Collection Fees:
Moorhead has a volume-based collection fee. Our customers pay a monthly fee for service as part of the Moorhead Public Service billing statement. This fee includes the collection of garbage, recycling, and yard waste.
Moorhead uses an automated garbage collection system and each household is allowed one automated garbage tote. Three tote sizes are available. There are three sizes; 48-gallon, but 64-gallon and 96-gallon totes available at an additional cost. See Service Charges for Residential Garbage Collection for tote rates if you would like to change your tote size. Houses with separate metered apartments may have one automated garbage tote for each unit that pays a garbage disposal fee.
Refuse Bags:
If a household has more garbage than will fit within the automated tote, it must be placed in a City of Moorhead prepaid yellow refuse bag that is imprinted with the City of Moorhead logo. These bags are available at many local grocery and retail stores. The expense of purchasing the bags includes the cost of collection and disposal.
Please place the yellow bags with your City of Moorhead bins for collection.
Curbside Collection:
Garbage and recycling totes should be placed at the curb (not in the street) the night before or by 5 am on your collection day to ensure pickup. Garbage totes should be placed within 4 feet of the curb line, at least 6 feet between other totes, and at least 2 feet from any obstacle to include snow banks. Do not place garbage totes or bags on top of snow banks or in the street.
Storage of Garbage Totes/ Recycling totes:
Store your garbage and recycling totes in an enclosed building, or for exterior storage, place neatly against either the back or side of the structure with lids fully closed. Your garbage and recycling tote should be moved off the boulevard as soon as possible after collection has been completed.