Garbage & Recycling
The Waste Facility is located just North of the Town of Rapid City off of P.R. # 270. There is no garbage or recycling pick-up in the municipality, all residents must haul their waste/recycling to the facility or hire a local hauler.
Hours of operation are:
Summer Hours Winter Hours
March 10 to November 4 November 5 to March 9
Monday – 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday - 2:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Saturday – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Saturday - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
There is no burning at the site and no disposal of livestock, hazardous waste, or liquid waste.
Recycling is very much encouraged. The recycling facility is located on the corner of Highway # 270 and # 24. The facility if open 7days a week, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Please separate your recycling prior to delivery to the facility).
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Accepted Recycling
PAPER: All newsprint, magazines, flyers, writing paper, post-it notes, loose leaf paper, art & craft paper, cards, file folders, coupons, kleenex boxes, kraft dinner boxes, paper towel/toilet paper rolls, juice boxes, envelopes, catalogs, paper egg cartons, phone books, calendars, books (hard & soft covers), paper bags, cardboard boxes, and cereal boxes. (No dirty pizza boxes or other contaminated products).
PLASTIC: Pop/water/juice bottles, milk jugs, margarine tubs & lids, ice cream pails, shampoo bottles, peanut butter jars, lotion/mouthwash bottles, dog food bags, salad dressing bottles, bread bags, asprin bottles, film canisters, ketchup/mustard bottles, yogurt cups, and all other containers containing this symbol. (Rinsed - lids removed).
GLASS: Spaghetti sauce jars, pickle jars, cheese whiz jars and all colors of bottles and jars. (NO LIGHT BULBS PLEASE!)
ALUMINUM/TIN: Pop, soup and coffee cans. (Rinsed – labels are allowed)
COMMON ITEMS YOU CAN'T RECYCLE: Plastic bags, cellophane, household hazardous waste (bleach containers, etc.), aluminum foil, foil pie plates, foam egg cartons, foam meat trays, light bulbs, drinking glasses, christmas wrapping paper.
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