Recycling/Garbage

Garbage carts are collected each Friday in Suncrest by the City of Whitefish via its contractor. The schedule during holidays may be different. Everyone in Suncrest should have a bear-proof cart, provided by the City. If you do not have one, please call the City at (406) 863-2456 between 8am and 5pm, Monday through Friday to obtain one. Here are the important reminders regarding use of your bear-proof cart.

• Place your cart at the curb the night before or by 7 a.m. on pickup day.

• Place your cart within 2 feet of the curb.

• Items placed outside of the cart will be charged an additional fee.

• Do not place any items on the top of the lid, it will NOT be collected.

• Carts placed incorrectly by the curb will NOT be collected.

• Do NOT overfill the cart, the lid must be closed for collection.

• Place carts so they can be opened towards the street.

• Carts must be at least 4 feet from obstacles preventing collection, including other carts.

• Your service location is the same spot the cart was delivered to.

• The cart that is placed at your home is your responsibility, the serial number on the cart is linked to your address.

Additional bear resistant roll-out carts will be available upon request for an additional fee. If you have questions, please call (406) 863-2456 between 8am and 5pm, Monday through Friday.

Suncrest maintains a dumpster at the clubhouse as a convenience for our members to use if they are leaving town and will not be in Whitefish during the regular garbage pickup day (Friday). Your beach access key is required to unlock the dumpster. If our container is full, it’s the homeowner’s renters’ responsibility to find another location to leave their garbage. The Flathead County Landfill is perhaps the best solution, as it’s extremely “user friendly” and it’s free to all of us.

Flathead County provides locations for drop off recycling ("green boxes") and certain hazardous waste recycling at various sites and at the landfill. The closest sites to Suncrest are are located on Highway 93 North and north of Highway 2 in Columbia Falls. See https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/waste for more information.

Flathead County Landfill Location: South of town (4.8Miles), off Highway 93 @County Landfill Rd., they are open 7 days a week from 8:00AM‐5:00PM.