Recycling is voluntary in Yellowstone County — there is no mandate to recycle. Billings offers voluntary curbside yard-waste collection (April-November) and drop-off recycling; the Billings Regional Landfill and private drop-offs take cardboard, paper, metal, electronics, and household hazardous waste.
Neither Yellowstone County nor the City of Billings requires residents to recycle. Billings runs a voluntary curbside yard-waste program using a free 96-gallon container, collected weekly from the first full week of April through late November on the regular garbage day. For other materials, recycling is drop-off based: the Billings Regional Landfill accepts items including cardboard, paper, aluminum, electronics, wood and lawn waste, auto fluids, and household hazardous waste, and private processors accept additional streams. Standard household garbage goes in the black roll-out cart. County residents follow their private hauler's options or use the landfill and private drop-offs.
No penalty for not recycling — participation is voluntary. Contamination of yard-waste carts with non-organic material may cause a missed pickup.
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Yellowstone County has no ordinance banning backyard composting. Residents may compost yard and food waste; keep piles from becoming a rodent, odor, or vecto...
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Yellowstone County has no ordinance banning or requiring a permit for artificial turf on residential lawns. Homeowners may install synthetic grass; HOA coven...
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Yellowstone County does not require or prohibit native-plant landscaping. Residents may plant Montana natives and drought-tolerant xeriscape freely, provided...
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Rainwater harvesting is legal in Montana and encouraged. Yellowstone County has no ordinance restricting rain barrels. Rooftop collection for outdoor landsca...
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