The city has an independent contractor that comes in to pick up the city resident's garbage. Garbage pickup begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday for residents east of Main Street and begins at 8 a.m. for residents living west of Main Street.
Commercial accounts deal directly with an independent contractor.
In addition, the city participates in a recycling project. A recycling trailer comes to Groton on the second and fourth Saturday of each month and is located at the city shop at the junction of S.D. Highway 37 and Railroad Avenue. The hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bag in brown paper bags. Keep clean and dry.