Recycling in Sioux Falls

If it’s “stringy”… keep it out of your bin.

Tanglers get caught in our equipment and force us to shut down to get them out – wasting time and damaging our equipment. So what classifies as “stringy” and what should you do with it instead?

Examples to KEEP OUT OF RECYCLING BIN:

• Garden Hoses (Donate for re-use or throw away)
• Metal Wire (Bring to a scrap dealer who specializes in metal, like TJN)
• Electronics Cords (Bring to the Household Hazardous Waste facility for Recycling)
• Power Cords (Bring to the Household Hazardous Waste facility for Recycling)
• Rope (Reuse or throw away)
• Holiday and Christmas String lights (Bring to the Household Hazardous Waste facility for Recycling)
• Ribbon (Reuse for crafts or other gifts)
• Yarn (Reuse or throw away)
• Garland (Reuse or throw away)
• Tinsel (Reuse or throw away)
• Scarves/Any Fabric (Donate for re-use or throw away)
• Shoe Laces (Donate for re-use or throw away)
• VHS Tapes (Bring to the Household Hazardous Waste facility for Recycling)

Thanks for recycling and check out our simple recycling search tool to find local options for everything you can’t put in the single stream bin.