Minnehaha County, SD Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

MC17-91 §1.06 defines 'Rubble' as 'Stone, brick, concrete, soil, tree branches, or similar material excluding incinerator ash, asbestos-containing waste materials, petroleum contaminated soils, and asphalt.' Tree branches are therefore categorized as rubble rather than as standard household garbage. The ordinance does not impose a separation requirement for grass clippings or leaves the way §2.03 does for paper, cardboard, plastic and metal recyclables. Operational practice: the Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill, the only operating permitted landfill in the county under §5.01, accepts yard waste year-round and runs two seasonal leaf-drop sites that open mid-October through Thanksgiving for leaves and branches. Materials are composted on-site and finished compost is given to residents at no charge. Landfill office: (605) 367-8162. Open-burning of yard waste is regulated at the state level by SD DANR under ARSD 74:36 (air quality) — agricultural burning of crop residue is generally permitted but residential burning of grass, leaves and brush within incorporated cities is typically banned by city ordinance (Sioux Falls Code prohibits open burning).