City of Helena Transfer Station

City of Helena Transfer Station is the local transfer station on N Benton Ave where residents bring household trash and smaller loads instead of driving out to a distant landfill. Drivers from Helena and nearby areas use it when a trip to a landfill would be a half-day commitment. The site is practical and workmanlike rather than fancy - expect a municipal feel.

Drive up to a small entrance booth and stop to announce your load; larger trucks and trailers often queue behind smaller vehicles. There’s usually a scale nearby so vehicles may be weighed coming and going; plan for a brief stop at both the inbound and outbound scales. Dumping is done into large compacting containers or bays rather than a pit-style landfill, and recycling/drop-off bins are typically grouped off to the side. The yard is gravel or paved and can be muddy in wet weather or icy in winter, with clear lines of traffic for backing up to the drop points.