SMP

Sustainability Master Plan

The final version of the Sustainability Master Plan is now available online for public review.


Sustainability Master Plan
Sioux Falls Sustainability Master Plan
Sustainability

Residential Sustainability Guide

The City has released its first-ever Residential Guide to Sustainability.

Check out what the City of Sioux Falls is doing to help its residents live a more sustainable lifestyle, and how you can help by doing your part.
Residential Guide to Sustainability
Rebates

Rebates for Top Recyclers

On March 5, 2013, Mayor Mike Huether, with Public Works Director Mark Cotter and Environmental Manager Bob Kappel, hosted a press conference to discuss recent advancements in recycling, recognize high-performance haulers, announce the hauler recycling goal for 2013, and implore haulers not meeting the Recycling Standard to increase their performance.


Rebates for Top Recyclers in Sioux Falls
Hauler Rates

Hauler Rates

There are currently 25 waste haulers providing services residentially.

Looking towards the future of our kids and grandkids, the City of Sioux Falls and our residents work with the local haulers to ease the burden on the landfill by meeting an annual recycling goal.


Recycling Rates
Grant

Federal Stimulus Grant Funding

The City of Sioux Falls received Federal grant funds from through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for projects. Click the link below to see how the funds are being spent and how much of it has been spent to date.
Federal Economic Stimulus Projects
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant
Recovery.Gov
“Oops!”

“Oops!” Notes

Sioux Falls Public Works Environmental Division Introduces Recycling “Oops!” Notes
Recycling “Oops!” Notes
 

What We Do

The Mayor's Leading Green Initiative and the Public Works Sustainability Program were established in 2008. The Sustainability Program operates the Leading Green Initiative by serving as a guiding program that creates a more sustainable community by proposing and assisting with the implementation of measurable solutions to environmental, social, and economic concerns. These efforts will focus on: 
 

Resources

Programs & Services

Active Projects

Team of Citizen Representatives formed to aid in sustainable planning process

As part of the first phase of a city-wide planning process for sustainable growth, the City of Sioux Falls has nominated 22 representatives from business, industry, nonprofit organizations and other prominent interests in Sioux Falls...

Videos


Leading Green
Leading Green   [Watch Video]


Do You Recycle -
Recycling Public Service Announcement -1    [Watch Video]


Do You Recycle -
Recycling Public Service Announcement -2   [Watch Video]


Do You Recycle -
Recycling Public Service Announcement -3   [Watch Video]

Bike Trail

Bicycle Master Plan
Sioux Falls has been a leader in the development of urban trail systems. The greenway trail...   [Watch Video]