Minnehaha County, SD Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

MC17-91 §8.01 (Transportation of Solid Waste) requires that 'all collection vehicles must be readily cleanable, enclosed or covered, and constructed to prevent the spillage, leakage, or blowing of wastes during loading and transportation to a solid waste facility' — this applies to the hauler's truck and to the container it services, but does not regulate where a homeowner places the cart. MC17-91 §12.02(5) requires haulers, as part of their county license application, to list 'all vehicles… and containers' and show that they meet ordinance requirements. The Minnehaha County Zoning Ordinance regulates outdoor storage in commercial and residential zones (governing whether a dumpster must be screened from the right-of-way), but the county does not publish a set-out-time rule comparable to a city's 'no carts at the curb before 6 p.m. the night before pickup.' Practical placement is governed by the hauler's route schedule. State law (SDCL 21-10-1) makes any container that becomes a public nuisance — overflowing, attracting vectors, blocking right-of-way — abatable through county Code Enforcement.