National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
North Carolina Cooperative Extension identifies November 15 as National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day and reports that Whirlpool Home Appliances home economists created the observance in 1999.
Date and recurrence
15 November
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / household-cleaning observance with historical Whirlpool attribution. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day, Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- N.C. Cooperative Extension — November 15 refrigerator dayUniversity Extension
- National Day Calendar — November 15 observanceObservance Registrar
Frequently asked questions
When is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day?
15 November The stored recurrence guidance is: 15 November each year in the established observance tradition..
Does National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / household-cleaning observance with historical Whirlpool attribution. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day?
The stored designation basis is: North Carolina Cooperative Extension identifies November 15 as National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day and reports that Whirlpool Home Appliances home economists created the observance in 1999.. Supporting provenance includes N.C. Cooperative Extension — November 15 refrigerator day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / household-cleaning observance with historical Whirlpool attribution.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.
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