Trash & Recycling in Sioux Falls, SD (2026)
6 verified trash & recycling rules for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Sioux Falls Code of Ordinances Chapter 57 (Garbage and Recycling) requires every dwelling unit and occupied building in the city to contract with a city-licensed commercial garbage hauler. Licensed haulers must collect garbage at least once each week and required recyclables at least twice each month. The city itself does not run residential collection — service is provided by private licensed haulers (Novak, A-OK, WM, Republic, Millennium, etc.). Set-out times are set by each hauler; carts must typically be ready by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled service day.
Mandatory Weekly Hauler Service Under Chapter 57
Some RestrictionsBin Placement Rules
Sioux Falls enforces a 'no curbside storage' rule: garbage, recycling, and yard waste containers must be stored in an inconspicuous place either behind or beside the structure at all times — including on collection day. The original 2014 ordinance established a $100 fine for leaving carts at the curb. Carts may not be visible from the public right-of-way except during the short window when the hauler is actively collecting them, and (in some hauler arrangements) carts must be returned to behind/beside the structure the same day. This rule is unusually strict for a Midwestern city and is actively enforced by Code Enforcement.
Containers Must Be Stored Behind or Beside Structure
Heavy RestrictionsBulk Item Disposal
Sioux Falls does not run a citywide bulk-pickup amnesty program. Large items (furniture, appliances, mattresses, exercise equipment) must be either (a) scheduled directly with your licensed hauler for an extra fee, or (b) self-hauled to the Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill at 100 N. Lyon Blvd. The landfill accepts municipal solid waste, sludges, construction and demolition debris, and appliances at posted per-ton rates. Refrigerant-bearing appliances (fridges, freezers, AC units) require freon removal and carry a separate fee. Household hazardous waste, large electronics, and hand-held electronics go to the dedicated HHW Facility at 1015 E. Chambers St.
Bulk Items via Hauler Arrangement or Self-Haul to Landfill
Few RestrictionsRecycling Requirements
Chapter 57 makes single-stream recycling MANDATORY for every Sioux Falls resident and business, including apartments. Every licensed garbage hauler must provide single-stream recycling collection at least twice per month for residential customers. Paper, cardboard, plastic containers, and metal containers are BANNED from the Sioux Falls landfill. Haulers who arrive at the landfill with loads containing visible required recyclables can have the entire load refused and be charged the cost of inspection. Haulers, in turn, are prohibited from picking up curbside garbage with visible recyclables and must leave a note explaining the rejection. This is one of the strictest urban recycling mandates in the Plains states.
Mandatory Single-Stream Recycling — Landfill Ban Enforcement
Heavy RestrictionsIllegal Dumping
Sioux Falls Code §57.002 broadly prohibits littering — depositing garbage, refuse, or any waste material on streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, parking lots, vacant lots, waterways, or any public or private property without the owner's consent. §57.003 imposes a duty on business owners and occupants to keep premises free of litter, and §57.004 imposes a duty on every person not to litter from a vehicle or otherwise. Illegal dumping at the city landfill (banned materials, after-hours dumps, unauthorized waste streams) carries inspection-cost surcharges and load refusal under Chapter 57. Statewide, SDCL §22-19A and the Title 9 nuisance framework backstop municipal enforcement.
Littering Prohibited Under §57.002 — Misdemeanor
Heavy RestrictionsYard Waste Collection
Sioux Falls operates two free seasonal yard-waste (leaf and small branch) drop-off sites for residents: the west-side site at 100 N. Lyon Blvd (across from Billion Chevrolet) and the east-side site at 1015 E. Chambers St (west of the Household Hazardous Waste Facility). Sites open in spring (mid-April through late May) and fall, dates set annually. Cars, pickups, full-size SUVs, vans, and two-wheel trailers drop free. Year-round yard-waste service is available through licensed haulers for an extra subscription fee. Yard waste deposited at the main MSW landfill in unauthorized areas may trigger cleanup-cost charges under Chapter 57.
Free Seasonal Drop-Off at Lyon Blvd & Chambers St
Some RestrictionsLooking for Minnehaha County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Sioux Falls city rules.
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