Resources

Electric Vehicle Charging

Brookings Municipal Utilities offers a $500 rebate for installing a level 2 charger at your home as well as a $50 rebate for letting them know you have an electric car! Visit https://bes.chooseev.com/ev/home/ for more information.

Donate Reusable Items

Connect with the Helpline at https://volunteer.helplinecenter.org/brookings or by dialing "211" by phone to learn about places to donate.

Brookings Single-Stream Recycling

Brookings offers single-stream recycling for all residents. To learn more about what can be recycled visit https://cityofbrookings-sd.gov/260/Garbage-Recycling-and-Yard-Waste-Collect

Rebates on Energy-Efficient Products

Brookings Municipal Utilities offers rebates when you purchase certain energy-efficient products. www.brookingsutilities.com

Grow Your own Food/Plants

Community garden spots are available at the Douglas Chittick Community Gardens http://cityofbrookings.org/310/Douglas-Chittick-Community-Gardens

Reuse and Repurpose to Limit Waste

The Brookings Citizens Campus is open 24 hours a day to drop off clean wood, compost/yard waste, and trees and branches. Waste items are then ground to be reused or turned into recycled compost that is available at no charge to the public for use in yard and garden projects. https://cityofbrookings.org/691/Citizens-Campus