Cleanup Days Coming in May

By City of Moorhead - April 06, 2026

One of Moorhead’s favorite times of the year is almost here…Cleanup Days. During the weeks of May 4-10 and May 11-15 (Oakport neighborhood is May 19), furniture, household goods, and appliances will be collected at single-family residence curbs on scheduled garbage days beginning at 5 am at no additional cost.

  • Your Cleanup Day will be your garbage day, OPPOSITE your recycling week.
    • If you are on A Week Recycling (red), your Cleanup Day will be on your garbage day the week of May 11-15.
    • If you are on B Week Recycling (blue), your Cleanup Day will be on your garbage day the week of May 4-10.
    • Exception: Oakport will be May 19, same as recycling day.

 

Find Your Cleanup Day

Apartments are not eligible for curbside pickup. Residents may bring excess garbage to the Resource Recovery Center at the times noted below, free of charge with proof of residency.

Cleanup Days require a huge amount of effort, coordination, and cooperation. Please follow these guidelines:

  • Do not set items out more than one day earlier than your Cleanup Day. Items set out early will be picked up and charged accordingly.
  • No demolition or construction material.
  • Tires will NOT be collected at the curb. Homeowners will need to dispose of them at retail tire stores or the Resource Recovery Center for a fee.
  • Sort appliances, furniture, household garbage, metal, etc. into piles; different trucks collect specific items.
  • Use disposable containers such as cardboard boxes (no loose garbage please).
  • During Cleanup Days, crews will not return to pick up garbage set out after your garbage day.
  • Two appliances per household will be picked up free of charge. Remove refrigerator and freezer doors for children's safety.
  • Do not place food or waste inside appliances.
  • No commercial waste will be accepted.
  • Keep garbage totes at least 4 feet away from Cleanup Days items.
  • Empty propane tanks will also be collected (valves need to be removed or a hole needs to be drilled into the tank). 

 

If you would like to get a jump on spring cleanup, bring furniture, household goods, and excess garbage to the Resource Recovery Center (3322 15 Ave N) from April 27 - May 16 from 8 am-4 pm (including Saturdays, May 2 and 16 from 8 am - 11:30 am) free of charge. This also applies to apartments. Fees will apply for demolition/construction materials; proof of Moorhead residency required (i.e. driver’s license).

 

Crews will not collect the following items curbside (disposal info below):

  • Tires

Residential electronics  

  • Computers
  • Computer monitors
  • Computer peripherals
  • Televisions
  • Fluorescent bulbs
  • LEDs
  • Cell phones
  • Rechargeable batteries

Demolition/construction materials

  • Lumber
  • Concrete
  • Sheet rock
  • Fencing material
  • Windows 
  • Doors
  • Asphalt shingles 
  • Vanities and cabinets

Household chemicals 

  • Paint
  • Stain
  • Varnish
  • Automotive fluids

Take items to:

  • Resource Recovery Center, Monday-Friday, 8 am-4 pm; first and third Saturday of each month, 8 am-11:30 am; 3322 15 Ave N, Moorhead, MN; 218.299.5016. Enter through the 15 Ave N entrance.

 

As you prepare for Cleanup Week, consider giving your gently used furniture a second life by donating to local organizations in need. Your donation could make a real difference for someone right here in our community!

A big shout-out to these amazing groups that accept furniture donations — and many even offer pickup services if you contact them directly:

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