Sanitary Landfill

Landfill Hours

Monday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sundays: Closed
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Disposal and Recycling Guide

If you're not sure where to take your item, visit the Disposal and Recycling Guide for common item instructions or check the searchable full list of items.

Seasonal Hours
Standard Time Hours: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Daylight Saving Hours: 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Untarped or improperly secured loads causes trash to blow into ditches and is unsightly and impacts the environment.
Loads that are not properly secured will have a $25.00 fee.

Free Compost

Compost is available for free for households in the five county region: Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha and Turner counties. To get your free compost, visit the Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill during business hours and notify the scale house attendant. They will direct you where you can load up your compost, just be sure to bring a container and a shovel.

Regional Recycling Campaign

The City of Sioux Falls recently launched a region wide campaign to standardize recycling education throughout the community. The goal of the campaign is to encourage community members to recycle properly in order to combat the amount of contamination we see in the single stream. Click the link below to learn what can and cannot be recycled in the single stream.

Disposal Guide List

Medical Waste Disposal

Improperly disposed of needles, pharmaceuticals and thermometers can pose serious health hazards to the public, garbage haulers, recyclers, and City landfill and wastewater employees.

Use the links below to find out how to properly dispose of your items.

Needle Disposal Program
Pharmaceuticals

Year-Round Electronic Recycling Drop Off

Household electronics, especially those used for entertainment and communication antiquate quickly. The HHW Facility provides a way for residents in our five county service area to properly dispose of outdated and broken electronics, including batteries. Please make sure the materials you wish to drop-off are accepted at the HHW Facility. Please remember to bring your driver’s license or another form of identification.

Limit 5 CPUs, Monitors, and TVs per calendar year
Limit 2 Microwaves per calendar year.

Electronics Recycling Services

Mattress Recycling

Mattresses take up valuable space in the landfill and do not compact well. Mattresses are sent to a local recycler in Sioux Falls for recycling. They will be recycled and used in various new products.

To offset the recycling charge the Sioux Falls Regional Landfill now charges for each mattress and box spring brought to the landfill at $9.00 each.