South Dakota trash pickup schedules
1 South Dakota city has a full page: who collects, the pickup frequency, the holiday rule and bulk pickup, each from the city’s own pages. Below: South Dakota’s statewide recycling and hazardous waste rules.
South Dakota cities
| Sioux Falls | Private haulers (open market) | at least once a week (city ordinance minimum; actual day/frequency set by your hauler) | Rule only (no dated list) | No curbside bulk pickup | 213,748 |
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South Dakota cities whose schedule is not yet published on this site
A city page goes live here only after the collector, the holiday rule and bulk pickup are confirmed on the city’s own pages. Until then, use the city’s official page for pickup days and holiday changes.
| Rapid City | 80,589 | Schedule not yet published on this site (not yet researched) | rcgov.org |
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South Dakota recycling and disposal rules
| State agency | South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) - Waste Management Program, Recycling |
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| Bottle deposit | South Dakota has no container deposit (bottle bill) law. |
| Household hazardous waste | The state publishes no statewide program. Ask your county or city; the city pages on this site list local hazardous waste drop-off sites. |
| Material | What the state requires or offers | Source |
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| Landfill bans | State law (SDCL 34A-6-67) prohibits landfilling yard waste, lead-acid batteries, waste motor oil and white goods (in effect since 1995). | danr.sd.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Yard waste landfill ban | Yard waste may not be landfilled. | danr.sd.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Batteries | Lead-acid batteries are banned from landfills; retailers/wholesalers must accept used lead-acid batteries one-for-one. | batterynetwork.org · October 30, 2026 |
| Used motor oil | Waste motor oil may not be landfilled. | danr.sd.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Appliances | White goods (large appliances) may not be landfilled. | danr.sd.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Scrap tires | Waste tires must be dropped off at a permitted solid waste facility. | danr.sd.gov · October 30, 2026 |
- No state paint (PaintCare), mattress or battery take-back program.
State facts checked October 30, 2026 against the state’s own pages. Local rules come first: your city page lists the drop-off sites and hazardous waste days that apply to you.
Household hazardous waste sites in South Dakota cities on this site
Paint, chemicals, batteries and other hazardous household items do not go in the trash. These are the sites the cities above publish; residency rules and fees are on each city page.
| Sioux Falls | Household Hazardous Waste Facility | 1015 East Chambers Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 | Tuesday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-12 p.m.; closed Sundays and Mondays | siouxfalls.gov · October 30, 2026 |
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