NW Minnesota News

City of Crookston issued the following announcement on Oct. 3.

October 21st – October 25th is Fall Clean-Up Week in Crookston. Clean-up items will be picked up only on your regular garbage pickup day and must be placed on the street boulevard. Please note: Compost material - grass clippings, lawn or garden waste - WILL NOT have to be in City compost bags for this week only. Cleanup items should be separated into the following piles:

• Garbage, clothing, cardboard, etc.;
• Appliances;
• Branches and yard waste;
• Furniture, metal items, demolition, etc. and
• Tires.

Placing these items out in separate piles will help speed the clean-up process. In awareness of clean up week in Crookston, Polk County Public Health advises to not bring furniture, mattresses, box springs, or bed frames found on the street into your home in order to prevent the spread of bed bugs. https://www.bedbugs.umn.edu

As required by State Law, all video display devices (TV’s, computer monitors, etc.) cannot be land filled. Therefore, these items will not be collected during clean-up. These devices may be disposed of at Polk County Environmental Services (Transfer Station).

Concrete, batteries, partially full paint cans, other chemicals, or large amounts of demolition debris will not be accepted. Branches must be cut in four foot lengths and bundled.

Items should be placed on boulevards no more than 72 hours prior to your collection day. Remember, Fall Clean-Up Week is October 21st – October 25th in Crookston.

 Original source can be found here.