Battery Recycling in Great Falls, MT
The city lists Pacific Steel & Recycling on 12th Avenue North as accepting batteries, including lead-acid.
See all 2 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Tape the terminals of lithium and rechargeable batteries before transport.
- Keep damaged, swollen or leaking batteries separate and tell the operator.
- Ask which battery types are accepted; car batteries often go somewhere different.
Montana rules
- DEQ says household alkaline batteries can be thrown in the trash in small quantities. Source: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab)
- DEQ lists fee-for-service battery recycling, including Batteries Plus stores in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell and Missoula. Source: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab)
More Montana rules (2)
- DEQ says lithium-ion batteries must not be placed in landfills because they can cause fires. Source: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab)
- DEQ tells residents to contact their county solid waste management office about household hazardous waste. Source: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (5)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · Montana Department of Environmental Quality
- DEQ says household alkaline batteries can be thrown in the trash in small quantities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ says lithium-ion batteries must not be placed in landfills because they can cause fires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ lists fee-for-service battery recycling, including Batteries Plus stores in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell and Missoula. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ tells residents to contact their county solid waste management office about household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling in Great Falls (opens in new tab) · City of Great Falls Public Works
- The city lists Pacific Steel as accepting scrap metals, lead, batteries and corrugated cardboard, among others. Checked October 26, 2026.
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