Sioux Falls, SD Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sioux Falls Code § 57.023
- Curbside set-out start
- Noon the day before collection
- Curbside set-out end
- 11 p.m. collection day or +2 hrs
- Non-collection day
- Screened or kept adjacent to structure
- Placement limit
- Not in roadway or sidewalk
Summary
Sioux Falls requires garbage and recycling carts to be screened from view or tucked next to the house on non-collection days, with curbside set-out allowed only from noon the day before pickup through 11 p.m. on collection day.
(a) ...all containers not kept inside the structure or otherwise screened from public view shall be kept directly adjacent to the structure in an inconspicuous place... (c) ...No owner, occupant, or manager shall place or permit to be placed any container away from the structure for collection before noon of the day preceding their scheduled collection day. No container may be left at the place of collection away from the structure after 11 p.m. on the day of collection or more than two hours after the actual collection, whichever is later.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-135: Current through local ordinance 54-26, passed 7-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 57.023 requires containers not stored inside or otherwise screened from public view to sit directly adjacent to the structure in an inconspicuous spot, kept free of garbage, litter, or anything that draws insects and rodents. On collection day, carts can go to the curb starting at noon the day before pickup, but cannot stay at the curb past 11 p.m. on collection day or more than two hours after actual pickup, whichever is later. Curbside placement can't block the roadway or sidewalk. Absent an agreement with the hauler, moving containers to and from the curb is the owner's, occupant's, or manager's job.
Violations & Fines
Violating the container-placement rule is a general Code violation: up to a $500 fine, up to 30 days in jail, or both, and each day of continuing violation is a separate offense.
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