styrofoam cannot go in McGree recycling bins. For cleanouts and construction projects, McGree rents roll-off dumpsters from 4 to 30 cubic yards. Call 406-723-3728 to book one.
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