Pierre Dump (Solid Waste Facility, South Dakota) — Hours, Fees & Rules
In Pierre, the public drops off at the city's Solid Waste Facility, 2800 E. Park Street, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everything collected there is hauled to the city's regional landfill east of town, which serves seven counties.
Yard waste, trees and recyclables don't have to cross the scale: roll-off bins are open 24 hours a day. Everything else is weighed and paid for at the scale.
Everything except yard waste, trees and recyclables crosses the scale, and you pay by weight there. The state's facility records (DANR) list a trash rate of $48 a ton at this facility and $25.90 a ton for rubble; the city's online fee schedule wasn't loading when we checked, so call (605) 773-7434 to confirm before you go. The 24-hour roll-off bins need an access key or a credit card.
Rubble means construction debris such as wood, sheetrock, shingles and PVC pipe. Keep it separate: small loads can use the roll-offs at the facility, large loads are weighed and sent on to the rubble pit at the regional landfill, and mixed loads that aren't sorted cost extra and can be turned away next time. Freon appliances are taken only with a signed form from a certified Freon-removal service; stoves, microwaves and water heaters go in with scrap metal. Trees and trunks must be 6 feet or shorter, with dirt knocked off root balls.
The Pierre Regional Landfill itself is for pre-approved customers only: you need an established charge account with the Solid Waste Facility to use its scale.
South Dakota has banned whole tires from its landfills since July 1995 (SDCL 34A-6-64): a tire has to be shredded or quartered first, which is why landfills charge for tires one by one. Stores that sell car batteries must take a used one back for each one they sell (SDCL 34A-6-91). State rules don't ban appliances or electronics outright, so each landfill sets its own rules for them.
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