Solid Waste

Cleanup Week Do’s and Don’ts

The City of Fargo wants to make sure as many people who are participating in Cleanup Week are aware of its rules as possible.

April 30, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Cleanup Week, the time-honored Fargo tradition, officially starts on May 4, but many in the metro appear to have gotten a headstart on leaving things at the curb. That is exactly what the city’s sanitation department doesn’t want. “It’s difficult enough to pick up a mattress, let alone a wet mattress. So just put this stuff…

Fargo-Moorhead Goes “Out with the Old” By Filling Streets Ahead of Cleanup Week

People across the metro put out their unwanted goods for Fargo Solid Waste to pick up

May 4, 2018

FARGO, N.D. — Old couches, mattresses and even musical instruments give some new character to the streets of Fargo. “I find it unique. You know I’ve lived in many other places and never have I seen anything like this where the city is willing to pick up your stuff if you leave it on the curb,” said Michael Dillon of Fargo….