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- Billings Household Hazardous Waste Program · Hazardous Waste Collection FacilityHazardous waste site4.7 mi
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Billings Regional Landfill household hazardous waste drop-off (City of Billings, for Billings and Yellowstone County households)
5240 Jellison Rd, Billings, MT 59101
- Accepts
- Paint and solvents, along with automotive chemicals, pesticides and lawn chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, cleaning agents and gasoline. The city’s page says “paint” without splitting latex from oil-based. PaintCare’s listing says empty, dried-out or leaking paint containers are not taken.
- Who can use it
- Households. The landfill’s waste list says residential household hazardous waste is taken, and PaintCare lists the paint drop-off for households in Billings and Yellowstone County. The landfill won’t take commercial hazardous waste. The city tells businesses to call a licensed hazardous waste company, and its recycling page names Beartooth Environmental (406-373-2220) for commercial waste.
- Hours
- Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays. The city posts a holiday closure schedule, and PaintCare’s listing says it closes on select holidays. No appointment is mentioned. Follow the gate attendant’s directions.
- Load limits
- Keep paint apart from the rest of your load and seal it in a non-leaking container of 5 gallons or less. Follow the gate attendant’s directions for where to unload. Commercial hazardous waste and radioactive materials are not taken.
- Fees
- The city does not post a separate charge for household hazardous waste. Regular household trash is free at the scale house for Billings residents with loads under 1,500 lb. Yellowstone County households pay a landfill fee on their yearly tax bill that covers loads under 700 lb. Ask at the scale house whether anything applies to your paint. Loads that aren’t tied down or covered pay an unsecured-load fee; the amount isn’t posted.
Since July 1, 2025 the scale house scans your driver’s license to tell city loads from county loads. The city says the data isn’t stored. If your license shows a different address, bring a power, gas or water bill or a rental agreement in your name. The landfill’s waste list bans liquids in regular trash loads, so keep paint apart and follow the gate attendant instead of mixing it into a trash load.
Billings Public Works: Accepted Waste (paint and solvents) ↗Billings Public Works: Billings Regional Landfill (hours, license scan) ↗Billings Public Works: landfill service charges ↗Billings Regional Landfill: acceptable, restricted and prohibited waste (PDF) ↗Billings Public Works: About the Billings Landfill ↗Billings Public Works: Recycling Resources ↗Montana DEQ: recycling resources and household hazardous waste ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles of Billings.
Your state doesn’t have a PaintCare program, so stores here don’t take paint for free. These are the public drop-off programs PaintCare’s map lists, closest first. Most only serve their own residents and some charge a fee. Call before you go.
Billings Household Hazardous Waste Program · Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
4.7 mi5240 Jellison Rd, Billings, MT 59101
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Billings and Yellowstone Counties
- Hours
- Monday through Saturday. Hours: 8 am - 5:30 pm, closed on Sundays, and select Holidays.
- Limits
- Paint requires special handling, please separate from other materials and seal in non-leaking container (no more than 5 gallons). Follow the Gate Attendants instructions for disposal drop-off
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
- Notes
- Effective July 1, 2025, The landfill implemented a new driver's license scan system to quickly and securely determine whether a load is from with in City limits or the county for improved record keeping. Vehicles arriving at the Billings Regional Landfill are required to have their loads secured. Vehicles that do not meet the secured load criteria as defined in the, Unsecured Load Policy, will be assessed the Unsecured Load Fee per the Landfill use fees adopted on June 10, 2019.
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
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You’re clearing a garage full of old cans
Box the paint separately, close every lid, and drive to Jellison Road any day but Sunday. Show your license at the scale house and unload where the gate attendant points.
You just moved and your license still has your old address
Bring a power, gas or water bill or your lease in your name. The landfill uses it to place you in the city or the county.
You have a 5-gallon bucket that’s cracked
The landfill wants paint in a non-leaking container no bigger than 5 gallons. Set the bucket inside a sound, sealed container first; leaking cans can be turned away.
You’re a contractor with leftover job paint
The landfill doesn’t take commercial hazardous waste. Call a licensed hazardous waste company; the city’s recycling page names Beartooth Environmental at 406-373-2220 for commercial waste.
Billings rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take leftover paint to the Billings Regional Landfill, 5240 Jellison Rd., Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m., sealed in containers of 5 gallons or less and kept apart from your trash. Your driver’s license is scanned at the scale house to check city or county residence. It’s for household waste only; businesses must hire a licensed hazardous waste company.
