Items should be placed on boulevards no more than 24 hours prior to your collection day. Please do not block your piles with cars, etc.
Single-family dwelling clean-up items will be picked up only on its regular garbage pickup day and must be placed on the street boulevard by 7:00 AM. Only household quantities of debris will be accepted.
The City of Crookston will collect the following items if separated into separate piles:
Bagged garbage, clothing, and cardboard – (Weight limit is 30 pounds per bag, with each bag no larger than 35 gallons. Up to 30 bags per household will be collected. No loose garbage will be collected.)
Appliances – (Limit 2)
Bypass, furniture, mattresses, metal items, demolition-bypass – (3 furniture items, 4 mattresses, and a demolition-bypass pile with a maximum dimension of 15’L by 4’W by 3’H.) For more information, please visit the City website at: https://www.crookston.mn.us
Automotive tires and rims – (Limit 4)
Placing these items in separate piles will help speed up the clean-up process. In awareness of clean-up week in Crookston, Polk County Public Health advises residents not to bring furniture, mattresses, box springs, or bed frames found on the street into their homes to prevent the spread of bed bugs. http://www.bedbugs.umn.edu/
As required by State Law, all video display devices (TVs, computer monitors, etc.) cannot be landfilled. Therefore, these items WILL NOT be collected during clean-up. They may be disposed of at Polk County Environmental Services (Transfer Station).
Concrete, batteries, partially full paint cans, any chemicals, or large amounts of demolition debris WILL NOT be accepted.
NOTICE: Yard Waste & Branch Collection – October 28, 2024
Yard Waste & Branch Collection will be collected on Monday, October 28. ALL RESIDENTS will need to have their yard waste and branches out on Monday by 7:00 a.m. as City crews will be picking up on Monday ONLY.
Place the materials on your curbside. Branches must be cut in four-foot lengths and bundled in order for the crews to take them away. Bagged yard waste must not exceed 30 pounds per bag. Any branches or tree trunks not cut to this length and bundled will be left for the owner to haul away. Twigs may be in boxes or bags. Individuals removing their diseased elm trees should call City Hall to schedule pickup. Please note that yard waste is defined as leaves, grass, and other compostable material and will NOT be required to be in the clear City of Crookston bags on this day ONLY.
