Trash, bulk pickup & dump guide for Grand Forks, ND
Bulk pickup schedules, landfill hours and fees, and hazardous waste drop-offs for Grand Forks residents — from official city and county sources.
- Weekly curbside garbage collection on your assigned route day (city uses A/B route days; holiday weeks shift pickups one day)
- Annual Spring Cleanup Week (2026: May 11-15) — extra household items collected from the berm on your street maintenance day; year-round Special Pickup by request
- Cleanup week: free; Special pickup by request: $48.00 minimum + $1.00/minute; metal/appliances $48 per appliance
- City of Grand Forks — Public Works (Sanitation Division)
At a glance: Grand Forks
- Trash day
- Weekly curbside garbage collection on your assigned route day (city uses A/B route days; holiday weeks shift pickups one day)
- Bulk pickup
- Annual Spring Cleanup Week (2026: May 11-15) — extra household items collected from the berm on your street maintenance day; year-round Special Pickup by request
- Bulk cost
- Cleanup week: free; Special pickup by request: $48.00 minimum + $1.00/minute; metal/appliances $48 per appliance
- Dump
- Grand Forks Municipal Landfill
- Hazardous waste
- The City publishes no permanent HHW facility; it posts paint/HHW disposal guidance with Spring Cleanup Week. Special waste disposal at the landfill is $68.47/ton — contact Public Works at 701-738-8740 for options.
Regular trash day
- Schedule
- Weekly curbside garbage collection on your assigned route day (city uses A/B route days; holiday weeks shift pickups one day)
Bulk & large-item pickup
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Landfills, transfer stations & drop-offs
| Name | Type | Address | Hours | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks Municipal Landfill | landfill | 2701 N 69th Street, Grand Forks, ND (1 mile north of Highway 2 on North 69th Street) Residents: free drop-off of household quantities up to 4 times per year (furniture, electronics, brush and wood, appliances); proof of residency required (driver's license or utility bill) | Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sat 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.; Sun closed (extended hours during cleanup week: Mon-Fri 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Sat 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.) | 2026: $23.00 minimum charge; $59.54/ton MSW; $30.42/ton inert; tires $10-$125 by size; special waste $68.47/ton |
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Household hazardous waste
The City publishes no permanent HHW facility; it posts paint/HHW disposal guidance with Spring Cleanup Week. Special waste disposal at the landfill is $68.47/ton — contact Public Works at 701-738-8740 for options.
Yard waste
- Schedule
- Weekly curbside yard waste collection beginning the week after Spring Clean Up, picked up on your regular refuse collection day (open containers 32 gallons or less, no plastic bags; cardboard boxes or paper bags OK; keep 4 feet from the refuse container); city yard waste self-haul drop sites also available
E-waste
- How
- Electronics accepted at the Grand Forks Landfill under the free resident drop-off program (household quantities, up to 4 times per year with proof of residency)
- Cost
- Free (resident drop-off program)
2026 residential garbage rate: $22.75/month single family ($16.51 multi-family), includes yard waste composting and recycling. Christmas trees collected curbside Jan 5-16, 2026 on the normal garbage day (berm only, bare trees). Recycling pickup is every other week. The city's Spring Cleanup Week page had no published exclusions list, so not_accepted_items is null — propane tanks, commercial quantities and large construction projects were reported as excluded in 2026 news coverage but not on the official page.
Frequently asked questions
- When is trash day in Grand Forks, ND?
- Weekly curbside garbage collection on your assigned route day (city uses A/B route days; holiday weeks shift pickups one day)
- When is bulk pickup in Grand Forks, ND?
- Annual Spring Cleanup Week (2026: May 11-15) — extra household items collected from the berm on your street maintenance day; year-round Special Pickup by request Cleanup week is automatic on your street maintenance day; request a year-round special pickup through Public Works at 701-738-8740
- How much does bulk pickup cost in Grand Forks?
- Cleanup week: free; Special pickup by request: $48.00 minimum + $1.00/minute; metal/appliances $48 per appliance
- What items are accepted for bulk pickup in Grand Forks?
- furniture, appliances, electronics, brush and wood, extra household items in household quantities (cleanup week)
- Where can I dump trash near Grand Forks?
- Grand Forks Municipal Landfill (2701 N 69th Street, Grand Forks, ND (1 mile north of Highway 2 on North 69th Street))
- Where do I take hazardous waste in Grand Forks?
- The City publishes no permanent HHW facility; it posts paint/HHW disposal guidance with Spring Cleanup Week. Special waste disposal at the landfill is $68.47/ton — contact Public Works at 701-738-8740 for options.
- Yard waste in Grand Forks: Weekly curbside yard waste collection beginning the week after Spring Clean Up, picked up on your regular refuse collection day (open containers 32 gallons or less, no plastic bags; cardboard boxes or paper bags OK; keep 4 feet from the refuse container); city yard waste self-haul drop sites also available
- Weekly curbside yard waste collection beginning the week after Spring Clean Up, picked up on your regular refuse collection day (open containers 32 gallons or less, no plastic bags; cardboard boxes or paper bags OK; keep 4 feet from the refuse container); city yard waste self-haul drop sites also available
- E-waste in Grand Forks: Electronics accepted at the Grand Forks Landfill under the free resident drop-off program (household quantities, up to 4 times per year with proof of residency)
- Electronics accepted at the Grand Forks Landfill under the free resident drop-off program (household quantities, up to 4 times per year with proof of residency)