Facility details
- Address
- Columbus, MT 59019
- Phone
- (406) 322-5364
- Website
- stillwatercountymt.gov
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Stillwater County
- EPA Region
- 8
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110040675533
Programs on file: MT-CEDARS 146119
EPA record updated 2014-12-29
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Stillwater County Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Columbus, MT
- MDT Columbus Maintenance Stockpile Site Transfer Station 1.7 mi · Columbus, MT
- Town of Columbus Solid Waste Site Transfer Station 2.3 mi · Columbus, MT
- Carbon Co Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.1 mi · Red Lodge, MT
Nearest landfill: City of Big Timber Landfill Transfer Station, Big Timber — 34.3 mi
Area served
Serves Columbus, Absarokee.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Stillwater County, MT.
ZIP 59019 population 4,267.
Montana solid-waste agency: Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)