Town of Ekalaka Transfer Station
Ekalaka, MT
Facility details
- Address
- 111 Chalk Buttes Road
Ekalaka, MT 59324 - Phone
- (406) 775-8731
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- ekalaka.gov
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Carter County
- EPA Region
- 8
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
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
Nearest landfill: Coral Creek Landfill, Baker — 32.8 mi
Area served
Serves Ekalaka.
County context
The only listed transfer station in Carter County, MT.
ZIP 59324 at a glance
- Population
- 777 (0 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 56
- Households
- Median income $57,188 · 21% earn six figures
- Housing
- 70% owner-occupied · median home value $164,858 · median rent $713
- Workforce
- 45% labor-force participation · 5.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Montana solid-waste agency: Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)