Spring Cleanup Starts Now in Williston North Dakota—Here’s Where to Dump the Compost

If you’ve stepped outside in Williston lately and thought, “Hey… I can feel my face again,” you’re not alone. Spring is finally starting to show up, and with it comes that annual tradition: wandering around your yard wondering where all this stuff came from.

Twigs? Everywhere. Leaves? Still hanging on like they pay rent. And that mysterious patch of grass that didn’t survive winter? Yeah… we don’t talk about that.

But here’s the good news—starting today (Friday, April 10th), the City of Williston is officially setting up compost containers for the spring, summer, and fall seasons. Translation: you now have a proper place to toss all that yard debris without just “relocating” it to the neighbor’s tree line!

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There are four convenient compost drop-off spots around town:

• Public Works (corner of 5th St E & 8th Ave E)
• Western Star Ball Complex
• Rickard Elementary School
• Harvest Hills (Prairie Commons area)

Now, before you go full cleanup mode, let’s go over the golden rules—because yes, there are rules, and yes, they matter.

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These bins are for leaves and grass only. That means:

• No garbage
• No branches
• No “I thought it would be fine” items (tires, paint cans)

Throwing the wrong stuff in there can ruin the entire load, which defeats the whole purpose of composting. And nobody wants to be that person.

Got branches? No problem. You’ve got options. You can haul them out to the landfill (there’s a small fee), or bundle them into 3–4 foot sections, tie them up, and call sanitation to come pick them up. Easy enough.

And if you’re bagging leaves, just remember to toss those empty bags into the designated containers at the sites—don’t leave them behind like a yard-cleaning crime scene.

While you’re at it, spring cleaning doesn’t stop with the yard. There are also cardboard recycling locations at Western Star, Rickard Elementary, and Harvest Hills, plus the Recycling Center on 1st Street East for paper products.

So grab your rake, stretch out those winter muscles, and embrace the mess. Because nothing says “spring in Williston” quite like a clean yard… and the quiet satisfaction of doing it the right way.