A-1 Auto Recyclers specializes in purchasing and recycling vehicles while providing quality auto parts. They offer towing services and ship parts daily, with a commitment to customer service and a 30-day warranty on parts.
Ace's Rapid City yard is at 2830 Eglin Street and buys scrap metals, vehicles, and metal-bearing household items. Listed materials include aluminum, steel, stainless, copper, brass, insulated wire, lead-acid batteries, lead, zinc, and tungsten carbide. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m.-noon. Scrap iron must reach the scale 30 minutes before closing; call about grades and pricing.
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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sun Closed
Rapid City Solid Waste lists Badger State Recovery at 1905 Lombardy Drive, Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The City identifies fee-based fluorescent-bulb recycling and certain removable power-tool battery recycling there. A 2025 City vendor record supports local shredding services. Call to confirm current fees and other accepted items.
Pacific Steel Rapid City Steel & Recycling at 4280 Biernbaum Lane serves the Black Hills area with steel sales, scrap metal recycling, and railcar recycling. The yard purchases vehicles, catalytic converters, aluminum, brass, copper, steel, and other ferrous and non-ferrous scrap for cash.
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Rapid City Solid Waste Division operates the Rapid City Landfill, providing safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible waste services for the community. The landfill's hours are Monday to Saturday from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, with administrative hours from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Located at 5555 S Hwy 79, Rapid City, SD 57701, visitors can contact them via email or subscribe to texting alerts by texting RCSolidwaste to 888-777. Notably, the landfill will be closed on Friday, April 18th for Good Friday. Yard waste season starts on Monday, May 5th, and a $25 fee applies for extra garbage collection. It's emphasized that garbage must be inside the can, not on the side. The facility encourages waste reduction by promoting the reuse of items before disposal and recycling for materials that can't be reused. Specific items accepted for recycling include automotive batteries, cardboard boxes, and paint cans, while contaminated soil, asbestos, electronics, hazardous chemicals, sharps, and medical waste are not accepted. Additionally, the center hosts events like Christmas Light Recycling, Free dump week, and City Wide Cleanup. For more details on collections, the SW Holiday Calendar, yard waste, and landfill rates, visitors can refer to the provided resources on the website.
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Listed hours: Mon-Sat 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sun Closed
Accepts: Automotive batteries, Cardboard and boxes, Paint and paint cans
Services: Landfill · Recycling information and services · Compost and yard-waste services · Transfer stations and remote sites · Residential solid-waste collection
Where is the Rapid City Landfill?
The landfill is listed at 5555 S Hwy 79, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701.
When is the landfill open?
Landfill hours are listed as Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Administrative hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Recycling Drop-Off is run by the Rapid City Solid Waste Division at the Rapid City Landfill, 5555 S Hwy 79. The division handles curbside garbage and recycling collection, landfill drop-off, transfer stations and remote sites, yard waste, compost, and household hazardous waste. Drop-off categories include cardboard and boxes, electronics, batteries, automotive items, paint, hazardous chemicals, and sharps/medical waste, with a "What Goes Where" search tool to check specific items. The landfill is open Monday through Saturday, 7:00am to 4:00pm; reach the division at 605-355-3496 or rcrecycles@rcgov.org.
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Listed hours: Mon-Sun Open 24 hours
Accepts: Cardboard and boxes, Electronics, Batteries, Automotive items, Paint and paint cans, Household hazardous chemicals, Sharps and medical waste, Yard waste, Compostable material, Curbside recycling
The program handles cardboard and boxes, electronics, batteries, automotive items, paint and paint cans, household hazardous chemicals, and sharps/medical waste, along with curbside recycling, yard waste, and compost. A 'What Goes Where' search tool is available to check specific items.
What are the landfill hours?
The Rapid City Landfill is open Monday through Saturday, 7:00am to 4:00pm. Administrative hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm. Residential collection routes run Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm.
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Materials Accepted in Rapid City
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Rapid City include recycling, landfill, compost, Titled late-model vehicles, Automotive parts. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Rapid City is the gateway to the Black Hills, and it inverts the usual recycling rule: the Solid Waste Division asks residents to bag and tie their recycling, because loose material blows out of the bins and creates a serious litter problem. Cardboard is the other local exception, excluded from curbside bins and taken only at the remote sites. Those same remote containers serve anyone without curbside pickup.
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Yes, which is unusual. The Solid Waste Division asks residents to bag and tie recycling because the wind causes a huge litter problem when it is loose. The one thing they do not want is bags full of plastic bags.
What can I recycle curbside in Rapid City?
Glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, steel soup cans, and plastic bottles and jugs numbered 1 through 7 all go in the blue recycling bin. Glass in the form of mirrors and dishes or cups cannot be recycled.
Does Rapid City recycle cardboard curbside?
No. Cardboard is not accepted in curbside recycling bins and has to go to a remote site. Only clean, corrugated cardboard is accepted there; thin paperboard or shiny cardboard belongs in your regular trash. See our paper and cardboard guide.
Where are the Rapid City remote recycling sites?
At the Rapid City Landfill entrance on Highway 79, Fitzgerald Stadium on Sheridan Lake Road, and West Blvd North at the corner of Anamosa and Nickel Street. Cardboard recycling is located at these remote sites rather than at the curb.
What if I do not have curbside pickup?
You can use the remote site containers for glass, aluminum, steel cans, and plastics, in addition to cardboard. The same three locations serve residents without curbside service.
Recycling tips for Rapid City
•Bag and tie your recycling, which is the opposite of most cities but is what Rapid City asks for.
•Do not bring bags full of plastic bags, because those are not wanted.
•Take cardboard to a remote site, since it is not collected curbside.
•Keep mirrors, dishes, and cups out of the glass stream.
•Put thin paperboard and shiny cardboard in the trash rather than the cardboard container.
Recycling centers near Rapid City
The closest recycling centers in neighboring areas: