The environmental division of the City of Great Falls’ public works department is again partnering with Veolia North America to host a household hazardous waste collection on Sept. 13.
The event will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. just south of the Great Falls Police Department at 112 1st St. S.
Residents can bring everything from antifreeze, gasoline, lighter fluid, paint thinner, road flares, shellac, fertilizer, furniture polish, insect spray, cleaners, disinfectants, hair remover, nail polish and more.
Latex based paint products will not be accepted.
“The easiest way to dry out latex paint is to mix it with kitty litter or sand and leave the lid off to allow it to completely dry out. Then just replace the lid and bag it and place in your regular garbage container,” according to public works.
For questions about disposal of latex based paint products, contact the public works environmental division at 406-455-8143.
The goal is to ensure the safe and compliant management and disposal of household hazardous waste.
Commercial waste from businesses won’t be accepted.
The city and Veolia launched the collection event in April 2023 and based on its popularity, held another that fall.
City, Veolia collected truck load of hazardous waste at collection event [2023]
In October 2023, the agencies collected:
- 1,500 gallons of flammable liquids
- 2,000 pound of oil based households paint
- 120 pounds of corrosive liquids and more
In April 2024, the city and Veolia held the same event and collected a truckload of hazardous waste items.
Some of the items collected include:
- 330 gallons of flammable pesticide liquids
- 500 gallons of high BTU blendable liquids
- 16 cubic yards of paint related material
- 55 gallons of organic and inorganic acids
- 20 units of lithium-ion batteries
