MARCH 7, 2024:
Pierre residential utility customers received the annual solid waste free load coupons with their March utility mailing.
Val Keller, Solid Waste Manager, says the coupon program has been expanded in 2024.
About 2,000 customers use the coupon annually, removing 350-360 tons of junk out of Pierre.
Keller says the solid waste department also offers a recycling program for household cleaners.
Keller says they also offer a paint swap program.
As for as size restrictions on chemical or paint containers…..
Keller says they also have bicycles, electronics and light bulbs available for Pierre residential utility customers. Additionally, she says the solid waste department sells crushed asphalt and yard compost.
The free load coupons are valid through November 2024 and are intended to clear large items out of yards, garages and homes. Customers should continue to use garbage collection services for household waste. Residential utility customers who receive their utility bill electronically are still entitled to a coupon. The staff at the solid waste facility maintains a list of those customers and will issue a coupon at the time of disposal.
The City of Pierre’s solid waste facility processes all non-recycled solid waste collected in Pierre, Fort Pierre, Onida, Agar, Midland, Miller, Highmore, and Huron, as well as Hughes, Hand, and Hyde Counties. In total, that amounts to about 30-thousand tons of trash and more than 2,500 tons of rubble and construction debris each year. Once baled at Pierre’s solid waste facility, that garbage is disposed at the regional landfill outside of Pierre.
For details and fee information, visit cityofpierre.org.
MARCH 6, 2024:
The City of Pierre distributed solid waste load coupons with the March utility mailing.
A coupon entitles each residential utility customer to the free disposal of up to 1,200 pounds of waste at the City’s solid waste facility or a flat rate of $15.30 plus tax for a load over 1,200 pounds. According to Val Keller, Solid Waste Manager, the coupon program has been expanded in 2024.
“Previously, there was no cost break for anything over 1,200 pounds,” said Keller. “Now, anything over the 1,200 pounds get charged a minimum flat rate regardless of tonnage over 1,200 pounds.”
“Using the coupon could pretty easily save someone $20, if not more.”
Pierre Mayor Steve Harding says that the coupons are used by a good share of the City’s residential utility customers.
“Each year, about 2,000 customers or about a third of our residential customers use the coupon,” said Mayor Harding. “That clears between 350 and 360 tons of junk out of Pierre annually.”
The coupons, valid through November 2024, are intended to clear large items out of yards, garages, and homes. Customers should continue to use garbage collection services for household waste. Residential utility customers who receive their utility bill electronically are still entitled to a coupon. The staff at the solid waste facility maintains a list of those customers and will issue a coupon at the time of disposal.
The City of Pierre’s solid waste facility processes all non-recycled solid waste collected in Pierre, Fort Pierre, Onida, Agar, Midland, Miller, Highmore, and Huron, as well as Hughes, Hand, and Hyde Counties. In total, that amounts to about 30-thousand tons of trash and more than 2,500 tons of rubble and construction debris each year. Once baled at Pierre’s solid waste facility, that garbage is disposed at the regional landfill outside of Pierre.
The solid waste department also offers recycling programs for paint, household cleaners, bicycles, electronics and light bulbs and sells crushed asphalt and yard compost. For details and fee information, visit cityofpierre.org.
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