In Billings, Montana, leftover paint goes to the Billings Regional Landfill at 5240 Jellison Road, which takes household paint and solvents Monday through Saturday. PaintCare lists it for households in Billings and Yellowstone County. No appointment is mentioned: keep the paint apart from other trash and follow the gate attendant. Montana has no PaintCare program, so there is no store take-back.
Bring your license
Since July 1, 2025 the scale house scans your driver’s license to see if you live in the city or the county. If your license has an old address, bring a utility bill or lease in your name.
Keep paint out of the trash load
Separate paint from everything else in the vehicle and seal it in a container of 5 gallons or less. The landfill’s rules ban liquids in regular trash, so follow the gate attendant to the drop-off spot.
Six days a week, no Sundays
The landfill is open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. That’s much easier than Montana towns that collect hazardous waste one day a month.
Tie down the load
Billings charges an unsecured-load fee if your load isn’t covered or tied down. Put cans in a box so they can’t tip on Jellison Road.
Leaking or dried-out cans
PaintCare’s listing for the landfill says it doesn’t take empty, dried or leaking paint containers. Put a leaking can inside a sealed bucket before you go.
Free pickup programs and other options
There is no free store take-back in Montana. The City of Billings doesn’t publish a rule on drying latex and putting it in your garbage cart, so the safe choice is the landfill drop-off. Montana DEQ says many towns allow dried latex in the trash (mix two parts clay cat litter to one part paint) and suggests giving good paint to family, friends, neighbors, a paint contractor or a charity such as Habitat for Humanity.
Getting your paint ready
Check lids, set paint in a box away from other trash, and keep each container at 5 gallons or less. Cover or tie down the load. Have your driver’s license ready, plus a utility bill if your address has changed.
Full preparation checklist →Billings questions5
Where do I take old paint in Billings, MT?
To the Billings Regional Landfill, 5240 Jellison Road, Monday through Saturday 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Keep the paint apart from your trash and follow the gate attendant.
Does the Billings landfill take oil-based paint?
Its list says “paint & solvents” without excluding oil-based. Seal it, keep it under 5 gallons per container, and follow the gate attendant.
Is it free?
The city doesn’t post a separate fee for household hazardous waste. Household trash loads are free for city residents under the weight limit, and county homes pay through their tax bill. Ask at the scale house.
I live outside Billings but in Yellowstone County. Can I use it?
Yes. PaintCare lists the drop-off for households in Billings and Yellowstone County, and the city says the landfill mainly serves Yellowstone County. The license scan at the scale house sorts city and county loads.
Can my painting company drop off paint?
No. The landfill won’t take commercial hazardous waste. The city tells businesses to hire a licensed hazardous waste company, and its recycling page names Beartooth Environmental (406-373-2220) for commercial waste.
Sources and how we checked11
October 13, 2026: read Billings Public Works’ Accepted Waste, Billings Regional Landfill, About the Landfill, Service Charges, Garbage Collection and Recycling Resources pages, the landfill’s acceptable/prohibited waste PDF, Montana DEQ’s recycling page and used paint guide, and PaintCare’s locator data. The city never splits latex from oil-based paint; it just says “paint & solvents.” No household hazardous waste fee is posted. The free-load limits (city under 1,500 lb, county under 700 lb) come from the landfill page and the Service Charges footnote; new fees took effect July 1, 2026. The unsecured-load fee amount isn’t posted. Peer review removed: an unsourced claim that random loads are screened, an unsourced “no separate building” claim, a Toxic Waste Roundup mention with no current source, and Laurel by name (no current Laurel or county source says Laurel residents use this site). We found no published paint policy for the Billings Habitat ReStore. Unresolved: whether dried latex may go in Billings garbage carts.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Billings Public Works: Accepted Waste (paint and solvents) ↗Billings Public Works: Billings Regional Landfill (hours, license scan) ↗Billings Public Works: landfill service charges ↗Billings Regional Landfill: acceptable, restricted and prohibited waste (PDF) ↗Billings Public Works: About the Billings Landfill ↗Billings Public Works: Garbage Collection ↗Billings Public Works: Recycling Resources ↗Montana DEQ: recycling resources and household hazardous waste ↗Montana DEQ: What should I do with used paint? ↗PaintCare program states ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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