Exercise Equipment Disposal & Recycling in Rapid City, SD

Treadmills and ellipticals are recycled at the Rapid City Regional Landfill at no charge; gym benches are treated as garbage and charged landfill rates.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a exercise equipment in Rapid City

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Rapid CityNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $125.00
How it works
Book online, set out your exercise equipment and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Rapid City Regional Landfill (City of Rapid City)City service · Pennington CountyOpen to everyoneFree
How it works
Regional landfill run by the City of Rapid City Solid Waste Division at 5555 S Hwy 79, Rapid City, SD 57701 (the Census geocoder could not confirm whether this address is inside city limits). Open Monday-Saturday 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Non-residents may use it and pay by weight. Rapid City has no curbside pickup for large items, so bulky items go here.
Cost & rules
- Gym benches and similar gym equipment are treated as garbage and charged landfill rates.
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Before you go

Measure it and check whether it needs to be partly disassembled to move it.
Ask whether motorized equipment (like treadmills) is handled as electronics or scrap metal.
Check whether it’s in good enough shape to sell or donate.

More about exercise equipment

South Dakota rules

No South Dakota landfill may accept yard waste, lead-acid batteries, waste motor oil or white good appliances for disposal. Source: SDCL 34A-6-67: Landfill waste reduction targets (opens in new tab)
DANR summarises the landfill bans in SDCL 34A-6-67 (yard waste, lead-acid batteries, waste motor oil, white goods), in effect since 1995. Source: SD DANR: Solid Waste (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

SDCL 34A-6-67: Landfill waste reduction targets (opens in new tab) · South Dakota Legislature
- No South Dakota landfill may accept yard waste, lead-acid batteries, waste motor oil or white good appliances for disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
SD DANR: Solid Waste (opens in new tab) · South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- DANR summarises the landfill bans in SDCL 34A-6-67 (yard waste, lead-acid batteries, waste motor oil, white goods), in effect since 1995. Checked October 26, 2026.
Rapid City Solid Waste Division: FAQ (opens in new tab) · City of Rapid City Solid Waste Division
- Non-residents may use the regional landfill and pay by weight. Checked October 26, 2026.
Rapid City Solid Waste Division: Exercise Equipment (opens in new tab) · City of Rapid City Solid Waste Division
- Treadmills and ellipticals are recycled at the landfill at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Exercise equipment brought to the landfill is recycled with no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The city suggests Play It Again Sports for usable exercise equipment. Checked October 26, 2026.
Rapid City Solid Waste Division: Gym Bench / Gym Equipment (opens in new tab) · City of Rapid City Solid Waste Division
- Gym benches and similar gym equipment are treated as garbage at the landfill (landfill rates apply). Checked October 26, 2026.

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