Battery Recycling in Livingston, MT
Livingston's 2023 e-waste list accepts car and rechargeable batteries but not ordinary household batteries.
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 (7)
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.
- Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · City of Livingston
- The Transfer Station is available to everyone; all customers stop at the scale. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Yellowstone E-Waste Solutions - Accepted Items (August 2023) (opens in new tab) · City of Livingston · effective August 1, 2023
- The city-posted accepted e-waste list (updated August 2023) accepts car batteries and rechargeable batteries but not non-rechargeable household batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling Documents (opens in new tab) · City of Livingston
- The city's Recycling Documents page (linked from the Transfer Station page's February 2025 e-waste update) still posts the August 2023 list as its accepted e-waste items. Checked October 26, 2026.
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