Garbage, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection

Keeping Our City Beautiful

The City of Brookings, South Dakota, offers garbage, recycling and yard waste collection service to its residents for a fee of $18.00 per month, plus applicable taxes. The following information details the regulations associated with trash and recycling pickup, as well as service schedule details.

  1. General Collection Info
  2. Recycling
  3. Yard Waste

General Collection Info


Service Information

The City of Brookings provides curbside pick-up for household garbage to the residents within the City limits. The City provides a 90-gallon green garbage collection cart for each home. If you are a new resident or are moving to a new home, please contact the Brookings Collection Department at (605) 693-3667 to request a cart.

Collection Schedule (Please have your carts out by 7 a.m.)

If you live south of 8th Street South:

  • Garbage and yard waste will be picked up on Mondays
  • Recycling and yard waste will be picked up on Thursdays

If you live north of 8th Street South:

  • Garbage and yard waste will be picked up on Tuesdays
  • Recycling and yard waste will be picked up on Fridays

Collection Map (PDF)

Alternate Collections Pick-Up Schedule for Holiday Disruptions

  • Sunday (Except Easter) and Monday holidays
    • Monday's garbage and yard waste will be picked up on Tuesday. Tuesday's garbage and yard waste will be picked up on Wednesday.
  • Tuesday holidays
    • Garbage and yard waste will be picked up on Wednesday.
  • Thursday holidays
    • Recycling and yard waste will be picked up on Wednesday.
  • Friday and Saturday holidays
    • Friday's recycling and yard waste will be picked up on Thursday. Thursday's recycling and yard waste will be picked up on Wednesday.

Hours of Operation

Garbage Collection's hours of operation are: 6:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Residents must have their collection carts outside by 7:00 am.

Fees

Monthly garbage collection is $18.00 per month plus 6.5% sales tax, for a total of $19.17 per month. This is billed through Brookings Municipal Utilities. Additional carts may be requested at a cost of $4.00 per month plus 6.5% sales tax, for a total of $4.26 per month.

Green Cart Placement

On garbage collection day, your cart should have 3 feet of clearance on each side and at least 1.5 feet in the back to allow the arms on the collection truck to grasp the cart without damaging property. Please do not place your cart by the mailbox, trees, parked vehicles, trailers, boats or other objects. If we do not have proper room, the cart will not get picked up. During the winter months, please try to keep a spot cleared on either side of your driveway to place the cart.

Related Statute: Ordinance 40-10

On the day garbage is collected from your premises the cart should be placed on the parkway or the boulevard adjoining the premises. All garbage carts placed on the parkway or boulevard on the day of collection shall be removed the same day.

Materials Allowed in Green Garbage Collection Cart

The garbage collection cart is for household garbage only.
Do not place the following items in the cart:

  • Car batteries
  • Hot ashes
  • Oil products
  • Paint cans (unless empty)
  • Tree trimmings
  • Yard waste material

Cart Odor Control

The City of Brookings Collection Service suggests you place household garbage in a plastic bag first, rather than loose in the cart. This will help control the odor in your cart.