Frequently Asked Questions
Carts must be placed at curbside for pick up. Reminder – handle facing into the wind will keep lid down and prevent cart tipping. Please have your carts by the curb the night before or by 6am. See Diagram below.
There is a drop off for branches and trees with tarps required located at 46349 267th Street, Hartford, SD. Located ½ mile west of the city landfill on 41st street. This site is owned by Mueller Pallets (605-368-2440). Requires a contract signature to become a member and a minimum of $1 one time fee.
**** Any branches “INSIDE THE CART” will always be taken.
January 1st, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas – garbage and recycling pickup is 1 day late after the holiday.
If you have furniture, grills, or larger items that are more than a few extra bags please call for arrangements with our office.
The landfill is now public friendly (blacktop surface-no nails), the price for a car is $9, the price for a pickup or trailer is $19. A tarp of any sort must cover your load or an additional $25 fee will apply. Their phone number is 605-367-8162. One free pass program is given 1 per household from January 1-December 31 and only requires drivers license to be shown.
Unfortunately, we are unable to take appliances. The landfill has no extra fee for appliances, just your entrance fee if your load is tarped. Advertisements in the shopping news or Craigslist under service in Sioux Falls is another resource for removal.
All electronics (appliances with printed circuit boards that contain lead solder) as well as paint, poisons, motor oil can be brought to the hazardous waste facility 1015 E. Chambers at no charge. These items are not permitted in the trash. For a list go to:
-Items with motors, i.e. vacuum cleaners can go in the trash
Go green – receive your bill by email-sign up with your 12-digit ID# on top of your bill or call and we can sign you up. Please note the first time to watch your junk mail and mark us as a safe sight called trashbilling.com.
-We also have online bill pay, auto pay, you can mail us payment by check or money order, or call into the office with a credit/debit credit.
-Automatic payments are always run between the 4th-7th of month after you get your bill (no fee)
Return trips are very costly for fuel and wages. Extra garbage or recycling set out the following scheduled pickup is no problem. If you feel that you cannot hold it with extra bags, boxes, or cannot wait until next time, Please call us for arrangements. The return fee is $25 (this fee only covers our expenses).
Plastic bags, plastic cloths, Styrofoam, wood, rubber maid items, and scrap metal will NOT be picked up with your recycling. You are never charged for recycling or limited to a certain amount. If you need to correct your contaminated recycling for your next scheduled recycling pickup, feel free to put extra recyclable items loosely into a large cardboard box and pin it between your two carts and we will take the extras on your next scheduled pickup.