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- Gallatin County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Bozeman Convenience SiteHazardous waste site2.7 mi
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Bozeman Convenience Site household hazardous waste drop-off (Gallatin Solid Waste)
2143 Story Mill Rd, Bozeman, MT 59715
- Accepts
- Oil-based paint and stain, solvents, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, fertilizers, batteries, pool chemicals, bleach, drain openers, aerosols and mercury thermometers. Latex paint is not taken.
- Who can use it
- The site is for non-commercial residents of the Gallatin Solid Waste Management District. Businesses only by appointment and for a fee: call Eric at 406-451-1230.
- Hours
- Household hazardous waste taken Tuesday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m., except observed holidays. The site itself is open Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. year-round and closed Sunday and Monday. In bad weather call 406-587-7890 to check it’s open.
- Load limits
- PaintCare’s listing says liquids must be in containers of 5 gallons or less and that empty, dry or leaking paint containers are not taken. The district’s own pages list no quantity limit.
- Fees
- Household hazardous waste is free. (Household trash at the site is $27 a ton with a $10 minimum.)
PaintCare’s listing asks you to stay in your vehicle until staff talk to you. The site is owned by the City of Bozeman and run by the Gallatin Solid Waste Management District. A late fee starts at 3:31 p.m.
1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles of Bozeman.
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.
Gallatin County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Bozeman Convenience Site
2.7 mi2143 Story Mill Rd, Bozeman, MT 59715
- Who
- Households and Businesses in Gallatin County
- Hours
- Tuesday through Saturday 8 am - 2:30 pm. Except holidays.
- Limits
- Please stay in your vehicle until we speak with you. Liquids must be in 5-gallon containers or smaller.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers or latex paint.
- Notes
- Commercial entities must call Eric at 406-451-1230.
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Which option fits your Bozeman cleanout?4
You have three cans of leftover latex from a bedroom
Skip the drive. Stir in cat litter, sawdust or sand until it’s a thick paste and bag it with your regular trash.
You’re clearing oil stain and thinner from a garage
Bring them to Story Mill Road between 8 and 2:30, Tuesday to Saturday. It’s free. PaintCare’s listing says to stay in the car and keep each container 5 gallons or smaller.
It’s snowing hard on Saturday
Call 406-587-7890 before you leave to find out whether the site is open today.
You paint houses for a living
The free drop-off is for households. Businesses pay and need an advance appointment; call Eric at 406-451-1230.
Bozeman rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take oil-based paint and stain to the Bozeman Convenience Site, 2143 Story Mill Rd., Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m.; it’s free. Latex isn’t taken there. Mix it with cat litter or sawdust until it won’t pour, then put it in your trash.
In Bozeman, Montana, oil-based paint goes free to the household hazardous waste drop-off at the Bozeman Convenience Site on Story Mill Road, Tuesday to Saturday. Latex paint isn’t taken there: Gallatin Solid Waste says to harden it with cat litter, sawdust or sand and put it in your trash.
Oil-based paint: Tuesday–Saturday, 8 to 2:30
The Bozeman Convenience Site takes household hazardous waste free from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, except holidays. It’s closed Sunday and Monday.
Latex goes in the trash once it’s a paste
Gallatin Solid Waste says latex isn’t hazardous. Dry it, or mix in cat litter, sawdust, floor dry or sand until it’s a thick paste that won’t pour, then put it in your regular trash.
No household appointment listed
The district lists drop-off hours for households and mentions appointments only for businesses. PaintCare’s listing says to stay in your car until staff talk to you and to keep liquids in containers of 5 gallons or less.
Snow days: call first
The site closes for bad weather less often than Logan Landfill, but it does close. Call 406-587-7890 to check before you drive out.
Businesses pay and book ahead
Contractors and other businesses can drop off hazardous waste only by appointment, for a fee. Call Eric at 406-451-1230.
Free pickup programs and other options
Montana has no PaintCare program, so paint stores won’t take paint back for free. For latex, the trash route above is the county’s own advice. Montana DEQ adds that usable paint can go to friends, neighbors or a charity, and that you can mix leftovers of the same type to use as primer. Montana DEQ also says oil-based paint can be hardened with an additive for the trash, but Gallatin Solid Waste sends it to the Convenience Site, so use that.
Getting your paint ready
Keep oil-based paint in its original can, lid tight, 5 gallons or smaller. Don’t bring latex to the hazardous waste area. Solidify it at home in a well-ventilated spot until it won’t pour. Come before 2:30 p.m.
Full preparation checklist →Bozeman questions5
Does the Bozeman Convenience Site take latex paint?
No. Its hazardous waste list says oil-based paint, no latex. Solidify latex and put it in the trash.
Is paint drop-off free in Bozeman?
Yes, household hazardous waste is free at the Convenience Site.
What time does hazardous waste drop-off close?
2:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, an hour before the rest of the site closes at 3:30.
I live in Belgrade or Manhattan. Can I use it?
The site is for residents of the Gallatin Solid Waste Management District, and PaintCare’s listing says Gallatin County. Call 406-451-1230 if you’re unsure.
Can I bring paint on a Monday?
No. The site is closed Sunday and Monday.
Sources and how we checked7
October 13, 2026: read Gallatin Solid Waste’s household hazardous waste page, its Bozeman Convenience Site page (hours, fees) and its Convenience Site FAQs, its 2024 brochure (older second-Saturday events, now replaced by Tuesday–Saturday drop-off), Montana DEQ’s recycling resources page and used paint guide, and PaintCare’s non-program listing. The 5-gallon container rule, the stay-in-your-car rule and the “empty, dry or leaking” rule come from PaintCare’s listing, not the district. Unresolved: no current page states a quantity cap for households beyond 5-gallon containers, and none says what holiday closures apply in late 2026. The district says the site is for non-commercial district residents but doesn’t say how it checks. We found no Bozeman paint reuse or swap program.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Gallatin Solid Waste: household hazardous waste ↗Gallatin Solid Waste: Bozeman Convenience Site (hours, fees) ↗Gallatin Solid Waste: Bozeman Convenience Site FAQs (paint) ↗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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