FAQs

Transfer Station and Solid Waste?

  • No.

    See code Sec. 12-61 B. “The collection of solid waste is a service. The property owner pays for the availability and utilization of this service. The appropriate weekly minimum charge will be billed monthly regardless of whether the service is utilized. Sec. 12-61C. Excepted from charge shall be buildings unfit for use, buildings used exclusively for cold storage and vacant lots.”

  • The minimum charge is $6.00. The charge is based on the material you bring in and by the weight. Please review the solid waste rates for more details. Some items are free of charge.

  • HOW TO ENROLL:

    Call the Public Works office at (406) 222-5667. We'll schedule a delivery of the green can and coordinate with our Finance Office to add the monthly service to utility billing. 

    Tenants must have property owners contact our office to authorize adding the service to billing. No exceptions.

    Read more about this popular program by visiting our Green Can Collection page.

  • There are a couple of reasons for a garbage can not being emptied.

    1. Cans need to have 3-4 feet of space around them to enable the clamps to pick them up. If your can was too close to a structure or vehicle we will not attempt a pickup. There is a $25.00 fee if we make a return trip.
    2. If you set your garbage can out make sure that you have it out the night before pickup. Our driver starts early and will not swing back around to empty your can if it is put out after he has passed through.
    3. Do not pile garbage around the can, or have long items sticking out of the can.
    4. We might have missed you. If you can’t wait another week call 222-5667 to schedule a pickup.

  • Summer hours start the first Saturday in June and runs through the last Saturday in October.

    Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

    Saturday 8:15 am – 12:15 pm

    Closed Sundays and Holidays

     

    Winter hours from November – May

    Monday – Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

    Closed weekends and Holidays

  • WE
    DO NOT ACCEPT HAZARDOUS WASTE OR ASBESTOS! click here for
    list of materials that we accept.

  • See our City recycling page for more information. Glass recycling is only for Park County residents.

  • Monday – Saturday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

    Closed Sundays and Holidays

  • This service is available from May through October.

    Green cans are picked up on Tuesdays and Thursdays May-August.

    September – October green cans are picked up on Tuesdays.

    For more information see the Green Can Collection web page.

  • Recycling of glass is provided to the citizens of Livingston at no charge and the City Commission found that this service is desired by and beneficial for the citizens of Livingston, and Livingston is the only municipality in the State of Montana that provides for the recycling of glass and the cost to the city of glass recycling is not covered by the current fees.

    The City of Livingston operates solid waste services as an enterprise fund, i.e. that the cost of providing the services to the general public on a continuing basis is financed or recovered through user charges and are not supported by the general tax levy. 

    A recycling fee of $1/month for residential users and $2/month for commercial users will cover the cost of glass recycling.

    The City Commission held a public hearing on July 16, 2019, at which time the public was invited to attend and comment on its intent to create a user recycling fee of $1/month for residential users and $2/month for commercial users to become effective for solid waste services starting July 2019, to be billed beginning on August 2019.

    69-7-101 et sec. Montana Code Annotated (MCA), authorizes increases in utility rates when deemed necessary by the City Commission.