08/14/2026
๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ต/๐ฎ๐ฐ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ & ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต/๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ & ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐๏ธ
After carefully reviewing the program's costs, the 10% participation rate, and long-term sustainability, Billings City Council voted to end residential cardboard collection.
This change will ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐
๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ $๐ฏ๐ญ๐ฎ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ each year in labor, equipment, and cardboard recycling costs, helping keep residential garbage service at $๐ญ๐ฑ.๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต, among the ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
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๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐. Collections will continue as scheduled throughout August and September according to your collection calendar.
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต/๐ฎ๐ฐ
๐ฆ Recycle cardboard at Earth First Aid (458 Charles Street), or
๐๏ธ Flatten boxes and place them in your black garbage bin. If you need more space, a second garbage bin is available for $๐ฑ.๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต.
๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต/๐ฎ๐ฐ
Please make sure everything fits inside your cart with the lid fully closed. Closed lids help prevent litter during collection. ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต/๐ฎ๐ด.
Thanks for your cooperation!
Please find details and view Q&As at billingsmtpublicworks.gov/183/Garbage-Collection
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